Athletics News

• John Anzrah was in hotel and borrowed accreditation to visit Olympic village• He is second Kenyan official to be sent home for doping-related issues A leading coach has been sent home from the Olympics after posing...

Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill says she is "relishing" the opportunity to retain her Olympic heptathlon title in Rio.

After a week of waiting, the middle Friday (12) of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games brings with it the opening day of the athletics programme.

The 205th IAAF Council Meeting was held yesterday in the Caesar Park Hotel Ipanema, chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe.

• Caster Semenya allowed to run at Rio 2016 without monitoring• Cas suspended practice of testosterone regulation in 2015 Sebastian Coe has indicated the IAAF is to challenge the ruling that suspended the monitoring ...

Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva announces she will run for president of the Russian Athletics Federation.

Jessica Ennis-Hill starts the defence of her Olympic heptathlon title on Friday as the athletics events get under way in Rio.

• Long jumper says he, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah are in good shape• Trio won gold medals within an hour of each other in 2012 Games Greg Rutherford insists that a glorious repeat of Super Saturday is "very, ver...