Athletics News

Caster Semenya dismantled the field in clinical fashion, fulfilling her role as prohibitive pre-race favourite, to clinch a history-making first women's Olympic track gold for South Africa.

American leads home 4x400m relay team for her ninth Olympic medal Christine Ohuruogu and Great Britain claim bronze, Jamaica silver In what may yet prove to be her final Olympic appearance Allyson Felix led the US 4x400m...

Martyn Rooney tells BBC Sport he is even angrier after seeing a replay of Great Britain's controversial disqualification from the 4x400m relay for the first time live on BBC television.

• GB's Hawkins led early but the Kenyan Kipchoge eventually moved to the front• Silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa says he fears for his life if he returns to Ethiopia The Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge further enhanced his claim...

Humbled, inspired and full of love. The mums of British athletics stars write heart-felt letters to their talented children.

Team GB's Mo Farah wins the 'double double' of 5,000m and 10,000m races. Farah claimed Olympic gold for his fourth time making him the most successful Olympic track and field athlete Great Britain has ever seen. Caster S...

• Great Britain's Olympic 800m finalist ran personal best to finish sixth• Semenya subject of debate over hyperandrogenic athletes A tearful Lynsey Sharp said the decision to overturn rules on testosterone suppressio...

Eliud Kipchoge confirmed his status as the most commanding marathon runner of the current generation when he produced a superb run over the final 15 kilometres to fulfil his status as many people's favourite for the gold...

Distance runners Abbey D'Agostino from USA and Nikki Hamblin from New Zealand received Fair Play awards from the The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), with the support of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...

The last day of in-stadium athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games provided a short programme but intense action which included a surprise 1500m winner and a double title defence.

Kenyan world champion Julius Yego retires injured after four attempts as Thomas Rohler wins Germany's first javelin gold since Berlin 1936.

Spain's Ruth Beitia wins her first Olympic medal at the age of 37, with gold in the women's high jump in Rio.

The USA complete an Olympic 4x400m relay double as the men's quartet win gold in the final track event of Rio 2016.

Spain's Ruth Beitia takes gold with a jump of 1.97m - at the age of 37.

Centrowitz, 26, secures first gold for USA in event since 1908 'It doesn't compare to anything else I've won in my life,' American says American Matthew Centrowitz pulled of a shock victory in the 1500m final on Saturday...

Great Britain's Mo Farah wins his fourth Olympic gold medal to become only the second man in history to retain the 5,000m and 10,000m titles.

Britain's Farah streaks clear to clinch 'double double' of 5,000m and 10,000m Star emulates Lasse Viren, who won both races at 1972 and 1976 Olympics The years and opponents might change, but for Mo Farah some things rem...

Matthew Centrowitz of the United States wins Olympic 1500m gold in Rio as Great Britain's Charlie Grice finishes 12th.

South Africa's Caster Semenya wins Olympic gold in the 800m as Great Britain's Lynsey Sharp finishes sixth.

South African athlete comfortably wins Rio Olympics 800m final IAAF President Sebastian Coe reiterates plans to lodge case with CAS After Caster Semenya crossed the finish line, she flexed her biceps and pretended to bru...

Matt Centrowitz of the United States manages to hold off his rivals to take a surprise 1500m gold, beating 2012 champion Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria into second.

Mo Farah completed his second consecutive Olympic double by successfully defending his 5000m gold on Saturday, winning in 13:03.30.