Athletics News

World and Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk threw 82.87m at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Cetniewo, Poland, on Saturday (29), the second farthest throw of all time.

Mo Farah explains the sacrifices required to win and retain Olympic gold, before the World Athletics Championships in London start on 4 August.

Organisers of the IAAF World Championships London 2017 have announced the latest sales figure for tickets with more than 660,000 sold for the championships, which are set to start on Friday 4 August.

Jessica Ennis-Hill talks to Sophie Hitchon about her training ahead of the World Athletic Championships in London.

With its founding principles based on achieving "a sound mind in a sound body" ASICS believe the IAAF World Championships London 2017, which open on 4 August, provide the perfect fit for the global sportswear giant and O...

For the first time since 2011, a senior men's global combined events title will be won by someone other than Ashton Eaton.

Any suggestions of Nafissatou Thiam's breakthrough to take Olympic gold being a one-off were put to bed earlier this year.

One thing for sure in the men's 20km walk at the IAAF World Championships - the first two past the post won't be the first two at last year's Olympics - although they might be from the same country.

The women's 20km could turn out to be the most exciting of the four races along The Mall on Sunday, 13 August.

The IAAF steps into unchartered waters when seven female walkers contest the first women's World Championship 50km race walk along The Mall on 13 August.

Come 9:51pm on the penultimate day of competition in the London Stadium, Saturday 11 August, it will be over for Usain Bolt. Barring a change of heart about appearing on the end of season circuit, the Jamaican phenomenon...

They say relays, particularly the sprint variety, are unpredictable. Anything can happen with batons moving at speed and legs and arms flailing everywhere. A well-drilled team always has the potential to prevail, even ag...

This year's men's 4x400m final at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017 event produced a stirring battle in the final straight between the United States and Botswana - and barring accident or injury it is hard to see th...