Athletics News

A thrilling conclusion to the heptathlon played out in the 800m and the onset of a sudden torrential rain shower which brought back memories of the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 added an extra layer of fri...

Nothing went according to the pre-champs form charts in the men's 200m. And Jona Efoloko and Charles Dobson, who produced a rare 1-2 finish in the event, were fine with that.

Few athletes exude such class, grace and sheer natural ability as Celliphine Chepteek Chespol, and here in Tampere on Friday night (13) the Kenyan exhibited them all as she cruised to gold in the 3000m steeplechase in 9:...

Twenty-four years - it's long enough for any country to be waiting, but especially a superpower of sprinting like South Africa.

In perhaps the biggest upset of the championships to date, Germany's Lea-Jasmin Riecke claimed gold with a superb leap of 6.51m, demoting Japan's Ayaka Kora to second and USA's overwhelming favourite Tara Davis to third.

As if the contest hadn't already been dramatic enough throughout the previous 36 hours, heavy rain started to fall before the third and final heat of the heptathlon 800m.

Report: men's hammer throw - IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018

Leon Reid is set to learn if his application to represent Ireland is successful when the IAAF discuss the issue on 26 July.

Lorraine Ugen will lead the British team in the weekend's inaugural Athletics World Cup at the London Stadium.

After winning the 100m title last night, Briana Williams' campaign for the sprint double began with an easy passage through the heats of the 200m on the fourth morning session of the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere ...

At the launch of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) in Aarhus, Denmark last April, chairperson David Howman said integrity in sport was "a key principle that must be ingrained in the way athletes live their lives and com...

The opening round of the 2018 WMRA World Cup kicks off with the Grossglockner Berglauf in Heiligenblut, Austria, on Sunday (15), the first of five races to make up the series this year.

The IAAF is deeply saddened to hear that Lindy Remigino, the 1952 Olympic 100m champion from the USA, died on Wednesday (11) at the age of 87.