Athletics News

Lyu Huihui heads to Doha with one of the longest winning streaks in the sport, but it may be a bit of a stretch to describe her as the overwhelming favourite for the women's javelin title.

We focus on five very good reasons why the forthcoming IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 (September 27-October 6) will provide an unforgettable 10 days of action.

Some Russian drug-testing laboratory data may have been manipulated before it was retrieved by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

After another nearly flawless season, Gong Lijiao arrives primed to successfully defend her title. If she succeeds, the 30-year-old Chinese star will become just the fourth woman to do so in the event.

Only once in IAAF World Championship history has the men's discus required a 70-metre throw to strike gold, but on the evidence of what we have seen so far during a stellar year for the event, a throw beyond this distanc...

On the evidence of what we have seen throughout this campaign, Sandra Perkovic will face a stiff challenge to claim a record-equalling third world discus title at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

What do Pawel Fajdek and Paula Radcliffe have in common? Obviously, the fact that when you look at their athletics CVs and get to the Olympic bit, you find that neither of these towering performers has even a bronze.

With four-time champion Anita Wlodarczyk sidelined with injury, the focus here will fall on the US trio of DeAnna Price, Brooke Andersen and Gwen Berry who occupy the top three spots on the world season's lists, a first ...

With four different winners from this season's five IAAF Diamond League meetings and a combination of injuries and confusing form lines from some of the main contenders, the men's javelin will be one of the most open fie...