Athletics News

Marcell Jacobs is the new 100m Olympic champion after a stunning performance in the men's final. On an evening of pulsating drama the 26-year-old, a former long jumper, powered clear in the last 30m to win in 9.80sec. Th...

Marcell Jacobs won 100m, Gianmarco Tamberi the high jump Pair had joked about medals during PlayStation session Italy's two shock 100m and high jump Olympic champions joked about both winning gold medals over a late-nigh...

New men's 100m Olympic champion credits reconnection with his estranged father for giving him 'the energy to be here today' Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the fastest man on the planet, the face of the 2020 Games, you...

The best images from the ninth day's action in Tokyo, including athletics, boxing, gymnastics and table tennis

Watch highlights as Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar's Mutaz Barshim agree to share high jump gold instead of going into a jump-off at the Tokyo Olympics.

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas breaks the world record as she wins Olympic gold in the women's triple jump at Tokyo 2020.

Watch highlights as Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas wins the women's triple jump, setting a new world record of 15.67m at the Tokyo Olympics

Silver for Fred Kerley and bronze for Andre De Grasse Britain's Zharnel Hughes disqualified after false start The Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs caused a major sensation in the men's Olympic 100m final by storming to hi...

Watch as Great Britain's Elliot Giles finishes third in the 800m semi-final after failing to capitalise on a collision between the two favourites Nijel Amos and Isaiah Jewett at the Tokyo Olympics.

Watch highlights as Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes wins his men's 100m semi-final in a season's best 9.98 seconds to reach the final.

New Zealand's Valerie Adams becomes the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a field event after claiming bronze in the women's shot put.