Athletics News

France's Jimmy Gressier takes gold after a thrilling sprint in the men's 10,000m finals followed by Yomif Kejelcha for Ethiopia and Andreas Almgren for Sweden at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Lewis curtails media duties after finishing fifthHull avoids fall to finish second in semi-finalAn emotional Torrie Lewis was left ruing a slow start after she was eliminated in her 100m semi-final on Sunday at the World...

Two new global 100m champions are crowned in Tokyo as America's Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Jamaica's Oblique Seville claim world titles.

USA's two-time Olympic champion Valeria Allman wins gold in the women's discus with Netherlands' Jorinde Van Klinken taking silver and Cuba's Silinda Morales claiming bronze at the World Athletics Champio...

USA's Melissa Jefferson-Wooden sets a new championship record of 10.61 to win 100m gold, followed by Jamaica's Tina Clayton in second and Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred in third at the World Athletics Championsh...

Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith makes it through to the women's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Great Britain's Amber Anning comes second in her heat and will be joined by Yemi Mary John and Victoria Ohuruogu in the Women's 400m semi-finals at the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo.

Olympic silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith finishes outside the automatic qualifying places for the 400m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships but goes through as a fastest loser, joining team-mates Samuel ...

Ex-English Schools champion Julia Paternain finishes third in the women's marathon to claim Uruguay's first medal in World Championships history.

Great Britain's Josh Kerr, Neil Gourley and Jake Wightman all qualify for the 1500m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, but Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen fails to progress after finishing eig...

Watch all the drama from the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir beats Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in a sprint finish, and Julia Paternain wins Uruguay'...