Athletics News

After Noah Lyles' "panicking" comment failed to derail Oblique Seville in the men's 100m, BBC Sport looks at whether mind games work in athletics.

Olympic champion and Hunter Bell into 800m semisMax Burgin breezes into Saturdays mens 800m finalIt has not been the greatest world championships for Britain so far, with only Jake Wightmans 1500m silver medal lifting th...

Even in defeat, reporters and rivals crowded around the 17-year-old Australian. He showed he can take it in his strideThe sight was, frankly, ridiculous. Crowded around 17-year-old Gout Gout were 30 reporters - most of t...

Tokyo adventure ends for the year 12 student after he ran 20.36, while Torrie Lewis fails to reach the womens finalThe promising debut of Gout Gout on the international stage has come to an end after he was eliminated at...

Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi wins gold in the men's 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Great Britain's Max Burgin reaches the men's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes reaches the men's 200m final alongside USA's Noah Lyles who sets a world lead of 19.51 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Jake Wightman celebrates his World Championship silver by singing Spandau Ballet hit Gold as he "butchers songs" into the early hours in a karaoke bar.

How has Kenyas Faith Kipyegon become such a dominant force in the womens 1500m?

Teenager helps draw 3.2m viewers across two free-to-air channelsChannel Nine peaks at 2m viewers for sprinters 200m heat in TokyoThe debut of Gout Gout at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo was Australias most po...

Great Britain heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson looks back through her career highlights including her first Olympic medal in Paris 2024 and receiving an MBE this year.