Athletics News
'Role model' mums drove Kenya's Tokyo gold rush
BBC - 22 Sep 2025 13:02
Female runners won six of Kenyas seven gold medals at the World Athletics Championships, topping the podium in every event from 800m to the marathon in Tokyo.
Do World Championships indicate success at an Olympics?
BBC - 22 Sep 2025 11:55
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at whether the World Athletics Championships are a good barometer for future Olympic success.
Botswana declares public holiday after 'historic' athletics gold medal
BBC - 22 Sep 2025 08:22
President Duma Boko congratulates the men's 4x400m relay team for winning gold at the World Athletic Championships.
New calendar likely because of climate change - Coe
BBC - 22 Sep 2025 06:06
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the global calendar of Olympic sports may need to be "re-engineered" amid the challenges posed by climate change.
Australias diminished world championships return fails to cloud athletics optimism | Jack Snape
The Guardian - 22 Sep 2025 02:08
The emergence of younger athletes like Gout Gout and success for the usual suspects provided reasons to be cheerful in Tokyo, says the teams high performance directorAustralias head of athletic high performance has descr...