Doha to Tokyo: Halimah Nakaayi
In the latest in our mini-series, we look at world 800m champion Halimah Nakaayi’s journey to the Tokyo Olympics.... Read More
Remembering the star athletes whose lives were touched by the holocaust
With each passing year, their names, their stories, become more distant relics of the past. But for those whose lives were touched by the most horrifying of atrocities, there’s an onus on the rest of us to never forget.... Read More
Davies and Hall highlight 60th running of Zatopek 10
Rose Davies, Brett Robinson and Linden Hall victorious in Box Hill... Read More
Watch the inaugural American Track League meeting in Fayetteville
The 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour kicks off on Sunday with the American Track League Meeting 1 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, on the famously fast track at the Randal Tyson Track Center.... Read More
Schwanitz returns with 19.11m in Chemnitz, Boling clocks 45.51 in Columbia
Martinot-Lagarde debuts with 7.54 in Miramas, Walsh and Adams notch shot put wins in Hastings... Read More
Carifta Games moved to July
The massive regional junior championship event will take place from 2-4 July in Bermuda.
The six-metre vault: a universal yet elusive achievement
The six-metre pole vault remains one of the most elusive barriers in elite athletics yet it is also one of the most universal.
World Athletics Relays Silesia21 marks 100 days to go
Organisers of the World Athletics Relays Silesia21 marked 100 days to go with an appearance by Lunani, one of the tallest mascots in sport.
How unpredictability and diversity have become a key feature of the World Athletics Relays
If the World Athletics Relays has highlighted anything across its first four editions, it’s that relays are a far more diverse area of the sport than many people realise.
Doha to Tokyo: Kelsey-Lee Barber
In the latest in our mini-series tracking the journey of athletes from the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 through to the Tokyo Olympics, we focus on world javelin champion Kelsey-Lee Barber from Australia.
Propelled by a passion for teaching, Stevenson now calls the shots for two of the world's best throwers
After guiding Tom Walsh to a slew of medals, the Australian coach has now taken Valerie Adams under his wing.
Local organisers launch World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 21 Global Challenge
Initiative designed to allow runners around the world to participate and interact with each other in the year leading to the main event.
Mu threatens world U20 indoor 800m record, Lightfoot tops 5.94m, Browning scorches wind-assisted 9.96 - weekend round-up
Athing Mu missed world indoor U20 800m record by 0.04, KC Lightfoot topped an early-season world lead of 5.94m in Lubbock while Rohan Browning sped to a wind-assisted 9.96 clocking over 100m at the Illawarra Track Challenge in Wollongong, Australia.
Zango smashes world indoor triple jump record with 18.07m
World bronze medallist Hugues Fabrice Zango produced the first standout athletics moment of 2021 by sailing to a world indoor triple jump record of 18.07m* in Aubiere on Saturday (16).
Job vacancy: Event Operations Coordinator
World Athletics is looking for an Event Operations Coordinator to join its competition and events department.
Following late-season breakthrough, Mallett aims to hit the ground running in 2021
While for many people 2020 was a year to forget, for sprint hurdler Aaron Mallett the year could not have tasted much sweeter.
After threatening 70-metre barrier, Gudnason emerges as Tokyo medal threat
In 2019 the rising Icelandic star finished last at the World Championships. After a breakthrough throw last year, he enters 2021 as one of the best discus throwers in the world.