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World record-holder and seven-time World Marathon Majors winner Keitany retires
Kenyan running great Mary Keitany has announced her retirement after a stellar career... Read More
Edwards recalls world record-breaking triple jump
Twenty-six years after his record-breaking leap, Jonathan Edwards reflects on his 18.29m... Read More
Road race season hots up as focus shifts to Elite Platinum Label marathons
A feast of top-class road racing will be on offer with the return of the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label marathon series this weekend.... Read More
Remembering the Goodwill Games, 20 years on
The multi-sport event was held between 1986 and 2001.... Read More
World Athletics publishes 2020 Annual Report
World Athletics has today published its Annual Report for 2020.... Read More
Etiang aims high after breakthrough year
Ask Kamar Etiang his goals for the future and the Kenyan 18-year-old isn’t shy about making a bold prediction.
Delay is not denial for Amusan, who's ticking off her bucket list one hurdle at a time
“I’ll come back stronger.” That was the promise Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan made to herself and her fans after placing fourth in the 100m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics.
Gemechu breaks course record at Copenhagen Half Marathon
Tsehay Gemechu set a course record while Amedework Walelegn made it an Ethiopian double at the Copenhagen Half Marathon
Bromell blasts to world-leading 9.76 in Nairobi
The Kip Keino Classic – and, indeed, the 2021 World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series – ended on a high
Allen goes all-in with home World Championships on the horizon
Poker fan Devon Allen has raised the stakes in the men’s 110m hurdles after breaking 13 seconds for the first time
Athletics writer and statistician Watman dies
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that leading athletics writer and statistician Mel Watman died of cancer on Friday (17) at the age of 83.
How to follow and watch the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Nairobi
The 2021 World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series concludes on Saturday (18) with the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya.
Global stars look to end Continental Tour season on a high in Nairobi
Top-class action will be returning to the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, on Saturday for the Absa Kip Keino Classic.
How Jepkosgei is nurturing young runners in Kenya
For what she is doing for young runners and the community, Janeth Jepkosgei remains a heroine even after changing her career from an athlete to a coach and mentor.
Ghada Shouaa: The only Olympic gold medallist for Syria
The Atlanta 1996 Games saw Shouaa win Syria’s first and only Olympic gold medal.
World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst postponed until 2023
World Athletics and the local organising committee (LOC) for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2022 have agreed to postpone the championships, which was scheduled to be held in Bathurst, Australia on 19 February 2022.
Niyonsaba breaks world 2000m record in Zagreb
Burundian clocks 5:21.56 at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial