The 22nd edition of the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon is set to be the biggest yet, with a record 30,000 participants officially registered, prompting organizers to close registration a full…
The United States successfully defended their women’s 4x100m relay crown at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025, edging rivals Jamaica in a breathtaking finish that also marked the farewell of…
Six days after heartbreak in his specialist event, Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker delivered the perfect response by storming to gold in the men’s 5000m at the World Athletics Championships…
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m relay team endured a heartbreaking exit at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after a botched baton exchange between Ryiem Forde and anchor Kishane Thompson ended their…
Rai Benjamin finally ascended to the top of the world stage in his specialty event, winning the men’s 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday. The…
Botswana celebrated a memorable night in the men’s 400 metres as 21-year-old Busang Collen Kebinatshipi stunned the field to win gold and set a new national record, while team-mate Bayapo…
Portugal’s Isaac Nader pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, sprinting past Britain’s Jake Wightman to win the men’s 1500m title on Wednesday…
Reigning Olympic 110m hurdles champion Grant Holloway suffered a stunning exit in the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025, missing out on the chance to defend his crown.…
Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.30m* on his return to Tokyo, setting the 14th world pole vault record of his career at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Monday (15). Back…
Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred has been forced to withdraw from the women’s 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after sustaining a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old Saint Lucian…
Excitement is building in the Japanese capital as the National Stadium prepares to host hundreds of thousands of fans across nine days of action at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo…
New commercial partners and continued investment in events and innovation contributed to a solid year with strong cash reserves, the World Athletics Congress was told when the 2024 Annual Report…
Due to expected elevated heat conditions that could pose a health and safety risk to competing athletes, all road events on the first three days of the World Athletics Championships…
Athletics fans have raced to secure their seats for the European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026, with the ticket pre-sale period exceeding all projections and early demand signalling a truly unmissable…
World records set by three athletes who will star at the upcoming World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Mykolas Alekna, Beatrice Chebet and Mondo Duplantis – have been ratified by…
World Athletics and long-standing partner TDK have joined forces on an innovative project designed to capture and visualise the motion of the javelin in flight. A prototype of the technology…
Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and reigning Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan are set to headline the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday 2 November 2025, joining fellow Global Sports Communication…
Olympic bronze medallist Faith Cherotich on Thursday retained her 3,000m steeplechase crown at the Diamond League Final in Zurich, powering home in a commanding 8:57.24. The 21-year-old Kenyan showcased her…
Masai Russell has been one of the standout hurdlers on the track this season, cementing her status as one of the fastest women in the world. At the Diamond League…
Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi is gearing up for a shot at athletics history as she aims to break the one-mile steeplechase world record at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme in Brussels…
Dutch sensation Femke Bol and Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi are among the headline names confirmed for the 2025 Wanda Diamond League Final, set for August 27-28 in Zurich. The prestigious Weltklasse…
Olympic gold and silver medalists Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson prepare to go head-to-head in the men’s 100m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Silesia on August 16. This…
World Athletics has introduced a landmark set of eligibility regulations requiring DNA-based testing for athletes competing in the female category at world ranking competitions. The new rules, approved by the…
With the countdown to the 2025 Wanda Diamond League Final ticking ever closer, the race to Zurich is heating up. Just three meetings remain on the calendar, and already 48…
Michael Johnson’s highly anticipated Grand Slam Track league is once again under fire, with mounting financial troubles threatening to overshadow its bold promises of revolutionizing the sport. Launched with fanfare…
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has long been known for redefining limits in the 400m hurdles, smashing world records and dominating her rivals, especially Dutch star Femke Bol. But just days before the…
As the countdown to the London Diamond League intensifies, one of the sport’s most exciting young sprinters, Letsile Tebogo, finds himself under scrutiny. The 21-year-old Botswanan star, once seen as…
In January, before even opening her 2025 track season, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone received news that would further cement her growing legend. After a dazzling Olympic campaign in Paris where she captured…
As the Diamond League makes its stop in London on July 19, all eyes will be on Noah Lyles, but conspicuously absent from the starting lineup is Kishane Thompson, the…
The world of track and field was left stunned last month when the Grand Slam Track (GST) abruptly pulled the plug on its highly anticipated Los Angeles meet. The cancellation…
World Athletics has officially announced Australian hurdling legend Sally Pearson and American triple jump icon Christian Taylor as athlete ambassadors for the upcoming World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, set to…
The Wanda Diamond League is dialing up the stakes for its 2025 season, announcing a significant prize money increase for select events at its highly anticipated Final in Zürich. According…
In Paris 2024, the world expected a familiar sight, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica’s sprint queen, charging down the track in yet another Olympic final. At 37, the two-time Olympic 100-meter gold…
At just 25, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has become synonymous with excellence, speed, and dominance. But beneath the accolades and viral highlights lies a far deeper story. On a recent episode of…
Faith Kipyegon recently expressed her disappointment over the closure of Kipchoge Stadium during her historic #Breaking4 attempt, which denied fans the chance to watch her in action. The Olympic champion questioned why access was restricted at such an iconic venue, highlighting the emotional impact of the situation. Her concerns shed light on the need for more inclusive support and improved facilities for Kenyan athletes striving to make history.
Swedish pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis , fresh off his 12th world record, made a revealing comment recently that’s stirring conversation across the athletics world. On February 28, 2025, Duplantis…
Three-time Diamond League champion Sifan Hassan is set to make her much-anticipated return to the Wanda Diamond League circuit at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on July 19. The Dutch…
At the Paris Olympics, the American hurdler Daniel Roberts’ produced a thrilling performance in the 110m hurdles final. Despite clipping multiple hurdles, Roberts’ displayed unrelenting grit, diving across the finish…
After clocking a blistering 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican National Championships in Kingston on June 27, a time that catapulted him to sixth on the all-time men’s 100m list, Kishane…
Julien Alfred, fresh off a narrow 100m loss at the Prefontaine Classic, made a revelation that few saw coming. In a candid, no-frills conversation, the Olympic champion opened up about…
The Prefontaine Classic’s women’s 100 meters was billed as a chance for Sha’Carri Richardson to reset her season. But when the gun fired, the story took a familiar turn. Instead…
At the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, Letsile Tebogo delivered the kind of performance that silences doubters and reasserts dominance. The Botswanan sprint star, who had…
Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clocked a solid 49.43 seconds in the women’s 400m, a season’s best, yet walked off the track with little celebration at the Prefontaine Classic. It was…
Fans around the globe had circled the Prefontaine Classic on their calendars, anticipating a blockbuster rematch between Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo and American sprint star Kenny Bednarek. But in a…
India’s ambitious campaign to host the 2036 Olympic Games in Ahmedabad has hit a major hurdle after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) raised significant concerns during high-level meetings this week…
Reigning world 800m champion Mary Moraa is bracing for a defining moment at the 50th Prefontaine Classic this Saturday, July 5, in Eugene, Oregon. The Kenyan middle-distance star is on…
The American middle-distance star Athing Mu-Nikolayev, who has not contested an 800m race in nearly a year, is set to make her return at the 50th Prefontaine Classic this Saturday…
Fresh off a blistering 9.75-second win at the Jamaican National Trials, the fastest time recorded in over a decade, Kishane Thompson has positioned himself as the man to watch heading…
Kenya led the world in track and field doping failures in 2024, with 119 athletes and personnel suspended or banned, followed by India and Russia. High-profile Kenyan athletes like Michael Saruni and Beatrice Toroitich faced multi-year and lifetime bans for various doping violations. Despite intensified testing and stricter enforcement, doping remains a significant challenge for Kenya’s athletics community. Meanwhile, other countries including India, Russia, and the United States continue to grapple with their own doping cases, highlighting the ongoing global fight to preserve the integrity of the sport.
Swiss sprint star Mujinga Kambundji kicked off the evening with infectious enthusiasm as she joined fans and athletes alike in celebrating the opening game of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 in…