World AthleticsWorld Athletics (formerly the International Association of Athletics Federations – IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, such as running, jumping and throwing.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet was one of the stars of the Paris Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win two individual gold medals, but earlier in the season she hit the headlines after smashing the world 10,000m record in Eugene.
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo announced as the overall World Athlete, and Male track athlete of the Year, while Ethiopians Tamirat Tola and Sembo Almayew carted away other awards at the 2024 World Athletics Awards ceremony in Monaco.
Guangzhou will welcome the world’s best sprinters on 10-11 May 2025 as countries compete for relay places at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
The upcoming World Athletics Indoor Tour begins on 2 January in Tallinn, Estonia, and ends on 13 March in Uppsala, Sweden.
World Athletics confirm list of five nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and five nominees for Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2024.
The vote to determine the Track Athlete of the Year finalists is now open on World Athletics social media platforms, closing on 27 October 2024.
The 2024 track and field season concluded with the thrilling Wanda Diamond League finale at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on Saturday.
Faith Kipyegon claimed her fifth Diamond League title, and with her compatriot Beatrice Chebet, broke the meeting records in their events on the second day of the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on Saturday.
The announcement of the marathon and race walk courses forms part of the local organising committee’s celebrations marking one year to go to the global event.
The future of the sport, on and off the field of play, has been shaped during the World Athletics U20 Championships Lima 24.
As an Official World Athletics Supplier, Mondo will be actively involved in all World Athletics Series stadium events from 2025 to 2029.
A record number of 1700 athletes from more than 130 teams are preparing to compete at the World Athletics U20 Championships Lima 24.
World Athletics Council approves the timetable and qualification system for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 and the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25.
Athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in 45 events between 27-31 August, when Lima will become the first city in Peru to host a World Athletics Series event.
Entry lists published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Athletics will take place between 1-11 August in the French capital.
Ryan Crouser was one of four winners on Day 1 – Christian Coleman winning a 60m battle, Nicola Olyslagers prevailing in the high jump and Noor Vidts retaining the pentathlon title.
David Rudisha is familiar with the city of Glasgow as he competed, and earned a silver medal, there at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Taking place from 1-3 March, the World Athletics Indoor Championships will feature more than 700 athletes as they compete across 26 events.
Agnes Ngetich from Kenya broke the women’s world record for the 10km distance, achieving a time of 28:46 at the 10K Valencia Ibercaja event held on Sunday.
The 2024 World Athletics Continental Tour calendar is out, with the first Gold level meeting in Australia two months away.
Kelvin Kiptum clocked a stunning 2:00:35 to take 34 seconds off the world record at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
Deviating from traditional medal designs, the emphasis was placed on representing the host country and capturing the essence of a sporting nation.
World athletics aiming to engage 400,000 kids in athletic activity to counter worrying global inactivity rates.
Qualification system for the World Athletics Relays Nassau 24 has been released.
Ethiopia’s star runner Lamecha Girma, known for his impressive collection of silver medals, added a shiny new world record to his trophy cabinet at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, smashing the world indoor 3000m record in a jaw-dropping 7:23.81!
As an ambassador for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23, Tergat will play a crucial role in promoting and supporting the prestigious event.
Qualification system for athletics competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to be held between 2-11 August 2024 published.
Sydney McLaughlin breaks the world 400m hurdles record for the fourth time of her career, obliterating her previous best with 50.68 to win her first world title in the event at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 on Friday.
World Athletics Council reluctantly decided to cancel the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Yangzhou 22 in November 2022, as a consequence of the pandemic.
The Wanda Diamond League announced that due to travel restrictions and strict quarantine requirements for entry into China, the Diamond League meetings in Shanghai and Shenzhen will not take place this year.
As part of Kids’ Athletics Day, World Athletics is encouraging Member Federations, clubs, schools and other related organisations to explore the new Kids’ Athletics resources and activities and try them out.
The Road to Oregon tool is intended to give an overview of athletes that are in a qualifying position; it doesn’t, and will not, indicate which athletes have been selected by their member federations.
Motivated by narrowly missing Olympic podium in Tokyo, Taye and Aregawi end their year on a high, winning at the Cursa dels Nassos 5km event in Barcelona.
The 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships will be held in Glasgow, United Kingdom and in Lima, Peru respectively.
Ethiopian Dawit Seyaum, previously a 1500m specialist, steps up with world 5km record in Lille on Saturday.