Doha has been awarded the right to host the IAAF World Championships in 2019, beating off competition from Barcelona and Eugene. The Qatari capital has been chosen to stage the event following a vote ...

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MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. The All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) has sent to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) applications from 14 Russian athletes planning to take part ...

(Reuters) - The IAAF will continue to use qualifying standards, not a new world rankings system, for the 2019 Doha world championships, athletics' global governing body said on Sunday. Feedback from ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ended any slim hopes that Russian athletes might have had of competing at the Rio Games in August by backing the IAAF's decision to extend ...

Visa challenges have left 14 Ethiopian runners unable to participate in the upcoming World Athletics Cross Country Championships, according to the event’s organizer, World Athletics.

The Irish 100m record had been proving very stubborn until Israel Olatunde came along, first breaking the 10.18 mark set by Paul Hession in 2007 when he ran 10.17 in 2022. Olatunde then clocked 10.12 ...

MONACO (Reuters) - Global athletics will begin honouring its heritage with plaques at historically significant locations around the world, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ...