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Stunning fusion of art and sport – World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 medals unveiled
The medals of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 have been unveiled, with 11 days to go until the competition begins. The...
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Ratified: world records for Kipyegon, Girma and Perez
Women’s world 1500m record 3:49.11 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Florence 2 June 2023 Women’s world 5000m record 14:05.20 Faith Kipyegon (KEN)...
Aug 8, 20233 min read


Championship and national records fall at World University Games
Close finishes in the men’s 400m and women’s 100m hurdles resulted in numerous records being broken at the World University Games in...
Aug 7, 20232 min read


Hungary names host nation team for WCH Budapest 23
Hungary will be represented by at least 25 athletes who have qualified by right for the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 on...
Aug 5, 20231 min read


Fraser-Pryce and Jackson to lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23
Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, the defending champions at 100m and 200m respectively, feature on...
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Ukrainian team prepares for World Athletics Championships
The Ukrainian athletics team will gather in Slovakia this week for a final training camp before travelling to Hungary for the World...
Aug 2, 20232 min read


World Athletics appoints new Director of Communications
World Athletics has appointed Jamie Fox as Director of Communications following a worldwide recruitment process which began in March this...
Aug 1, 20232 min read


New study shows athletes how to beat competition heat
The potentially lethal cocktail of high heat and humidity, strenuous exercise and dehydration hit Czech endurance athlete Hana Švestková...
Aug 1, 20234 min read


Asinga breaks world U20 100m record at the South American Championships
In his first international competition, Surinam’s Issam Asinga broke the world U20 100m record by clocking 9.89* (0.8m/s) on the first...
Jul 30, 20235 min read


NTN supports World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 as an Official Partner
Japan’s NTN Corporation (NTN) has become the latest Official Partner of World Athletics, just in time for the World Athletics...
Jul 29, 20232 min read


ASICS becomes official sponsor of the World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team
World Athletics is delighted to announce that its partner ASICS has become the official sponsor of the Athlete Refugee Team (ART). The...
Jul 25, 20232 min read


Stars collide at every turn in London
As the last stop on the Wanda Diamond League before the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, it’s no wonder so many of the sport’s...
Jul 22, 20232 min read


Fraser-Pryce makes 100m season debut with 10.82 in Lucerne
Five-time world 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stormed to a meeting record of 10.82 to win her first 100m of the season at the...
Jul 22, 20233 min read


Kipyegon obliterates world mile record with 4:07.64 in Monaco
Six weeks on from setting two world records in eight days, Faith Kipyegon has another to add to her collection after running 4:07.64* to...
Jul 22, 20231 min read


Kipyegon eyes world double after record mile in Monaco
Was it ever in doubt? Faith Kipyegon continued to plunder the most revered middle distance marks in the sport, setting her third world...
Jul 22, 20232 min read


Timetable released for World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24
With fewer than eight months to go to the start of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24, the timetable for the event has...
Jul 21, 20231 min read


Ratified: Thiam’s world indoor pentathlon record and Hibbert’s world U20 triple jump record
Women’s world indoor pentathlon record 5055 Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) Istanbul, 3 March 2023 Men’s world U20 triple jump record 17.54m (i)...
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Bolt tops Greatest World Championships moments countdown
To mark the 40th anniversary of the World Athletics Championships, fans from all around the world were asked to vote for the greatest...
Jul 19, 20231 min read


Crouser Breaks World Shot Put Record With 23.56m In Los Angeles
USA’s Ryan Crouser threw 23.56m* to improve his own world shot put record at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, this season’s sixth World...
Jul 8, 20231 min read


Kipyegon And Girma Make History In Paris
It will go down in history as one of the greatest nights in athletics. Faith Kipyegon and Lamecha Girma set world records* in the 5000m...
Jul 8, 20232 min read
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