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IOC awards TelevisaUnivision exclusive media rights in Mexico through to 2032
Image: IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that TelevisaUnivision has acquired exclusive media rights on...
Feb 52 min read


IOC elects Dolomiti Valtellina in the Italian Alps as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028
Image: IOC Dolomiti Valtellina 2028 will be the fifth edition of the Winter YOG. Competitions will take place only in existing venues...
Jan 314 min read


Record $36 Million Raised for Charity at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Image: AI Runners Can Secure an Entry into the Sold-Out 2025 Event by Running and Fundraising for Charity The Bank of America Chicago...
Jan 293 min read


Chebet smashes world 5km record with 13:54 in Barcelona
Image: Ziao Jiang / organisers Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high by running a stunning 13:54* to shatter...
Jan 21 min read


Yang and Bonfim confirmed winners of World Athletics Race Walking Tour
Dan Vernom China’s Yang Jiayu and Brazil’s Caio Bonfim have been confirmed as the overall winners in the 2024 World Athletics Race...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Ratified: world records for Chebet, Duplantis, McLaughlin-Levrone, Chepngetich and Kawano
Image: Getty Images Women’s 10,000m 28:54.14 Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Eugene, 25 May 2024 Mixed 4x400m 3:07.41 United States (V Norwood, S...
Dec 12, 20242 min read


Skotheim wins International Fair Play Award
Norwegian decathlete Sander Skotheim has been named winner of the International Fair Play Award as part of the World Athletics Awards...
Dec 7, 20243 min read


Full qualification system and ‘road to’ tool launch for World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
The full qualification system and the ‘road to’ tracking tool have been published for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 . As...
Dec 7, 20241 min read


Around 5 billion people - 84 per cent of the potential global audience - followed the Olympic Games Paris 2024
A record 84 per cent of the potential global audience* followed the Olympic Games Paris 2024 according to independent research conducted...
Dec 7, 20243 min read


Refugee Olympic Team to compete at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026
The Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 will be the first to include the participation of a Youth Refugee Olympic Team. This was decided by...
Dec 5, 20242 min read


World Athletics Council commits to action against gender-based violence
The World Athletics Council committed to taking action against gender-based violence and made a series of other decisions ranging from...
Dec 5, 20246 min read


Unprecedented Levels of Testing in Athletics in Lead-Up to Olympic Games
There was substantially more testing of competitors in athletics ahead of the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games than in the lead-up to...
Dec 3, 20243 min read


13th Olympic Summit on 7 December 2024 – Information for the media
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has convened the 13th Olympic Summit for Saturday 7 December 2024. The meeting will be held at...
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Hassan and Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year
Olympic champions Sifan Hassan and Letsile Tebogo have been announced as World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 ...
Dec 2, 20245 min read


Tomashova’s ‘Reallocated Olympic Silver’ Officially Disqualified
Tatyana Tomashova’s upgraded result – from fourth to second place in the women’s 1500-metres final at the London 2012 Olympic Games – has...
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Jane Figueiredo and Vitaliy Petrov named as winners of IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards 2024
Diving coach Jane Figueiredo (Zimbabwe/Portugal) and pole vault coach Vitaliy Petrov (Ukraine) have been announced as the winners of this...
Nov 20, 20245 min read


Finalists announced for 2024 Women's Rising Star Award
World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Women’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's...
Nov 12, 20241 min read


Finalists announced for 2024 Men's Rising Star Award
World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Men’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best...
Nov 11, 20241 min read


Qualification system published for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25
The qualification system for the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 has been released, with six months to go to the event in China....
Nov 10, 20241 min read


Honda signs sponsorship agreement to provide electrified vehicles at World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Honda Motor Co Ltd (Honda) has signed a sponsorship agreement with World Athletics ahead of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 as...
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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