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Tchanile-Salifou wins Woman of the Year Award
Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou has been named Woman of the Year as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023. Tchanile-Salifou receives the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Meuwly receives Coaching Achievement Award
Laurent Meuwly has received the Coaching Achievement Award and becomes the first winner to be announced as part of the World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 4, 20232 min read


Garcia and Bonfim confirmed winners of World Athletics Race Walking Tour
Peru’s Kimberly Garcia and Brazil’s Caio Bonfim have been confirmed as the overall winners in the 2022-2023 World Athletics Race Walking...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 3, 20232 min read


Lemma breaks course record, Degefa dominates in Valencia
Sisay Lemma set a course record of 2:01:48 to move to fourth on the men’s world all-time list, while Worknesh Degefa ran a PB of 2:15:51...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 3, 20234 min read


AIU BANS SANTOS AND DISQUALIFIES HIS ‘WORLD JUNIOR’ TITLE
Luguelín Santos has been banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for three years for age-manipulation violations at the IAAF World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 3, 20234 min read


Three-quarters of athletes directly impacted by climate change, World Athletics survey finds
Three-quarters (75%) of our sport’s athletes perceive a direct negative impact on their health and performance due to climate change with...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 29, 20233 min read


Ratified: USA’s world mixed 4x400m record
World mixed 4x400m record 3:08.80 United States (Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes) Budapest, 19 August 2023...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 28, 20231 min read


Kipchumba sets Chinese all-comers’ record in Shanghai
Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba of Kenya emerged victorious from a three-man battle in the last kilometres to secure the title at the Shanghai...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 27, 20233 min read


Ratified: world records for Crouser, Duplantis, Tsegay and Cheruiyot
Men’s world shot put record 23.56m Ryan Crouser (USA) Los Angeles 27 May 2023 Men’s world pole vault record 6.23m Mondo Duplantis (SWE)...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 24, 20232 min read


Focus on finalists: Faith Kipyegon
As the World Athletics Awards 2023 draws near, we’re shining a spotlight on the 10 finalists – five men and five women – for the World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 21, 20233 min read


Finalists announced for 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year
The three finalists for the Photograph of the Year award have been selected, with less than a month to go until the World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 21, 20232 min read


Focus on finalists: Ryan Crouser
As the World Athletics Awards 2023 draws near, we’re shining a spotlight on the 10 finalists – five men and five women – for the World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 19, 20233 min read


Nominees announced for 2023 Member Federations Award
Six finalists have been nominated for the Member Federations Award ahead of next month’s World Athletics Awards 2023. The Member...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 16, 20233 min read


Finalists announced for Men's World Athlete of the Year 2023
The names of the five finalists for Men’s World Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed, as the countdown to the World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Finalists announced for Women's World Athlete of the Year 2023
The names of the five finalists for Women’s World Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed, as the countdown to the World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Rodriguez's Pan American Gold Earns Him USATF Athlete of the Week Honors
Racing to gold in the men's 10,000 at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Isai Rodriguez (Stillwater, Oklahoma/USATF Oklahoma)...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 12, 20232 min read


World Athletics confirms commission and Executive Board committee members
The composition of three World Athletics commissions and three Executive Board committees has been confirmed for the 2023-2027 period...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 8, 20233 min read


Finalists announced for International Fair Play Award
World Athletics is pleased to announce the finalists for the International Fair Play Award, celebrated as part of the World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 7, 20232 min read


Tamirat Tola, Hellen Obiri, Marcel Hug, and Catherine Debrunner Win 2023 TCS New York City Marathon
Two course records fell today at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon – in the men’s open division, by Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola, and in the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 6, 20233 min read


Spotlight on Rising Stars: Faith Cherotich and Roshawn Clarke
As the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2023 continues, we shine a spotlight on the three women and three men who have been...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 6, 20233 min read
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