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Finalists announced for 2023 Men's Rising Star Award
World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2023 Men’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 3, 20231 min read


TCS New York City Marathon Broadcast to Be Available in More Than 540 Million Homes on Sunday, Nov 5
TCS New York City Marathon App, powered by Tata Consultancy Services, is now available for download with true second-screen experience...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Shortlist announced for International Fair Play Award
Six moments have been shortlisted for this year’s International Fair Play Award, with fans invited to vote for their favourite moment....

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 30, 20233 min read


Kiplimo and Chebet confirm supremacy in Atapuerca
World cross-country champions Beatrice Chebet and Jacob Kiplimo achieved commanding wins at the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca, the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 30, 20233 min read


World Indoor Tour expands for 2024
The 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour will feature the first Gold-level meeting in Asia on a packed calendar with more than 50 meetings...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 28, 20232 min read


Athletes' Commission elects Adams as chair and Hughes as deputy chair
The World Athletics Athletes' Commission has elected New Zealand’s four-time world shot put champion Valerie Adams as chair and Canadian...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 26, 20233 min read


Ratified: Kipyegon’s world mile record and Clarke’s world U20 400m hurdles record
Women’s world mile record 4:07.64 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Monaco, 21 July 2023 U20 men’s world 400m hurdles record 47.34 Roshawn Clarke...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 25, 20232 min read


Chelimo proves strongest!
The women's contest kicked off at an even 3:06/km pace with six athletes at the helm: Kenya's Chelimo, Cheptai and Chepngetich, plus...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 23, 20232 min read


Kandie and victorious in Valencia!!
Kibiwott Kandie ran the fourth-fastest time in history to win a close men’s race while Margaret Chelimo moved into the all-time top 10 to...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 23, 20233 min read


'Road to Paris' qualification tracking tool launches
World Athletics has launched ‘Road to Paris 2024', an online tool to help athletes, media and fans track the qualification process for...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 23, 20231 min read


World Athletics Executive Board re-appoints Arat, Hoffman and Sabharwal as members
Hasan Arat, Abby Hoffman and Sunil Sabharwal have been approved by the Executive Board Ex-Officio members as re-appointed members of the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 20, 20232 min read


Countdown to the World Cross Country Tour Gold
The cross-country season is in full swing and after the World Athletics Cross Country Tour kicked off with Silver and Bronze level...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 19, 20232 min read


AIU BANS TITUS EKIRU FOR TEN YEARS
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned elite marathoner Titus Ekiru for ten years, in a case exposing collusion with a...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 16, 20234 min read


Ayana and Ebenyo win in Delhi, Koyama and Suzuki win Japan’s Olympic marathon trial
Ethiopia’s 2016 Olympic champion Almaz Ayana and Kenya’s world 10,000m and half marathon silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo took top honours...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 15, 20232 min read


Belete and Belet triumph at Amsterdam Marathon
Ethiopia’s Meseret Belete and Kenya’s Joshua Belet were victorious at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday (15), winning the World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 15, 20233 min read


Nominees announced for Men’s World Athlete of the Year 2023
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2023 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2023. World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 12, 20232 min read


Nominees announced for Women’s World Athlete of the Year 2023
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2023 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2023. World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 11, 20232 min read


GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON joins SuperHalfs Series: a new SuperJourney begins in 2024
SCC EVENTS joins the SuperHalfs series from 2024 with the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, one of the most iconic and beloved half...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 11, 20232 min read


Oosterwegel and Tilga win World Athletics Combined Events Tour
Emma Oosterwegel and Karel Tilga have been confirmed as the winners of the 2023 World Athletics Combined Events Tour, which rewards their...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 9, 20233 min read


Sifan Hassan (NED) set a new women’s course record in 2:13:44
The women’s field chased the world record as well with two-time defending champion Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) and Olympic gold medalist Sifan...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 9, 20233 min read
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