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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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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 ...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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....

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Finalists announced for 2024 Athlete of the Year awards
As the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2024 continues, the finalists for the Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed. The...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 5, 20242 min read


TCS Sydney Marathon becomes seventh ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJOR Race
Race secures second assessment pass to join Majors Largest marathon in Oceania will join series in 2025 Two more marathons aiming to join...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 5, 20243 min read


Full qualification system and ‘road to’ tool launches for World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25
The full qualification system, along with the ‘road to’ tracking tool, has been published for the World Athletics Indoor Championships...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 3, 20241 min read


World Athletics publishes findings of study into online abuse of athletes covering Paris Olympic Games
Fourth major study into online abuse raises concerns over continued levels of abuse of a racist or sexual nature Key findings: Racism and...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 31, 20244 min read


World Indoor Tour expands for 2025
The World Athletics Indoor Tour , now approaching its 10th year, has once again expanded with a packed 2025 calendar featuring more than...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Nominees announced for Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2024
As part of the World Athletics Awards 2024 , World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of five nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 28, 20242 min read


Kejelcha breaks world half marathon record in Valencia
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha broke the world half marathon record* at the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich on Sunday (27),...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 28, 20241 min read


Ratified: Mahuchikh’s world high jump record
Senior world record: Women’s high jump 2.10m Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) Paris 7 July 2024 U20 world records: Men’s triple jump 17.66m...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Nominees announced for Track Athlete of the Year 2024
As part of the World Athletics Awards 2024 , World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Track Athlete of the Year and...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 22, 20242 min read


Best photographs of 2024 to be recognised as part of World Athletics Awards
An award for the best athletics photographs of the year will once again be presented as part of the World Athletics Awards 2024 . Any...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 16, 20243 min read


Nominees announced for Field Athlete of the Year 2024
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2024 . World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 16, 20242 min read
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