Athletics

— 5 July 2021

1900 athletes at the Tokyo Games

The die is cast. With four weeks to go before the start of the track and field events at the Tokyo Games, scheduled for July 30th, World Athletics has... Read more »

— 1 July 2021

CAS sends Naser back on the ropes

The verdict is in. Salwa Eid Naser, 23, the 2019 400m world champion will not make the trip to the Tokyo Games. The Bahraini athlete’s two-year suspension for anti-doping... Read more »

— 30 June 2021

Belarus loses another event

Its political regime has just cost Belarus a new international sporting event. World Athletics announced in a press release on Tuesday, June 29th, that it had withdrawn the organisation... Read more »

— 28 June 2021

The Russian list is getting longer

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is still suspended by World Athletics, but more and more of its athletes are being allowed to participate in international competitions under the neutral... Read more »

— 25 June 2021

China postpones its two meetings

The 2021 edition of the World Athletics Diamond League has just undergone a new change. The international body has announced that the two events planned in China have been... Read more »

— 23 June 2021

Shubenkov cleared but not selected yet

It’s about time. With one month to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games and just over five weeks to go before the start of athletics events,... Read more »

— 21 June 2021

An additional million-dollar for athletes at the next World Championships

Nice gesture from World Athletics. The international body announced through its president, Sebastian Coe, its decision to allocate an additional 2 million dollars for the bonuses paid to athletes... Read more »

— 8 June 2021

Another thirty-five Russians are granted neutral status

The list is getting longer. World Athletics announced on Monday, June 7th, via a press release, that it had granted neutral status to a new contingent of 35 Russians.... Read more »

— 3 June 2021

Sanitary crisis makes the world run

World Athletics can rub its hands: the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted running around the world. The international athletics body unveiled the results of a vast survey conducted by Nielsen... Read more »

— 27 May 2021

Nigeria will replace Algeria

Good news for African athletes: Nigeria has agreed to host the African Athletics Championships next month in place of Algeria. The competition will be held in Lagos from June... Read more »