Archives des World Athletics

— 25 July 2022

The newly elected

Change of cast at the World Athletics Commission. At the World Outdoor Championships in Eugene (July 15-24), six new members – including four women – were elected by the... Read more »

— 11 July 2022

Gene Sykes returns through the front door

A comeback. In force and in the front line. Gene Sykes, the former CEO of the Los Angeles bid for the 2024-2028 Games, who has been off the radar... Read more »

— 27 June 2022

Twelve for six places. The International Federation of Athletics (World Athletics) has received 12 applications for the six seats available on its Athletes’ Commission. The elections will take place... Read more »

— 9 May 2022

In China, sport remains blocked at the borders

The series is spectacular. It is reminiscent of the darkest hours of the year 2020. In the space of a few hours, at the end of last week, China... Read more »

— 20 April 2022

Euro football, World Athletics Championships: the British want to have it all

Sebastian Coe can rub his hands together: World Athletics should have no shortage of applicants to organise the major events in international athletics. The outdoor World Championships, in particular,... Read more »

— 13 April 2022

100 000 trees for the planet

A great initiative. World Athletics has announced that it is taking advantage of the Carifta Games, which will be held this weekend in Jamaica after a two-year postponement, to... Read more »

— 29 March 2022

Ticketing used to help Ukrainians

A great initiative. With just over a hundred days to go before the event, the American organisers of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama (7 to 17 July),... Read more »

— 18 March 2022

Singapore, a new candidate for the World Athletics Championships

World Athletics can rub its hands together: the global pandemic and the health uncertainty are not holding back the enthusiasm of the candidates for its major events. At the... Read more »

— 16 March 2022

Time for decisions

Meeting for the first time this year, just a few days before the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade (18-20 March), the World Athletics Board ticked off a long series... Read more »

— 15 March 2022

‘The sports movement will have to stand firm against Russia’

Two weeks have passed since the IOC announced its “recommendation” to international federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions. Two weeks in which the Olympic movement... Read more »