Athletics News

• 29 November 2020
Ethiopians Yehualaw and Walelegn set new course records at the Delhi Half Marathon
Ethiopians Yalemzerf Yehualaw (64:46) and Amedework Walelegn (59:52) clocked new course records at the 2020 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday (29).

• 23 November 2020
Marathon and Half Marathon World Record Holders to Clash in Delhi
Women's marathon and half marathon world record holders Brigid Kosgei of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia will clash at the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday (29).

• 23 November 2020
Marathon Project Releases Virtual Challenge Details

The Marathon Project has announced the details for its Virtual Challenge, a 26-day event beginning on November 25 for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities across the

• 17 November 2020
Sofia Marathon winners Khapilina and Sbaai provisionally suspended by AIU for EPO
The 2020 Sofia Soffia marathon winners Viktoriia Khapilina of Ukrain and Youssef Sbaai of Morocco tested positive for EPO in an in-competition test.

• 16 November 2020
Elijah Manangoi accepts AIU's two-year ban
The 2017 World 1500m champion Elijah Manangoi accepted Athletics Integrity Unit two year doping ban, but, insisted that he was a clean athlete.

• 14 November 2020
1500m World Champion Elijah Manangoi handed two year doping ban
The 2017 World 1500m champion Elijah Manangoi of Kenya has been banned for two years for whereabouts failures, a violation of anti-doping rules.

• 13 November 2020
Athletics Integrity Unit appeals decision to clear Salwa Eid Naser
The AIU has appealed against a decision to clear the world 400 metres champion Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrein of committing anti-doping rules violation.

• 12 November 2020
Defending Champions Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemecu return to Dehli Half Marathon
Defending champions Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemecu will return to the Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics gold label road race on Sunday, November 29.

• 05 November 2020
Wayde van Niekerk wins 400m in Potchefstroom
Watch: Wayde van Niekerk takes a very comfortable victory in a track and field meet in Potchefstroom on Wedneday.

• 27 October 2020
Christian Coleman banned for two years for anti-doping rule violation
Athletics Integrity Unit has banned the World 100m champion Christian Coleman for two years after missing three doping tests.

• 26 October 2020
Olympic Champion Makhloufi Reportedly Under French Doping Investigation
Taoufik Makhloufi has been investigated for possible doping. Evidently a bag with drugs and syringes and documents belonging to him was found in a training center.

• 17 October 2020
Jacob Kiplimo Wins World Half Marathon Title in Gdynia
19-year-old Jacob Kiplimo took a surprise win at the World Atheltics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland on Saturday morning.

• 17 October 2020
Peres Jepchirchir Wins Women's Half Marathon World Title in Gdynia
Kenya‘s Peres Jepchirchir won the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships gold in a new World record time of 1:05:15 in Gdynia, Poland.

• 16 October 2020
Cheptegei aims his first World Half Marathon Championships title in Gdynia
Men‘s and women‘s preview for the World Athletics Half Marathon Champiosnhips Gdynia 2020 on Saturday 17 October.

• 10 October 2020
Hassan Clocks 29:36.67 to Set European 10000m Record
Sifan Hassan clocked an impressive 29:36.67 to smash the Euopean record of 30:01.09 that belonged to Paula Radcliffe on a cold and rainy evening in Hengelo.

• 07 October 2020
Joshua Cheptegei Clocks new 10000m World Record with 26:11.02
Joshua Cheptegei destroyed the 10000m World record with an astonishing 26:11.02 at the NN Running Valencia World record day on Wednesday.

• 07 October 2020
Letesenbet Gidey Smashes Women's 5000m World Record in Valencia
Letesenbet Gidey clocked a sensational 14:06.65 to break 5000m record at the NN Valencia World record day on Wednesday.

• 05 October 2020
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Entry Lists Announced
World Athletics released on monday the official start lists for the World Half Marathon Championships Gdyna 2020.

• 04 October 2020
Shura Kitata and Brigid Kosgei Win 2020 London Marathon
London Marathon: Shura Kitata took a surprise win, Eliud Kipchoge finished 8th, meanwhile Brigid Kosgei successfully defended her title from last year.

• 04 October 2020
London Marathon: Brigid Kosgei Wins Women's Race
Defending champion Brigid Kosgei of Kenya won the 2020 London Marathon race in 2:18:58 as the American Sara Hall took a surprise second with a time of 2:22:01.

• 03 October 2020
London Marathon: Kipchoge and Kosgei lead star-studded field
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge grabs the headlines at the London Marathon, while Kenenisa Bekele has pulled out of the race with a calf injury.

• 29 September 2020
London Marathon to Use Social-Distancing Technology
The 2020 London Marathon will use Bump technology system to implement social-distancing during the build-up to and at the elite events on Sunday 4 October.

• 29 September 2020
World Athletics Includes 5km to Road Running Championships
World Athletics added the 5km to the 2023 World Road Running Championships schedule; a road mile championships could be included in the future.

• 25 September 2020
Obiri and Kipyegon set world leading times in Doha
Two world leads were set by Hellen Obiri in the women’s 3000m (8:22.94) and Faith Kipyegon in the women’s 800m (1:57.68) at Doha Diamond League.

• 24 September 2020
Doha Diamond League: Duplantis is set to end his season on a high note
The men’s pole vault, the women’s 3000 metres and the women’s 100 metres are the expected highlights at the Doha Wanda Diamond League on Friday.

• 21 September 2020
Provisional Start lists for the Doha Diamond League
Provisional entry lists for the Doha Diamond League released. The final Diamond League event of 2020 takes place on Friday, September 25.

• 20 September 2020
The 10th Mattoni Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon succeeded the pandemic challenge
Over two thousand runners flooded the streets of Ústí nad Labem during the jubilee 10th year of the Mattoni Half Marathon.

• 18 September 2020
Vienna City Marathon moves from April into September
The Vienna City Marathon is the second major international marathon which has been moved from a spring date of 2021 into the second half of the year.

• 17 September 2020
Duplantis Flies 6.15m in Rome - New World Outdoor Record
Armand Duplantis cleared 6.15m at the Diamond League meeting in Rome (Golden Gala) on Thursday to break 26 year old pole vault World outdoor record by Sergey Bubka.

• 16 September 2020
Duplantis and Warholm in the spotlight in Rome
World pole vault record holder Armand Duplantis and double world 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm highlight the Rome Diamond League, Golden Gala Pietro Mennea.

• 16 September 2020
RunCzech is getting ready for its first half marathon this year in Ústí nad Labem
RunCzech will host the 10th edition of the Mattoni Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon on Saturday, 19th of September.

• 13 September 2020
Karsten Warholm breaks Ed Moses’ 40 year-old ISTAF record in Berlin
KarstenWarholm wrote a piece of ISTAF history by breaking the 40 year-old meeting record of the great Edwin Moses in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

• 13 September 2020
ISTAF Berlin: Scandinavian supremacy, Warholm, Duplantis, Stahl among the stars
Some of the biggest names will feature in Berlin’s ISTAF on Sunday: Karsten Warholm, Armand Duplantis and Daniel Stahl could create Scandinavian supremacy.

• 09 September 2020
Karsten Warholm to Attempt 400 hurdles World Record in Berlin
Karsten Warholm will try to lower again Kevin Young’s 46.78 400m hurdles World record at ISTAF Berlin on Sunday.

• 07 September 2020
16th International Golden Roof Challenge - World Record and World Leading Performance in Innsbruck!
The Golden Fly Series once again lived up to expectations as the unique 16th International Golden Roof Challenge played out yesterday evening in Innsbruck!

• 07 September 2020
Duplantis, Stahl, Vetter and Mihambo promise top performances, spectators readmitted at ISTAF
As one of very few meetings this year traditional ISTAF Berlin will readmit spectators when the event will go ahead in the iconic Olympic Stadium on 13 September.

• 06 September 2020
Johannes Vetter surprises with second best javelin throw in histroy of 97.76m
Johannes Vetter produced massive 97.76m javelin throw, missing 98.48m World record by Jan Zelezny by 72 centimeters at Kamila Skolimowska Memorial.

• 05 September 2020
Peres Jepchirchir Sets new women's half marathon World record in Prague
Peres Jepchirchir clocked a new Women only World half marathon record in with 1:05:34 smashing Netsanet Gudeta’s previous record of 1:06:11 in Prague.

• 04 September 2020
Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan Break one-hour World records
Mo Farah with 21330m and Sifan Hassan with 18.930m and set new one hour World records at the Brussels Diamond League meet Memorial Van Damme on Friday.

• 03 September 2020
Brussels Diamond League: Farah, Hassan and Kosgei to attempt World one hour World records
Mo Farah, Sifan Hassan and Brigid Kosgei will attempt the one hour World records at the Brussels Diamond League Memorial Van Damme.

• 02 September 2020
Duplantis sets new Diamond League record with 6.07m in Lausanne
Armand Duplantis cleared 6.07m to set a new Diamond League record in Lausanne. He was not able to attempt a new World record at 6.15m because it was too dark.

• 02 September 2020
How to Watch Diamond League Lausanne Athletissima Live
How to watch and Follow live the 2020 Lausanne Diamond League Athletissima.

• 01 September 2020
World Class Fields set for Prague 21.1 Km
Prague 21.1 km, elite half marathon on Saturday, Sept. 5 features World record holder Netsanet Kebede and nine men with personal best times below one hour.

• 31 August 2020
Golden Roof Challenge to Stage World Class Long Jump and Pole Vault
World class pole vaulters and long jumpers will clash this Saturday, September 5 at the 16th Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck, Austria.

• 29 August 2020
Daniel Rownden Clocks 1:44.74 in Göteborg
Folksam Göteborg GP - British runner Danie Rowden wins 800m in a new PB 1:44.74, Australians McSweyn (13:09.83) and Ramsden (13:16.63) finish 1-2 in the 5000m.

• 28 August 2020
Gothenburg Grand Prix - what and how to watch
Live stream and meet preview for the 2020 Gothenburg (Göteborg) athletics Grand Prix, a World athletics bronze level series.

• 26 August 2020
Finish of the year! Irish Championships Men's 1500m Final
In a dramatic fashion, Paul Robinson dived over the finish line to win the Irish 1500m final on Saturday (23).

• 26 August 2020
2021 Napoli City Half Marathon set for February 28
2021 Napoli City Half marathon will be staged on Sunday, February 28th.

• 25 August 2020
Results: 2020 Janusz Kusocinski Memorial
Results: 2020 Janusz Kusocinski Memorial; Jemma Reekie 800m outdoor PB 1:58.63, Vetter 90.86m in Javelin, Cheruiyot 800m SB 1:45.34, Nowicki SB in Hammer 80.09m.

• 24 August 2020
World Class Fields Set for Janusz Kusocinski Memorial
Live stream and preview for the 2020 Janusz Kusocinski Memorial a World Athletics silver level series taking place on Tuesday (25).