Athletics News and Articles

• 15 August 2013
Bondarenko Soars 2.41, Takes World Title

Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko won the men's high jump world title at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. The 2008 World Junior Champion, Bondarenko, jumped

• 14 August 2013
Yelena Isinbayeva Wins Gold in Pole Vault

Athletic fans at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow went wild as Yelena Isinbayeva won Gold in Pole Vault. Isinbayeva won her third world championship title by clearing 4.89m.

• 13 August 2013
Holzdeppe Denies Lavillenie to Add Another Title

Men's pole vault final saw the same medal winners as in the Londin Olympic Games, but this time the order was different. German pole vaulter, Raphael Holzdeppe, dominated the

• 13 August 2013
Valerie Adams Wins 4th Straight Wolrd Title

Valerie Adams became the first woman to win four straight individual world titles on Monday (12), winning the women's shot put at the world championships in Moscow. The double

• 12 August 2013
Photo: Bolt Strikes Double Lightning in Moscow

A lightning above Luzhniki stadium stroke on Sunday a few moments after 'Lightning' Bolt' crossed the finish line at the Moscow World Championship 100m final. Article Source:

• 11 August 2013
Eaton Scores 8809 Points, Wins First Global Gold Medal - Results Decathlon

PL ATHLETE Points 100 Metres Long Jump Shot Put High Jump 400 Metres 110 Metres Hurdles Discus

• 11 August 2013
Dibaba Wins 10,000m and Makes History by Winning 5 World Championship titles on Track

World Distance Running Queen, Tirunesh Dibaba, of Ethiopia with a massive kick of 59 seconds over the last lap, won her 3rd 10000m world championship title in Moscow. She has now

• 11 August 2013
Bolt Runs 9.77 seconds to Win World Title

Jamaica's 6 time Olympic Champion, Usain Bolt, in the last 20 meters powered by Justin Gatlin to regain the world 100m title. Nesta Carter of Jamaica took third in

• 11 August 2013
Decathlon Summary Day 1 - Eaton in Lead

POS ATHLETE COUNTRY Points 100 Metres Long Jump Shot Put High

• 11 August 2013
Farah and Kiplagat Brilliant in First Day

Great Britain's Mo Farah fought hard to claim the 10 000m world title, while Kenya's Edna Kiplaga, became the first woman to defend the world marathon

• 11 August 2013
World's 3rd Fastest Women Kelly-Ann Baptist Tests Positive

The World 2011 Bronze medallis in 100m Kelly-Ann Baptist of Trinidad and Tobago has tested positive for a banned substance says, the Trinidad Express news.

• 09 August 2013
World Championships Live Schedule

The long awaited IAAF World Championships in Track and Field is set to begin in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium on Saturday (10). The competition will last until August 18 with the

• 08 August 2013
Borzakovskiy Out of his Home World Champs

The 2004 Olympic 800m champion,Yury Borzakovsky of Russia, will miss the World Championships in Moscow. "Borzakovsky has recently caught a cold and had a fever for almost

• 06 August 2013
Bolt & Jamaicans Undergo Dop Test

All of the Jamaican track and field team, including Usain Bolt, were tested on Monday at their Moscow training camp for the athletics World Championships. Jamaican team

• 04 August 2013
3 Borlee Brothers in Moscow 4x400 team

August 15 will be a day that the whole Belgium will remember as a day in which all three Borlee brothers will run in the same race at the Moscow World Championships.

• 01 August 2013
119 Athletes will Form Russian World Championship Team

100 m: Aleksandr Brednev (10.33) 200 m: Aleksandr Khyutte (20.77) 4х100 m: Brednev, Khyutte (10.48), Konstantin Petryashov (10.33), Roman

• 01 August 2013
25 Star Athletes you will not See in World Champs

Taoufik Makhloufi (illness) — 2012 Olympic champion, 1,500 meters Oscar Pistorius (trial) — 2011 world silver medalist, 4×400-meter relay Asafa

• 31 July 2013
Ennis-Hill Also Rules Out of Moscow

The list of high profile athletes that will not participate at Moscow World Championships keeps growing almost every day. Jessica Ennis-Hill is the latest star that has ruled

• 31 July 2013
20 London Olympic Medallists Among USA's Moscow World Champinships Team

Men 100m: Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Charles Silmon 200m: Curtis Mitchell, Isiah Young, Wallace Spearmon 400m: Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, LaShawn Merritt 800m:

• 31 July 2013
Vlasic and Chernova to Miss Moscow

Defending world champion in heptathlon Tatyana Chernova of Russia and two time world champion in high jump will miss Moscow world championships next month due to injuries they

• 29 July 2013
Bolt Considers To Race Farah in 600m

Double OIympic Champion in 5000 and 10000m Mo Farah has made a challenge to the 6 time Olympic champion in 100, 200, and 4x100m Usain Bolt – to race him at either 600 or

• 28 July 2013
Tyson Gays B Sample Shows Adverse Results, Fails Another Test

United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed on Saturday, July 27 that Tyson Gay's B sample analysis tested positive for banned substance. "We can confirm that

• 28 July 2013
Lavillenie Steals the Show at London GP

The French pole vault star broke his personal best and national record as he cleared a brilliant 6.02m, overtaking his old mark by a centimetre which had stood since Leiria in

• 28 July 2013
Results Diamond League London

Men 100 m Wind: 0.2 1 Usain Bolt JAM 9.85 SB 2 Mike Rodgers USA 9.98 3 Nesta Carter JAM 9.99

• 26 July 2013
I know I'm Clean - Insists Bolt

Usain Bolt was overwhelmed with questions prior to this weekend's Diamond League meeting in London where the 6 time Olympic champion will race in 100m. "I

• 25 July 2013
Tarabin 88.84m - Sets New World Lead

The 2013 Summer Universiade winner in javelin throw, Dmitriy Tarabin, highlighted the Russian outdoor championships day 3 in Moscow on Wednesday (24). The 21 year old

• 25 July 2013
Isinbayeva to End Career After Worlds

World record holder and two-time Olympic champion in pole vault Yelena Isinbayeva have decided to end her career after next month's athletics world championships

• 22 July 2013
Diamond League London Entry Lists

Pole Vault ATHLETE DATE OF

• 22 July 2013
Brianna Rollins Blazes 12.47 in Finland

Worlds season leader in 100m hurdles Brianna Rollins of the United States blazed to a victory in 100m hurdles clocking 12.47 seconds at the 2013 Savo Games in Lapinlahti

• 21 July 2013
Kevin Borlee Roars 44.73 at Belgium NC

The 2011 World Championships bronze medallist Kevin Borlee with an oustanding run of of 44.73 in 400m set one of the fastest times in the world this season at the Belgium

• 20 July 2013
Farah Breaks European 1500m Record

Mo Farah broke 28 -year old European record on Friday with a brilliant run in the 1500m at the IAAF Diamond League in Monaco. The double olympic champion in 5000m and 10000m

• 20 July 2013
Results Diamond League Monaco

Men 100 m Wind: -0.4 1 Justin Gatlin USA 9.94 2 Dentarius Locke USA 9.96 PB

• 19 July 2013
Makloufi Out of World Champs

The 2012 London Olympics 1500m Champion Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria withdrew on Thursday from next month's world championships in Moscow, Russia. The source says that the

• 19 July 2013
4th Jamaican Tests Positive in 4 Days

Traves Smikle, the Jamaican Discus Thrower has tested positive for banned substance. The athletes urine sample taken in June at Jamaican National Championships showed adverse

• 18 July 2013
Entry Lists Diamond League Monaco

World and Olympic champion Sally Pearson of Australia is returning to Monaco after having very successful races in the past years, she will be facing the newly

• 18 July 2013
Results - Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern

Results Men 100 m Wind: 0.0 1 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure NOR 10.07 SB

• 14 July 2013
Tyson Gay & Asafa Powell Test Positive

The list reads like a Who's Who among the world's best sprinters: Jamaican Asafa Powell, the former world-record holder at 100 meters. American champion Tyson Gay, who went out

• 14 July 2013
Nesta Carter Runs 9.87 in Madrid

IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid - Nesta Cater, a member of the Jamaican world record breaking 4x100m relay team at last year’s London Olympics, dominated the men's

• 10 July 2013
International Meeting Liege Start lists

Triathlon Men Triathlon Men 2 BROEDERS ARNE BEL 1993 3 ITANI

• 09 July 2013
Robles Roars in Sotteville - 13.18 in 110m H

Former world record holder Dyaron Robles of Cuba showed outstanding performance at the 2013 Sotteville-les-Rouen meeitng when he won the 110m hurdles in 13.18

• 08 July 2013
Start Lists - European Athletics Classic Meeting Sotteville lès Rouen

Men's Start Lists Women Start Lists

• 07 July 2013
Results Diamond League Paris

Men 200 m Wind: 0.2 1 Usain Bolt JAM 19.73 SB WL 2 Warren Weir JAM 19.92

• 06 July 2013
Pichardo - New Generation Triple Jumper

20 year old Pedro Pablo Pichardo of Cuba left a strong message to the worlds top triple jumpers by defeating Teddy Tamgho of France in the final attempt at the Lausanne

• 04 July 2013
Bondarenko Soars 2.41m in Lausanne

Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine highlighted the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Thursday, June 4 with his superb performance in the men's high jump. Ukrainian jumped 2.41m

• 04 July 2013
Lausanne Diamond League Results

Men 100 m Wind: 2.0 1 Tyson Gay USA 9.79 2 Asafa Powell JAM 9.88 SB

• 03 July 2013
Gay: I Respect Usain Bolt

2007 Wolrd 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay dealt with hip, groin and hamstring problems, meanwhile Usain Bolt was setting world records and picking up

• 02 July 2013
I'm Clean: Says Usain Bolt

Six time Olympic champion Usain Bolt arrived to Paris on Monday to compete at the IAAF Diamond League meeting Areva GP on Saturday, June 6. In a pre - meet

• 02 July 2013
Diamond League Lausanne Entry Lists

Women Discus Athlete DATE OF BIRTH Nation PB SB

• 01 July 2013
British Rising Star Judd Posts 1:59.85 (800m)

18 year old Jessica Judd of Great Britain surprised every one at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on Sunday by winning the women´s 800m setting a new personal

• 30 June 2013
France Wins Multi Events European Cup

French multi event team defeated Russian team at the European Cup Super League in Tallin, Estonia on Sunday June 30. The host team Estonia finished in third. Kevin Mayer led