Athletics News
• 10 September 2021
Swiss dreams meet African excellence in Vienna’s comeback marathon
Vienna Marathon elite runners: Fabienne Schlumpf and Tadesse Abraham, the two Swiss record holders, will be running together for first time the Vienna City Marathon.
• 10 September 2021
Warholm and Lasitskene in the Spotlight at the 100th ISTAF Berlin on Sunday
Mariya Lasitskene, Karsten Warholm, Johannes Vetter, Malaika Mihambo and Valarie Allman will compete at the centenary anniversary of ISTAF Berlin on Sunday.
• 10 September 2021
Sidorova, Rojas and Duplantis highlight Diamond League Final in Zurich
Anzhelika Sidorova, Yulimar Rojas and Armand Duplantis were in the spotlight at the Weltklasse Zurich in front of 20000 enthusiastic spectators, on Thursday.
• 09 September 2021
Strong Japanese quartet in Vienna’s comeback marathon
With a strong quartet of Japanese elite runners headed by Kento Kikutani the Vienna City Marathon will go ahead for the first time since April 2019 on Sunday.
• 09 September 2021
Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League Final Results and Preview
Seventeen Olympic champions in individual events to headline 2021 Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League Final.
• 07 September 2021
Kenenisa Bekele and Hiwot Gebrekidan lead powerful Ethiopian Challenge in Berlin
The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON will get underway on Sunday, September 26 with high quality elite fields led by the Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele.
• 06 September 2021
Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce sets Polish all-comers record with 10.81
Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce won the women’s 100m in 10.81 and set a new Polish all comers record at the Memorial Kamila Skolimowska at the Slaski Stadium in Chorzow.
• 05 September 2021
Kamila Skolimowska memorial 2021 preview
Multiple olympic medallists will be in the spotlight at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting on Sunday, September 5.
• 04 September 2021
Duplantis, Hassan and Cherry set Brussels Diamond League Meeting Records
Armand Duplantis, Sifan Hassan and Michael Cherry broke meeting records in in front of 28000 fans at the penultimate leg of the Wanda Diamond League in Brussels.
• 03 September 2021
Tokyo Olympic Stars prepare to shine at centenary ISTAF meeting in Berlin
Olympic Stars prepare to shine at Centenary ISTAF meeting in Berlin with Tokyo on September 12, contests renewed in high jump, long jump and discus.
• 02 September 2021
Duplantis, Hassan, Thiam and Asher Smith in the spotlight in Brussels
Armand Duplantis, Sifan Hassan, Nafissatou Thiam and Dina Asher Smith will headline the Memorial Ivo Van Damme Bruels Diamlond League on Friday.
• 02 September 2021
Gelete Burka and Fabienne Schlumpf Head Vienna City Marathon Field
Gelete Burka and Fabienne Schlumpf will head the women’s field of the Vienna City Marathon. Around 25,000 runners have registered for the 12 September race.
• 01 September 2021
Nagoya Women’s Marathon 2022 to be held in Japan on March 13
The Nagoya Women’s Marathon is pleased to announce its plan to hold the 2022 edition with 22,000 participants, on the same scale as before the Covid-19.
• 30 August 2021
Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw Smashes World Half Marathon Record
Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw smashed the women's World half marathon record with an amazing 1:03:44 at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Larne, Northern Ireland.
• 28 August 2021
Duplantis, Thompson Herah and Nyonsaba set meeting records in Paris
Armand Duplantis, Elaine Thompson and Francine Nyonsaba highlighted the Wanda Diamond League meeting in the Paris Charlety Stadium with three meeting records.
• 28 August 2021
Paris Diamond League Meeting Preview
Jamaican star Elaine Thompson Herah will headline the women’s 100m race at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Paris Charlety Stadium on Saturday.
• 26 August 2021
Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce blazes 10.60 to win 100m in Lausanne
Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce stormed to a new personal best of 10.60 in the women's 100m at the Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday.
• 26 August 2021
Ilya Ivanyuk wins the high Jump at Athletissima in Lausanne
World outdoor bronze medallist Ilya ivanyuk won the men’s high jump competition at the City Event held at the Place de l’Europe in the Lausanne centre on Wednesday evening, on
• 26 August 2021
Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League Preview
Elaine Thompson Herah in the women’s 100m and Karsten Warholm in the men’s 400m will headline Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League meet on Thursday.
• 22 August 2021
Berlin Half Marathon: Jepkosgei (65:16) breaks Sifan Hassan’s course record, Felix Kipkoech (58:57)
SCC EVENTS / Petko BeierJoyciline Jepkosgei took the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON with a spectacular course record of 65:16. The 27 year-old Kenyan smashed the mark of Dutch
• 21 August 2021
Elaine Thompson-Herah Clocks Unbelievable 10.54 in the 100m in Eugene
Jamaica's Olympic champion Elaine Thompson clocked 10.54 the second fastest 100m in history at the Eugene Diamond League Prefontaine Classic.
• 21 August 2021
Olympic re-matches and World record attempt set for Eugene Diamond League
Twenty-two Olympic gold medallists from the recent Tokyo Games will be in the spotlight at the 46th edition of the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene.
• 20 August 2021
Over 20,000 runners will run the Generali Berlin Half Marathon Sunday
Former world half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei and several world class runners will feature Generali Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday, August 22.
• 17 August 2021
Entry Standards for the 2022 European Athletics Championships Announced
European Athletics announced on Tuesday the entry standards and the qualifying system for the 2022 Championships.
• 15 August 2021
Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa Stunts with 9.86 to Smash Kenyan 100m National Record
Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa destroyed his own Kenyan national 100m record with a stunning 9.86 at the Josko Lauf Meeting in Austria on Friday.
• 14 August 2021
Ethiopian Legend Kenenisa Bekele will run Berlin Marathon
Kenenisa Bekele announced on Thursday he will race the iconic Berlin Marathon on September 26.
• 12 August 2021
World Athletics Junior U20 Championships Entry Lists
See the provisional entry lists for the World Athletics Junior U20 championships Nairobi 2021.
• 08 August 2021
Eliud Kipchoge defends Olympic Marathon Title
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge solidified his legend status by successfully defending his Olympic marathon title on Sunday morning in Sapporo, Japan.
• 07 August 2021
Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes 1500m, Sifan Hassan wins second gold in Tokyo
Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 1500m gold setting a new Olympic and European record with 3:28.32, Sifan Hassan won the 10000m to claim her second gold in Tokyo.
• 06 August 2021
Miller Uibo defends 400m title, Felix wins 10th Olympic medal
Athletics day 8 Tokyo Olympic Games: Shaunae Miller Uibo defended her 400m title title while Alyson Felix won her 10th Olympic medal by taking third.
• 05 August 2021
Ryan Crouser narrowly misses shot put world record
Ryan Crouser successfully defended his Olympic title with the greatest series in the shot put history.
• 04 August 2021
Sydney McLaughlin breaks World record to win gold in the 400m hurdles in Tokyo
The USA's Sydney McLaughlin broke the World record with an amazing run of 51.46 seconds to win the gold medal in the 400m hurdles final at the Tokyo Olympics.
• 03 August 2021
Warholm obliterates 400m hurdles world record with 45.94 to win Olympic gold
Karsten Warholm obliterated his own 400m hurdles World record with an unbelievable run of 45.94 seconds to win the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo on Tuesday.
• 02 August 2021
Jasmine Camacho Quinn wins historic Olympic title for Puerto Rico
Jasmine Camacho Quinn became the first-ever Puerto Rican track and field athlete to win an Olympic gold medal by claiming the women’s 100m hurdles final in 12.37.
• 01 August 2021
Marcell Lamont Jacobs surprises with Olympic 100m gold
Tokyo Olympic Games men's 100m final: European Indoor champion Marcell Lamont Jacobs from Italy shocked everyone by winning the Olympic 100m gold medal with 9.80.
• 01 August 2021
Rojas smashes triple jump world record with 15.67
Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas set a new triple jump world record on the third day of the Athletics competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games on Sunday.
• 31 July 2021
Elaine Thompson-Herah wins Olympic 100m Final
Tokyo Olympics women's 100m Final: Elaine Thompson-Herah won the final in 10.61, the 2nd fastet time in history, as Jamaican women swept the podium.
• 31 July 2021
Blessing Okagbare expelled from Tokyo after testing positive for HGH
Nigeria’s sprint star Blessing Okagbare tested positive for doping HGH and has been expelled from Tokyo Olympics the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Saturday.
• 30 July 2021
Barega takes the Olympic gold medal in the 10000m
Ethiopia's Selemon Barega outran several runners including World record holder Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo to win the Olympic men's 10,000m gold in Tokyo.
• 30 July 2021
The head-to-head clashes to watch at the Olympic Games
Preview and top head-to-head clashes to watch for the number one Olympic games sport, the Athletics, in Tokyo 2020.
• 29 July 2021
Swiss Sprinter Alex Wilson Suspended for Doping
Swiss Sprinter Alex Wilson who ran a sensational European 100m record of 9.84 and a 200m PB of 19.89 last week in Georgia has been suspended from sports for doping.
• 23 July 2021
Five time World Champion Geoffrey Kamworor withdraws from Tokyo Olympics
The three-time half marathon and two-time cross country World champion Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics due to an ankle injury.
• 19 July 2021
Alex Wilson stunts with European 100m record and sub 20-second 200m in Georgia
Switzerland sprinter Alex Wilson impressed by breaking the European 100m (9.84) and by clocking 19.89 in the 200m at the Georgia Games on Sunday.
• 14 July 2021
Katir breaks Spanish record in the 3000m with 7:27.65 in Gateshead
Mohamed Katir clocked the third fastest time in history in Europe of 7:27.65 to win the 3000m at the Gateshead Diamond League meet on Tuesday.
• 13 July 2021
Gateshead Diamond League Preview: Thompson, Bromell, Vetter, Johnson Thompson in spotlight
Thompson-Herah and Bromell will highlight sprints events while Vetter and Johnson-Thompson will headline field events at the Gateshead Diamond League on Tuesday.
• 10 July 2021
Kipyegon, Cheruiyot and Warholm in the spotllight in Monaco
Faith Kipyegon, Timothy Cheruiyot and Karsten Warholm grabbed the headlines at the 35th edition of the EBS Herculis Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
• 09 July 2021
Middle distance races, Warholm and US sprinters in the spotlight at Herculis EBS in Monaco
High quality middle distance clashes, Karsten Warholm and Jamaican and US sprinters will highlight Monaco Diamond League, Herculis, on Friday.
• 06 July 2021
Thompson, Simbine and Bol impress at Gyulai Istvan Memorial
Elaine Thompson's 10.71, Akani Simbine's new African record 10.84 and Femke Bol's 2nd consecutive sub 53 in 400m H highlighted Gyulai Istvan Memorial on Tueday.
• 06 July 2021
Norman faces Van Niekerk for the first time in Szekesfehrvar
The US Olympic Trials champion Michael Norman will go head-to-head against Olympic champion Wayde Van Niekerk for the first time at the Gyulai István Memorial today.