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Jan 21 min read
Chebet smashes world 5km record with 13:54 in Barcelona
Image: Ziao Jiang / organisers Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high by running a stunning 13:54* to shatter...
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Dec 18, 20242 min read
Yang and Bonfim confirmed winners of World Athletics Race Walking Tour
Dan Vernom China’s Yang Jiayu and Brazil’s Caio Bonfim have been confirmed as the overall winners in the 2024 World Athletics Race...
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Dec 12, 20242 min read
Ratified: world records for Chebet, Duplantis, McLaughlin-Levrone, Chepngetich and Kawano
Image: Getty Images Women’s 10,000m 28:54.14 Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Eugene, 25 May 2024 Mixed 4x400m 3:07.41 United States (V Norwood, S...
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Dec 5, 20246 min read
World Athletics Council commits to action against gender-based violence
The World Athletics Council committed to taking action against gender-based violence and made a series of other decisions ranging from...
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Dec 3, 20243 min read
Unprecedented Levels of Testing in Athletics in Lead-Up to Olympic Games
There was substantially more testing of competitors in athletics ahead of the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games than in the lead-up to...
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Dec 2, 20245 min read
Hassan and Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year
Olympic champions Sifan Hassan and Letsile Tebogo have been announced as World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 ...
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Nov 12, 20241 min read
Finalists announced for 2024 Women's Rising Star Award
World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Women’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's...
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Nov 11, 20241 min read
Finalists announced for 2024 Men's Rising Star Award
World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Men’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best...
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Nov 7, 20242 min read
Honda signs sponsorship agreement to provide electrified vehicles at World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Honda Motor Co Ltd (Honda) has signed a sponsorship agreement with World Athletics ahead of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 as...
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Nov 5, 20242 min read
Finalists announced for 2024 Athlete of the Year awards
As the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2024 continues, the finalists for the Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed. The...
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Nov 3, 20241 min read
Full qualification system and ‘road to’ tool launches for World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25
The full qualification system, along with the ‘road to’ tracking tool, has been published for the World Athletics Indoor Championships...
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Oct 31, 20244 min read
World Athletics publishes findings of study into online abuse of athletes covering Paris Olympic Games
Fourth major study into online abuse raises concerns over continued levels of abuse of a racist or sexual nature Key findings: Racism and...
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Oct 31, 20242 min read
World Indoor Tour expands for 2025
The World Athletics Indoor Tour , now approaching its 10th year, has once again expanded with a packed 2025 calendar featuring more than...
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Oct 28, 20242 min read
Nominees announced for Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2024
As part of the World Athletics Awards 2024 , World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of five nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium...
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Oct 28, 20241 min read
Kejelcha breaks world half marathon record in Valencia
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha broke the world half marathon record* at the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich on Sunday (27),...
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Oct 25, 20242 min read
Ratified: Mahuchikh’s world high jump record
Senior world record: Women’s high jump 2.10m Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) Paris 7 July 2024 U20 world records: Men’s triple jump 17.66m...
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Oct 16, 20243 min read
Best photographs of 2024 to be recognised as part of World Athletics Awards
An award for the best athletics photographs of the year will once again be presented as part of the World Athletics Awards 2024 . Any...
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Oct 16, 20242 min read
Nominees announced for Field Athlete of the Year 2024
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2024 . World...
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Oct 16, 20242 min read
Updated voting process opens for 2024 World Athlete of the Year awards
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2024 . The...
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Oct 9, 20243 min read
World Athletics wins Organisation of the Year at BBC Green Sport Awards
World Athletics was named Elite Organisation of the Year at the BBC Green Sport Awards in London on Monday (7), in recognition of its...
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