There are 40 athletes shortlisted across four categories, featuring some of the standout performers of an unforgettable 2026 season, including. » Full Story
World Athletics announced today (Tuesday) that Nairobi will be the host city for the 2029 World Athletics Championships, ahead of London, Munich will host 2031. » Full Story
Nairobi and Munich have been selected to host the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships, respectively, following one of the strongest bidding processes in the history of the sport’s flagship event. » Full Story
The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship concluded in Budapest on Sunday (13) after three days of high-quality competition, sold-out sessions and a positive response from athletes, fans and media both inside the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre and around the world. » Full Story
Josh Kerr produced an outstanding performance to claim the men's 1500m title at the Ultimate Championships in Budapest on the final night. » Full Story
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 reached a thrilling climax on Sunday (13) as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and US compatriot Kenny Bednarek completed sprint doubles in the last track finals of the competition. » Full Story
Nine more leading stars of the sport capped their season by winning top honours at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 on Saturday (12). » Full Story
European Champion Georgia Hunter Bell finished second in the women's 1500m, clocking 3:57.72. In a tactical race that exploded into life over the final lap, Hunter Bell and the Diamond League winner, Kazimierska (POL) pulled away from the pack in the closing 200m before finishing runner-up. » Full Story
The evening got underway with the highly anticipated mixed 4x100m relay, where the Novuna GB & NI quartet finished third in a blisteringly fast contest. The USA claimed the inaugural title, with Jamaica in second. » Full Story
Athletes brought personality, anticipation and a glimpse of what is to come at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 as The Day Before – a new-look pre-event media programme – took place at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre on Thursday (10). » Full Story
The logo, mascot and slogan for the World Athletics Championships Beijing 27 (WCH Beijing 27) have been revealed to celebrate one year until the prestigious global event returns to China’s capital. » Full Story
Sony Corporation (Sony) and World Athletics are joining forces to introduce new broadcast innovations for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on 11-13 September. Sony will serve as an official global partner of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, providing its proprietary optical tracking technology to create a new visualisation of sprint finishes, as a proof of concept at the championship. » Full Story
To celebrate the new World Athletics Ultimate Championship, World Athletics is taking over Track & Field: Infinite, the most popular athletics experience on the online gaming platform Roblox, with a little help from Ultimate Legend Usain Bolt. » Full Story
World Athletics has launched a new official app, bringing live results, performance data, the latest content, games, rewards and more together in one personalised experience. The app, available on iOS and Android, can be downloaded by opening the link on a mobile device. It makes its debut ahead of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. » Full Story
Seiko will serve as the official timer of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26, taking place in the Hungarian capital from 11-13 September 2026. The role forms part of Seiko’s designation as an official global partner of the championship. » Full Story
The final entry lists for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 confirm that 381 athletes from 65 federations are set to compete in the Hungarian capital from 11-13 September. » Full Story
Global champions Jimmy Gressier, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Agnes Ngetich are among the 496 athletes entered for the World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26 on 19-20 September. » Full Story
Increased underlying revenues, excluding the Olympic Dividend, and a continued focus on financial management allowed World Athletics to boost investment in athletes, grants and development and innovation while maintaining a strong cash position in 2025, according to the organisation’s Annual Report and Accounts published today (4). » Full Story
TDK Corporation has been announced as an official global supporter of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship. As part of the partnership, TDK will provide a 'TDK Smart Javelin' – a javelin equipped with TDK sensors – to visualise performance data during a special javelin-throw demonstration session at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11-13. » Full Story
From 11-13 September 2026, Budapest will host the inaugural edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, the new global championship created by World Athletics to bring together the world's finest athletes in a single, spectacular competition. The Ultimate Championship has been designed to redefine the fan experience by combining world-class performances, innovation, and a television production created to engage audiences like never before. » Full Story
Less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos made history in the men's 400m hurdles at the Weltklasse, another world record fell at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Zurich as Masai Russell sped to a 12.09* clocking to win the women’s 100m hurdles. » Full Story
Brazil’s Alison dos Santos produced one of the most stunning performances of the year at the Weltklasse meeting, clocking a world 400m hurdles record of 45.80* at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday (27). » Full Story
Six newly-crowned European champions will be in action in live streams from the Germany and Switzerland this weekend and you can watch it all LIVE via European Athletics platforms. » Full Story
Side by side in the blocks while training in Florida, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Sha’Carri Richardson are each putting in the preparation to be the world’s best sprinter. » Full Story
UK Athletics is delighted to announce the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team heading to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the World Athletics Road Running Championships next month. Selections have been made based on performance aims designed to maximise medal success and top eight placings at these Championships. » Full Story
Three global gold medallists, four individual Hungarian athletes, and two Hungarian relay teams have been confirmed for the upcoming World Athletics Ultimate Championship through exceptional invitations. » Full Story
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha regained the world half marathon record*, running 56:51 at the Media Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires, a World Athletics Label road race, in the Argentinean capital on Sunday (23). » Full Story
Original song, written and performed by the pole vault world record-holder and two-time Olympic champion, with accompanying music video launch globally ahead of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship » Full Story
Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith wrote their names into the European Athletics Championships history books by helping the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team to 4x100m mixed relay gold, resulting in the team finishing in second place on the medal table. » Full Story
Abbie Donnelly became the first British woman to win a European Championships marathon medal on a memorable morning in Birmingham. Her bronze medal marked Britain's highest ever women's marathon finish at the championships, surpassing the previous best of ninth place by Kath Binns in 1982. » Full Story
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team continued their sprinting dominance at the Birmingham 2026 European Championships with a brilliant relay double gold. » Full Story
María Pérez claimed European gold in sensational style, clocking 1:30:06* to set a world record in the women’s half marathon race walk at the European Championships in Birmingham on Saturday (15). » Full Story
Georgia Hunter Bell and Jazmin Sawyers were among those to qualify for finals on the morning session of day six at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. » Full Story
Audrey Werro produced one of the moments of the championships tonight, holding off Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol in a sensational women’s 800m final to win gold in a championship record 1:54.81. » Full Story
Keely Hodgkinson and Zharnel Hughes both won silver as the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team took their medal tally to 10 at the Birmingham 2026 European Championships. » Full Story
Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland captain Jake Wightman was amongst the successful athletes in action on Friday morning at the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships. » Full Story
Millions of viewers across the UK and Europe are tuning in to free-to-air coverage of the European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026, with strong audience figures recorded across major public service broadcasters during the first three days of competition. » Full Story
Day 4 delivered another huge night at the European Athletics Championships – and we’ve wrapped up the best of the action in our latest highlights. » Full Story
Hunt (Marco Ariale) followed up her stellar gold in the women’s 100m with success over double the distance, as Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley, Michael J Ford) took bronze in the same event. » Full Story
Keely Hodgkinson and Jemma Reekie advanced to a star-studded women’s 800m final during the morning session of Day 4 at the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships. » Full Story
Matthew Hudson-Smith delivered a home-track masterclass on an unforgettable third night of the European Athletics Championships, storming to his third European 400m title in 44.17 – just 0.02 shy of the championship record. » Full Story
Matthew Hudson-Smith made history on his home track as he was crowned European 400m champion for a record third time on the third day of action at Birmingham 2026. » Full Story
Max Burgin and Ben Pattison booked their places in the men’s 800m final in the morning session of Day 3 of the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships. » Full Story
From Romell Glave bringing the Alexander Stadium crowd to its feet with European 100m gold, to Nadia Battocletti adding another major title to her collection, there was no shortage of drama on a memorable second day. » Full Story
In the first-ever men’s continental 100m final on British soil, Glave and Jeremiah Azu recorded a brilliant one-two to the delight of the home fans at the Alexander Stadium. » Full Story
Lina Nielsen delivered a huge personal best to qualify for the women’s 400m hurdles final alongside Emily Newnham in the morning session of Day 2 at the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships. » Full Story
The Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships burst into life on Monday night, with five champions crowned, huge performances and plenty of drama. » Full Story
Amy Hunt crowned herself the fastest woman in Europe as the first-ever European Athletics Championships to be staged on British soil got off to a golden start in Birmingham. » Full Story
Archie Yeo delivered a stunning final jump to qualify for his maiden European Athletics Championships long jump final on the morning session of Day 1 at Birmingham 2026. Yeo (Thames Valley Harriers, Matt Barton) was sitting outside of the top 12 ahead of his third and final jump at the Alexander Stadium but produced a jump of 7.92m to progress. » Full Story
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland team ended the World Athletics U20 Championships in style as they claimed a further two medals on the final day of action. » Full Story
Jake Wightman (Edinburgh AC, Steve Hartigan) will captain the 94 strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the 2026 European Athletics Championships, marking the first time the championships have been held in the UK » Full Story
That’s the ambition from European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov as the countdown to the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships reaches its final day. » Full Story
It was a super Saturday for the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland team at the World Athletics U20 Championships as they stormed to three medals on day four at Hayward Field to take their overall tally to four. » Full Story
There will be extensive coverage of the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships on 10-16 August, bringing the continent’s biggest track and field event to millions of people across the world. » Full Story
Predict the medalists at the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships on 10-16 August and be in with a chance of winning a VIP trip for two to the Valencia 2027 European Athletics Championships. » Full Story
Wyatt Larkins (Harrow AC, Jamie Bath) produced the throw of his life to clinch bronze in the men’s hammer throw (6kg) final on day three of the World Athletics U20 Championships. » Full Story
European Athletics and AIPS Europe (the European section of the International Sports Press Association) are pleased to announce the launch of an awards competition recognizing the best article and the best photograph produced during the European Athletics Championships, to be held in Birmingham (UK) from 10 to 16 August 2026. » Full Story
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland mixed 4x100m relay team created history in Eugene as they broke the world U20 record in their heat on day two of the World Athletics U20 Championships. » Full Story
Athletic Ventures (AV), the joint venture between UK Athletics, London Marathon Events and the Great Run Company, has submitted the final documents to World Athletics for its bid to bring the World Athletics Championships to London in 2029. » Full Story
Thea Brown (Sale Harriers Manchester, Ashley Bryant) and Jake Odey-Jordan (Be Fit Today Track Academy, Kevin Schnexnayder) stormed their way into medal contention on day one of the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, whilst 4x400m mixed relay team set a new U20 National Record. » Full Story
Development in athletics – both on and off the field of play – is in the spotlight as the sport prepares to welcome its rising stars to the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26. » Full Story
With one week to go until the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships (10-16 August), it is confirmed that the ten leading performances will each be rewarded with a Gold Crown and a performance bonus of €50,000. » Full Story
More than 1800 athletes from 147 member federations are entered for the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 taking place at Hayward Field between 5-9 August. » Full Story
A total of 98 athletes have been selected to represent Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham from 10-16 August. » Full Story
This weekend’s Swiss Championships in Zurich (25–26 July) will be streamed live on the European Athletics website (geoblocked in Switzerland) – and all eyes will be on Audrey Werro. » Full Story
UK Athletics can announce the full team list for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team heading to the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon later this summer. » Full Story
Wide range of innovations developed across broadcast, competition, event presentation, athlete experience and digital platforms for the inaugural edition of the global championship » Full Story
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland U18 team added a further seven medals to their tally on the final day of the European U18 Athletics Championships to finish top of the medal table. » Full Story
A sensational performance by Czechia's Linda Botková to break a 43-year-old European U20 record was the final highlight as the Rieti 2026 European Athletics Championships came to a stunning climax on Sunday (19). » Full Story
Bronson Hearn-Smith (Colchester Harriers AC, Stephen Garnham), Moyo Stumpenhusen (Rugby & Northampton AC, Gary Herrington), Samuel James (Kingston AC and Poly Harriers, James Wild) and Magnus Riddell (Tynedale Harriers & AC, Peter Venus) were the medallists on a successful day. » Full Story
Great Britain’s Josh Kerr achieved his much-publicised aim of breaking the long-standing world mile record with a stunning 3:42.66* run at the Novuna London Athletics Meet – this season’s 11th Wanda Diamond League meeting – on Saturday (18). » Full Story
Josh Kerr today produced the fastest mile of all-time, shattering the 27-year-old world record with a stunning run of 3:42.66 in front of sold out 60,000 London Stadium at a Novuna London Athletics Meeting to remember. » Full Story
At the Rieti 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships, athletes once again have a dedicated space to connect, unwind and enjoy activities beyond the track as the Athlete Zone returns following its successful debut at the Tampere 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships. » Full Story
It was a record-breaking day at the Rieti 2026 European Athletics Championships, with Kelly Doualla delivering a superb European U18 record to win the women's 100m. » Full Story
Scanes (Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC, Mike Reeves) won the European U18 men’s 3000m title in a time of 8:09.12, claiming the first gold of the Games. Teammate Finn Maclennan (Cambridge & Colderidge AC) finished eighth in 8:20.16. » Full Story
Before they become household names, watch Europe's best young athletes compete for continental glory at the Rieti 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships on 16-19 July. » Full Story
From 6–19 July, the Rieti 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships will bring together the continent's most exciting young talent as they compete for European titles—and you can watch every moment live. » Full Story
Multiple Olympic, World and European champions and world record holders feature on the official start lists for the Novuna London Athletics Meet taking place on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
Emmanuel Wanyonyi made his 1000m debut in sensational style, running 2:11.83* to break the long-standing world record at the Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS in Monaco on Friday (10). » Full Story
UK Athletics is pleased to announce the first selections for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team heading to Eugene later this summer for the World Athletics U20 Championships. » Full Story
Athlete development will be the focus on and off the field of play at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 following the launch of the Athletes Connect initiative. » Full Story
Eurovision Sport is making live athletics more accessible to fans than ever before with multilingual AI-generated commentary at the European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy (16–19 July). » Full Story
Five live events. World champions. Olympic medallists. Europe’s biggest athletics stars. Don’t miss a huge week of World Athletics Continental Tour action — streamed live on European Athletics channels. » Full Story
The future participation of the Russian and Belarusian Member Federations in athletics and various competition decisions were among the key topics discussed during the 241st World Athletics Council Meeting held via video conference on 1-2 July. » Full Story
A host of Britain’s biggest athletics names will join the world class start list for the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League series that will take place on Saturday, 18 July. » Full Story
The World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 (WU20 Oregon 26) has unveiled the medals set to be awarded to the world’s brightest rising stars on 5-9 August. » Full Story
UK Athletics are happy to announce the Novuna Great Britian and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the fifth edition of the European Athletics U18 Championships, which will take place in Rieti from the 16–19 July. » Full Story
The summer athletics season is heating up – and this week you can watch three World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meetings LIVE on the European Athletics channels. » Full Story
Noah Lyles has been announced as an Ultimate Star for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, taking place on 11-13 September in Budapest, Hungary. » Full Story
Max Burgin (GBR) and Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) will go head to head at the Novuna London Athletics Meet in the men’s 800m on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
World Athletics has released ‘From Commitment to Impact: 2026 Sustainability Report and Strategy Review’, a comprehensive look back at the impacts of its sustainability strategy since its release in 2020. » Full Story
The action keeps coming on European Athletics channels this week, with four live streams featuring world medallists, Olympians, rising stars and fast road racing from across Europe. » Full Story
Success Eduan (Anita Richardson, Sale Harriers Manchester), Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove AC) Georgia Hunter Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave Harriers), Lucy Hadaway (Matt Barton, City of York) and Jake Wightman (Steve Hartigan, Edinburgh AC) lit up the Alexander Stadium on the second and final day of action at the Novuna UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham. » Full Story
Magnificent 100m victories from Amy Hunt (Marco Airale) and Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon) were accompanied by Championship records from Marcia Sey (Lorna Boothe, Blackheath & Bromley) and Elise Thorner (Helen Clitheroe, Wells City Harriers) on a stacked day one of action at the Novuna UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham. » Full Story
The second phase of the Ultimate Fan Challenge has launched, giving the most passionate supporters of the sport a chance to win a VIP trip to attend the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship and to meet Usain Bolt. » Full Story
This weekend promises two fantastic days of championship athletics action, with FREE live streams* from both the Balkan Championships in Volos, Greece and the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham available on the European Athletics website on Saturday (20) and Sunday (21). » Full Story
Olympic long jump gold medallist and world champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has been announced as an Ultimate Star for the first edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, due to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 11-13 September. » Full Story
World 100m champion Oblique Seville (JAM) will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July. The 25-year-old, who ran a personal best of 9.77 to take victory in Tokyo 2025 - the first Jamaican since Usain Bolt in 2015 to win the 100m at the World Athletics Championships - is ranked equal-10th on the world all-time list. » Full Story
The World Athletics Continental Tour (WACT) returns with another packed week of world-class competition, streamed live and free from four exciting venues across Europe. » Full Story
World Athletics has retained its position in the top tier, moving into first place, in the Sixth Review of International Federation Governance conducted by the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). » Full Story
World finalist Ja’Kobe Tharp produced a stunning 12.75 run to break the world 110m hurdles record* at the NCAA Championships in Eugene on Wednesday (10). » Full Story
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has today published new guidelines for respectful media coverage of women’s athletics, designed to tackle the sexualization of women athletes in sports broadcasting. » Full Story
The Novuna London Athletics Meet will feature top international and home-grown para-athletics talent as part of a thrilling day of action at the London Stadium on 18 July. » Full Story
Jacob Adkin (Keswick AC, Robbie Simpson) delivered a dominant performance to win the senior men’s uphill title, leading from the gun to take gold in 49:21, over two minutes clear. He said: “It was tough, but my legs felt surprisingly good. I didn’t know what to expect. It’s a great feeling. It was a good course. I don’t have the words right now, but it was a good day.” » Full Story
Jan Torrella took Spain's first title of the Ljubljana-Kamnik 2026 European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia on Sunday (7), as he won the senior men's Up and Down race, with Germany's Hanna Gröber taking the senior women's title on a memorable final day of action in Slovenia. » Full Story
Experience was the key to victory as France's Frederic Tranchand and Switzerland's Judith Wyder took home gold medals in the trail races at the Ljubljana-Kamnik European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia on Saturday (5). » Full Story
There was a British double in the senior races and shared gold medals in BOTH the U20 races as the Uphill events launched the Ljubljana-Kamnik European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia on Friday (5). » Full Story
World Athletics is proud to announce that the sustainable event management system it has developed to embed sustainability into its operations across the sport has been re-certified to ISO 20121:2024, the globally-recognised standard that guides organisations to integrate sustainability into every facet of their event planning and execution. » Full Story
European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov is urging athletes to seize the "challenge and an opportunity" at the third edition of the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships which gets underway on Friday (5) in Ljubljana-Kamnik with all three days being streamed live on the European Athletics YouTube channel. » Full Story
US distance runner Sara Hall has been announced as an official ambassador for RUN X™, joining world 10,000m champion Jimmy Gressier in promoting the first World Treadmill Championship. » Full Story
Fitness and wellness facilities around the world can now register to join the RUN X™ network, as Technogym and World Athletics confirm further details of the first World Treadmill Championship. » Full Story
Following the successful first edition of the European Running Championships, held in Brussels-Leuven 2025, Belgrade has been awarded the honour of hosting the second edition of this unique event. » Full Story
Venezuela has been named winner of the Kids’ Athletics Day Challenge after engaging more than three million children during this year’s month-long global campaign. » Full Story
EBU and European Athletics extend landmark partnership to 2031 European Athletics and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have agreed a major rights extension through the end of 2031, securing free-to-air coverage of the continent’s premier athletics events and reinforcing one of international sport’s most enduring and successful partnerships. » Full Story
World records by Josh Hoey, Yomif Kejelcha and Toshikazu Yamanishi have been ratified by World Athletics, while world U20 records by Saron Berhe, Cooper Lutkenhaus and Gout Gout are also now official. » Full Story
Olympic and world indoor champion Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) - the world indoor 800m record holder with 1:54.87 - will race over 800m at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
A talented squad of 32 athletes has been selected to represent the U20 Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2026 Mannheim International Gala in Germany, taking place from 13–14 June 2026. » Full Story
The outdoor season is officially heating up — and this week European Athletics is bringing you SEVEN live-streamed events packed with world-class stars, record threats, and must-watch moments. » Full Story
European Athletics is pleased to announce the renewal of its long-standing partnership with Polanik, extending the agreement for a further four-year cycle from 2027 to 2030. » Full Story
The stage is set for a spectacular night of distance racing at the European 10,000m Cup in La Spezia on Saturday (21) — and you can watch every lap live. » Full Story
Reigning world and Diamond League champions Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) and Cordell Tinch (USA) will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet for the first time on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
UK Athletics can announce the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) throws team for the Halplus Werfertage competition taking place in Halle, Germany, on the 16 and 17 May. » Full Story
UK Athletics has confirmed the selection of eight athletes to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2026 European 10,000m Cup, taking place in La Spezia, Italy, on Saturday 23 May. » Full Story
European Athletics is pleased to announce the extension of its successful partnership with CONICA through to 2030, reinforcing a long-term collaboration built on innovation, quality and a shared commitment to the development of athletics across Europe. » Full Story
The meeting features a fascinating men’s 1500m including Belgium’s world 5000m silver medallist Isaac Kimeli, Great Britain’s 2023 world 800m bronze medallist Ben Pattison, twice European U23 cross country champion Will Barnicoat and Tokyo Olympic 1500m finalist Michal Rozmys from Poland. » Full Story
UK Athletics can announce the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the Trail, Up-and-Down, and Uphill disciplines at the European Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia from 5-7 June. » Full Story
Children around the world are celebrating five years of Kids’ Athletics Day by getting involved in the month-long campaign to inspire at least 700,000 more young people to get moving in 2026 » Full Story
Following an outstanding month of performances—highlighted by the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Brasilia, major European road races and winter throws competitions —we’re inviting fans to choose their top athletes from a shortlist of five women and five men. » Full Story
The first relay teams have qualified for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 after the mixed 4x100m and mixed 4x400m finals at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 on Sunday (3). » Full Story
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland mixed 4x400m relay team earned bronze and a spot at the World Ultimate Championships on the final day of World Relays action in Botswana. A total of five relay teams qualified a spot at the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. » Full Story
Jamaica’s Ackeem Blake, Tina Clayton, Kadrian Goldson and Tia Clayton stormed to their second mixed 4x100m world record* of the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, running 39.62 to win the final on Sunday (3). » Full Story
The Novuna GB & NI Team made a statement of intent on day one of the 2026 World Relays in Gaborone, clocking world leading times in both the mixed 4x400m relay and the women’s 4x400m relay heats. » Full Story
The first eight teams in each relay event at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 have secured their places for the World Athletics Championships Beijing 27 following the opening day of competition on Saturday (2). » Full Story
The Jamaican quartet of Ackeem Blake, Tina Clayton, Kadrian Goldson and Tia Clayton stormed to a mixed 4x100m world record* in the very first event of the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 on Saturday (2). » Full Story
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo joined local children in Gaborone on Friday (1) for a special Kids’ Athletics Day activation on the eve of the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26. » Full Story
UK Athletics has confirmed the team of marathon athletes representing Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham. » Full Story
Lee Thompson (Sheffield & Dearne, John Henson) has been named team captain for the Novuna GB & NI team at the 2026 World Relays in Botswana. » Full Story
History will be made in Botswana this weekend as the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 sees the global competition take place in Africa for the first time. » Full Story
UK Athletics can announce the selection of Cameron Corbishley (club:Medway and Maidstone, coach:Andi Drake) to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team in the marathon race walk at the European Championships in Birmingham this summer. » Full Story
Italy’s Nadia Battocletti retained the women’s overall title in the 2025/26 World Athletics Cross Country Tour, while Kenya’s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang won the men’s title. » Full Story
In their first head-to-head since the incredible 400m final at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Olympic silver medallist and European record holder Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) will line up against Olympic champion Quincy Hall (USA) at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
With just over four months to go, demand for the first-ever World Athletics Ultimate Championship has been extraordinary. Now, in response to overwhelming interest, even more fans will have the chance to be part of this new global showdown on 11-13 September. » Full Story
This will be the first time the championships will be held under its new name of the European Trail Running Championships having been staged between 2022 and 2026 as the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships. » Full Story
Sabastian Sawe made history at the TCS London Marathon by becoming the first man to officially break two hours for the distance, winning the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in a world record* of 1:59:30. » Full Story
European Athletics has announced that Glasgow will host the 33rd SPAR European Cross Country Championships in 2027, following a successful bid process led by UK Athletics (UKA). » Full Story
Glasgow has been awarded the 2027 SPAR European Cross Country Championships on the first day of the European Athletics Council Meeting in Birmingham on Friday (24). » Full Story
Silesia has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2028 edition of the European Athletics Championships on the first day of the European Athletics Council Meeting in Birmingham on Friday (24). » Full Story
The medals that the world’s best relay runners will compete for at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 have been unveiled, with 10 days to go to the global event on 2-3 May. » Full Story
UK Athletics can today announce the first athletes selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team at the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in Ljubljana-Kamnik, Slovenia from 5-7 June. » Full Story
The entry lists for the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 have been published, confirming a strong global line-up for the eighth edition of the event, set to take place in the capital of Botswana on 2-3 May. » Full Story
The World Athletics Nationality Review Panel has today refused the applications of 11 athletes seeking to transfer their allegiance to Türkiye. » Full Story
Global sprint superstars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Letsile Tebogo have been announced as Ultimate Stars for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, confirming they will be competing at the inaugural edition of the new global championship with 150 days to go until the event kicks off. » Full Story
With 100 days to go until the Novuna London Athletics Meet (Saturday 18 July), organisers have confirmed that reigning world silver medallist Amy Hunt will lead the British women’s contingent over 200m alongside highly decorated Novuna GB & NI teammates Dina Asher-Smith - former world champion - and British star Daryll Neita. » Full Story
Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading airline, has been announced as the Official Airline Partner for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, bringing its reach and momentum to one of the most exciting new events in global sport. » Full Story
Sprint stars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Letsile Tebogo have been announced as ambassadors for the World Athletics Kids’ Athletics programme, with just one month to go to Kids’ Athletics Day on 7 May. » Full Story
World Athletics has outlined a landmark strategic roadmap for the future of distance running with the creation of a World Athletics Marathon Championships from 2030. » Full Story
Following an outstanding month of performances—highlighted by the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze—we’re inviting fans to choose their top athletes from a shortlist of five women and five men. » Full Story
Four athletes have been selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the IAU 100km World Championships in Ames, Spain. » Full Story
Newly crowned World Indoor 3000m Champion, Josh Kerr, has confirmed that he will attempt to break the men’s mile world record at the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League series, on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
Entry lists have been published for the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26, with 333 athletes from 40 countries set to compete in the Brazilian capital on 12 April. » Full Story
World Athletics has made the exceptional decision to allow additional female USA Track and Field (USATF) athletes to run at the 2026 World Road Running Championships (WRRC) following the extraordinary nature of an incident at the recent USATF Half-Marathon Championships that acted as a qualifier for the upcoming event in Copenhagen. » Full Story
The partnership, which sees Debswana contribute P16 million ($1,171,698) sponsorship towards the World Relays, scheduled to take place on 2-3 May at the National Stadium, reinforces the shared commitment of both parties in advancing Botswana’s position globally through one of the most significant international sporting events to be hosted in the country. » Full Story
British mile record holder and newly crowned world indoor 3000m champion Josh Kerr will compete in the historic Emsley Carr Mile - a prestigious, annual invitational event held in the UK - at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
Cameron Corbishley (Andi Drake, Medway and Maidstone) will represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the 2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Brasilia, Brazil on the 12 April 2026. » Full Story
The World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 delivered the highest-quality edition in the history of the championships, underlining its status as a key milestone in a packed global athletics calendar. » Full Story
A world record and two championship records on the final evening ensured that the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 ended in superb style on Sunday (22). » Full Story
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland delivered a record-breaking finale to the World Athletics Indoor Championships, storming to three world titles in just 30 minutes. » Full Story
Bahamian hurdles star Devynne Charlton equalled her own world record* to secure her third successive world indoor 60m hurdles title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 on Sunday (22). » Full Story
The final morning session of the World Indoor Championships in Poland opened with plenty of field action from Novuna GB & NI team, with the women’s 4x400m relay team progressing to the final later in the day. » Full Story
World and Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis will swap the pole vault runway for the recording studio to create the anthem for the groundbreaking World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. » Full Story
A world record by Simon Ehammer in the heptathlon, plus championship records by pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and 400m sprinter Christopher Morales Williams highlighted a thrilling second day of action at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 on Saturday (21). » Full Story
Saturday night at the 2026 World Indoor Championships delivered for the Novuna GB & NI’s first medal of the competition — and it was gold. Josh Kerr (Edinburgh, Danny Mackey) reclaimed his World Indoor title in the men’s 3000m. » Full Story
Simon Ehammer regained his heptathlon title with a world record score of 6670 at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 on Saturday (21). » Full Story
Call for unity and further collaboration among global anti-doping stakeholders Emphasis on the importance of moving beyond compliance and investment in new research » Full Story
On day two of the 2026 World Indoor Championships, Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley, Michael J Ford) and Amy Hunt (Marco Airale) progressed to the next round in the 60m, whilst Keely Hodgkinson (Leigh, Trevor Painter) confidently qualified for the 800m final. » Full Story
An incredibly tight 60m final saw Novuna GB & NI athlete Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff, Helen James) miss out on the podium, finishing fourth by 0.01 seconds. He set a new Welsh record and became the second-fastest Brit of all time on the route to the final. Meanwhile, team captain Georgia Hunter Bell (Belgrave Harriers, Trevor Painter) confidently confirmed her place in the 1500m final on Sunday. » Full Story
The opening session of the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland saw four athletes of the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team progress to their respective semi finals after a strong morning on the track. Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff, Helen James), Keely Hodgkinson (Leigh, Trevor Painter) and Ben Pattison (Basingstoke & Mid Hants, Dave Ragan) all won their heats, while Issy Boffey (Enfield & Haringey, Luke Gunn) also advanced. » Full Story