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
On the eve of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe thanked the athletes who are preparing to compete at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Torun from 20-22 March and paid tribute to the enduring appeal of the event. » Full Story
Host city decisions reflect World Athletics’ strategy to take major events to emerging markets and build on multi-year athletics journey through China » Full Story
Georgia Hunter Bell (coach:Trevor Painter, club:Belgrave Harriers) will lead the 26 squad as captain for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. » Full Story
Joe Wigfield (Wirral AC, Craig Winrow) and Alex Bell (Pudsey & Bramley AC, Andrew Henderson) mark the first selections for the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland team at the World Road Running Championships later in the year. » Full Story
'Running for Clean Air' expands to three continents, five events in two years, as one of the most comprehensive athlete health and air quality monitoring programmes in athletics. » Full Story
Charismatic track star Karsten Warholm will make a welcome return to the London Stadium when he competes at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July. » Full Story
The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), in partnership with World Athletics, is again inviting fans across the world to nominate moments that epitomise fair play with a view to recognising one standout athlete or moment at the World Athletics Awards later this year. » Full Story
Czechia Volodymyr Myslyvcuk threw the first 80 metre throw in the men's hammer for 17 years at a European Throwing Cup to win gold in another thrilling day in Nicosia on Sunday (15). » Full Story
A world lead and national record from Denmark's Katrine Koch Jacobsen was among the highlights of a dramatic first day at the Nicosia 2026 European Throwing Cup. » Full Story
Entry lists have been published for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, with a total of 674 athletes from 118 member federations set to compete at the global indoor showpiece from 20-22 March. » Full Story
The 2026 European Throwing Cup gets underway in Nicosia, Cyprus this weekend (14-15) — and you can watch every throw live from 09:00 CET both days on the European Athletics website. » Full Story
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland (GB & NI) squad delivered an exceptional set of performances at the IAU 50km World Championships in New Delhi, India, with Alex Milne and Naomi Robinson capturing the individual world titles and leading both the men’s and women’s teams to dominant gold medal victories. » Full Story
The 2026 European Throwing Cup lands in Nicosia, Cyprus this weekend (14–15 March) — and you can watch every throw live from 09:00 CET both days on the European Athletics website. » Full Story
World and Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis added another centimetre to his own world pole vault record*, clearing 6.31m at the Mondo Classic - a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting - in Uppsala on Thursday (12). » Full Story
More than 280 meetings are so far included in this year’s calendar, which is divided into four levels – Gold, Silver, Bronze and Challenger. The status of each meeting is determined by the quality of competition and prize money on offer. » Full Story
World Athletics has launched the World Athletics Ultimate Fan Challenge, a global competition designed to find the sport’s most passionate supporter ahead of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest on 11-13 September 2026. » Full Story
Three-time world cross-country champion Jacob Kiplimo returned to the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon – the scene of his record-breaking performance five years ago – and triumphed in a world record of 57:20* at the World Athletics Elite Label road race on Sunday (8). » Full Story
Five nominees have been selected in both the women’s and men’s categories based purely on performances achieved throughout the month of February. » Full Story
World Athletics is calling on its Member Federations, Area Associations, coaches, technical officials, administrators, athletes and partners worldwide to pledge their time and expertise to mentor women and girls across all areas of the sport, as a commitment to closing the gender gap in athletics. » Full Story
UK Athletics has confirmed 29 athletes for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Torun, Poland (20-22 March) » Full Story
UK Athletics (UKA) has announced the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays, Gaborone, Botswana (2-3 May). » Full Story
European bronze medallist Francesco Fortunato took almost 13 seconds off the world short track record* when winning the 5000m race walk in 17:54.48 at the Italian Indoor Championships in Ancona on Saturday (28). » Full Story
The nomination process for the 2027 World Athletics Council elections has been launched ahead of the World Athletics Elective Congress in Beijing, China. » Full Story
Tickets for the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 are now available for purchase. Fans can buy tickets at TrackTownTickets.com, with five-day packages starting at just US$75.00 and three-day weekend packages starting at US$50.00. » Full Story
Eleven athletes have secured wild card places for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 as winners of the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Tour following the final Gold level meeting of the series in Torun on Sunday (22). » Full Story
The world’s best athletes are back in action this week — and you can catch every explosive moment on the European Athletics YouTube channel. » Full Story
Just three days on from Keely Hodgkinson's sensastional new 800m world record, European superstars are setting their sights on more records at the 10K Facsa Castellon on Sunday (22) and you can see it all LIVE from 8:45 CET on the European Athletics YouTube channel. » Full Story
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson produced the standout moment of the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF, taking almost a second off the world short track 800m record with 1:54.87* at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Liévin on Thursday (19). » Full Story
New Zealand’s shot put superstar Dame Valerie Adams has been named as the World Athletics ambassador for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, which will be held from 20-22 March. » Full Story
UK Athletics has confirmed the first five athletes selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team in the marathon at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham. » Full Story
On a day with no less than 18 finals, Renee Regis (club: Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, coach: Darren Braithwaite), Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff, Helen James) and Hannah Nuttall (Charnwood, Helen Clitheroe) were among the stand-out performers on the second and final day of action at the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham. » Full Story
Japan's Toshikazu Yamanishi clocked a world record of 1:20:34* at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze meeting – in Kobe on Sunday (15). » Full Story
There were stand-out gold-medal winning performances from Dina Asher-Smith (club: Blackheath & Bromley, coach: Michael J Ford), Molly Caudery (Thames Valley, Stuart Caudery), Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff, Helen James), as well as a blistering British record time in the women’s 800m heats from Keely Hodgkinson (Leigh, Trevor Painter), as ten British champions were crowned on day one of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham. » Full Story
USA’s Khaleb McRae produced the highlight performance at the Tyson Invitational – a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting – in Fayetteville on Friday (13), clocking a world short track 400m record of 44.52*. » Full Story
A US quartet of Clay Pender, Luke Houser, Luciano Fiore and Sean Dolan took a second off the world short track 4x800m record* with their winning time of 7:10.29 at the Penn Classic in Philadelphia on Friday (6). » Full Story
World Athletics and the LA28 Organising Committee have published the updated athletics competition timetable by session and event for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. » Full Story
Six World Athletics Indoor Tour meetings and the premier cross country event for running clubs will be streamed live this week on the European Athletics platforms — featuring Olympic medallists, world champions, rising stars and Femke Bol's hugely anticipated 800m debut. » Full Story
The world 5000m short track record of 12:44.09 set by USA’s Grant Fisher in Boston on 14 February 2025 has been ratified by World Athletics. » Full Story
With momentum building towards the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze (20–22 March), the indoor season continues to gather pace with six World Athletics Indoor Tour meetings streamed live across Europe this week. » Full Story
An additional three athletes have been selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2025 World 50k Running Championships in New Delhi, India, on March 14th 2026. » Full Story
Josh Hoey had said he was excited to take a shot at the world 800m short track record in Boston and he was right on target as he clocked 1:42.50* to improve the 28-year-old mark at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix – the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the season – on Saturday (24). » Full Story
Don’t miss the action live from 18:00 CET on Thursday (22) on the European Athletics website as sprint champions go head-to-head at the BAUHAUS Galan Indoor in Stockholm. » Full Story
The WCH Tokyo 25 competition apparel of three-time sprint gold medallist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Camryn Rogers, who retained her hammer title with an 80.51m championship record in the Japanese capital, head up an impressive list of donations during 2025 which are today inducted into the 3D online platform of the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA). » Full Story
UK Athletics has today confirmed that the Novuna UK Athletics Outdoor Championships will return to Birmingham in 2026, with the nation’s best athletes set to compete at the Alexander Stadium on 20–21 June. » Full Story
European Athletics will stream at least 20 World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver, Bronze and Challenger level meetings in the build-up to the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze (Torun) from 20-22 March. » Full Story
The Power of 10, the UK’s most popular athletics rankings and results website, is taking a break for a couple of weeks, and will be temporarily offline as it completes its transition to a brand-new digital platform. » Full Story
An overall ninth place for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in Florida, with the junior men’s team securing a close 5th place in the team event. » Full Story
The opening press conference for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Tallahassee 26 brought together past and present champions and provided World Athletics President Sebastian Coe the perfect platform to reinforce the importance of the event and the discipline, particularly in such a busy year for the sport. » Full Story
Alex Millard (coach:Mark Coogan, club: Invicta East Kent) will lead the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday 10th January. » Full Story
President Sebastian Coe has confirmed at the culmination of his official visit to Jamaica that World Athletics will provide financial and technical support and resources to be distributed through the National Federation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. » Full Story
CAMB.AI, the localisation infrastructure company for the internet, has teamed up with European Athletics to change how sports brands connect and communicate with their fanbase. » Full Story
A team of 20 athletes has been selected for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the World Cross Country in Tallahassee, Florida on the 10th of January. » Full Story
World champions Maria Perez of Spain and Evan Dunfee of Canada have been confirmed as the overall winners in the 2025 World Athletics Race Walking Tour following the conclusion of the Tour in Dublin on Sunday. » Full Story
The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 earned platinum level recognition against the Athletics for a Better World (ABW) Standard, the tiered evaluation system implemented by World Athletics that measures an event’s achievements in sustainable delivery. » Full Story
Described by European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov as "one of the best ever" SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Lagoa 2025 had a record number of participants, featuring in seven thrilling races. » Full Story
Nadia Battocletti (ITA) and Innes FitzGerald (GBR) retained their titles as Thierry Ndikumwenayo (ESP) pipped world 10,000m champion Jimmy Gressier (FRA) in a thrilling day at the Lagoa 2025 SPAR European Cross Country Championships on Sunday (14). » Full Story
A total of six medals for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2026 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal. Megan Keith (coach:Ross Cairns, club:Inverness) won a brilliant silver in the senior women's, as Innes FitzGerald (Gavin Pavey, Exeter) won her third consecutive individual title in the U20. » Full Story
On the eve of the Lagoa 2025 SPAR European Cross Country Championships on Sunday 14 December, European champion on track, road and cross country Nadia Battocletti said the course evoked childhood memories as she prepared for her title defence. » Full Story
Izzy Fry (coach:Sonia McGeorge, club:Newbury) has been selected to lead the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa on Sunday, 14th December. » Full Story
There are now just three days to go until the Lagoa 2025 SPAR European Cross Country Championships on Sunday 14 December featuring world 10,000m champion Jimmy Gressier (FRA), Olympic and world 10,000m silver medallist Nadia Battocletti (ITA), world 1500m champion Isaac Nader (POR) and European U20 3000m/5000m champion Innes FitzGerald (GBR). » Full Story
The timetable for the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 has been published, as Botswana’s capital prepares to welcome the world’s fastest athletes on 2-3 May. » Full Story
Ticket sales for next summer’s Novuna London Athletics Meet have surged following Armand “Mondo” Duplantis’ announcement that he will return to the London Stadium for the first time in eight years. » Full Story
On International Human Rights Day (10 December), European Athletics reaffirms its strong and unwavering commitment to placing human rights at the heart of our sport. » Full Story
The final entries for the 2025 SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal on Sunday 14 December have been published and are available to view. » Full Story
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe reflected on a successful year for the organisation at the 239th World Athletics Council Meeting in Monaco and reinforced how 2026 offers an unprecedented opportunity to build lasting geopolitical and geoeconomic relationships for the world’s most universal sport. » Full Story
Swedish pole vault supremo Mondo Duplantis, the multiple Olympic, world and European champion, will return to the London Stadium for the first time since 2018 when he competes at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July 2026. » Full Story
World champions Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone have been announced as the World Athletes of the Year, receiving top honours in Monaco in recognition of their standout achievements in 2025. » Full Story
Belgian steeplechaser Tim Van de Velde has been selected as the winner of the International Fair Play Award following his selfless act to help another athlete during competition at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. » Full Story
Ruth Jepchumba Bundotich has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 World Athletics Woman of the Year Award, honouring her outstanding leadership, commitment to athlete development and exceptional contributions to the growth of women’s athletics in Kenya and beyond. » Full Story
Irish combined events coach Michael O’Connor has been named the recipient of the 2025 Coaching Achievement Award, recognising his outstanding commitment to athlete development. » Full Story
Vegard Grott’s evocative image of athletes competing in the Dream Mile has been selected as the 2025 World Athletics Photograph of the Year. » Full Story
Sweden's Sarah Lahti will be aiming to become the first athlete to win four successive titles in the senior women’s race at the Warandecross in Tilburg, a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Silver event, on Sunday (30). » Full Story
A strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team will head to Lagoa in Portugal next month for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships which take place on Sunday 14 December. » Full Story
An exciting day of racing unfolded at Sefton Park for the UKA Cross Challenge, sponsored by SportsShoes.com, as Britain’s leading endurance athletes battled for selection for next month’s European Cross Country Championships in Portugal. » Full Story
World Athletics is pleased to announce the three finalists for the International Fair Play Award, celebrated as part of the World Athletics Awards 2025. » Full Story
Three action-packed sessions stacked with finals – from start to finish. The schedule for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship has been published, to mark 300 days until the groundbreaking event takes place in Budapest. » Full Story
The competition schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, published today, confirms that for the first time in history, athletics will span the entire Olympic period – starting on day one and running through to the final day of the Games. » Full Story
World Athletics is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Women's Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2025. » Full Story
A group of 62 athletes have been nominated for membership to join the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for the 2025/26 season. » Full Story
The official medals for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Tallahassee 26 have been revealed to mark two months to go until the event. » Full Story
World Athletics is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Men's Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2025. » Full Story
Newly-crowned male athlete of the year, Armand Duplantis has revealed his ambitions to break the men’s pole vault record at next summer’s Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships. » Full Story
Earlier this year World Athletics uncovered the systematic theft of money from the organisation by two employees and a contracted consultant. » Full Story
The qualification system conditions and criteria plus the ‘road to’ tracking tool have been published for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship 2026. » Full Story
Technogym – the world leader in wellness, athletic training, health, and the official supplier to the last 10 Olympic Games – and World Athletics, the global governing body for athletics, are delighted to announce a partnership to launch RUN X™, the first-ever World Treadmill Championship. » Full Story
As part of the World Athletics Awards 2025, World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year. » Full Story
Femke Bol from the Netherlands and Sweden’s Armand Duplantis have been crowned European Athletes of the Year once again at the Golden Tracks award night in Batumi, Georgia on Saturday (25). » Full Story
UK Athletics (UKA) has reported a surplus for the year ending 31 March 2025 — the organisation’s first in several years — marking a major milestone in its plan to rebuild stability and confidence in the sport’s national governing body. » Full Story
The voting process for the World Athletes of the Year continues this week and World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Field Athlete of the Year and Men’s Field Athlete of the Year, as part of the World Athletics Awards 2025. » Full Story
As part of the World Athletics Awards 2025, World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Track Athlete of the Year and Men’s Track Athlete of the Year. » Full Story
Anna Hall and Sander Skotheim have been confirmed as the winners of the 2025 World Athletics Combined Events Tour, which rewards their season-long consistency in the heptathlon and decathlon, respectively. » Full Story
Aled Davies won gold to secure his 7th consecutive world F63 shot put title, while debutant Victoria Levitt won silver in the T44 200m to close the final evening in New Delhi. » Full Story
Dan Pembroke defended his world title on a Super Saturday at the World Para Athletics Championships that saw the Novuna GB&NI team win seven medals in New Delhi. » Full Story
A sixth world championship medal for Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) athlete Dan Greaves in the discus and a historic bronze for Funmi Oduwaiye in the shot put. » Full Story
Victoria Levitt claimed gold on her senior international debut while Hannah Cockroft earned an 18th world title on day five of the World Para Athletics Championships. » Full Story
Finlay Menzies added to the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland team's medal haul in New Delhi by bagging bronze in the T72 100m on day four of the World Para Athletics Championships 2025. » Full Story
UK Athletics (UKA) can today confirm the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings concerning endurance coach Andrew Young, whose conduct has now been considered by two independent panels. Both panels upheld findings of serious misconduct and confirmed that his behaviour fell well below the standards required of a licensed coach. » Full Story
Sabrina Fortune headlined British success on day three of the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 as she set a new world record to claim gold in the women’s F20 shot put. » Full Story
Hollie Arnold (Scott Knighton, Blackheath & Bromley) claimed bronze in the F46 javelin on day one of the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. » Full Story
Dan Pembroke (John Trower, Windsor Slough Eton Hounslow) and Anna Nicholson (Richard Kaufman, Gateshead) have been named as the Novuna GB & NI team co-captains for the World Para Athletics Championships that begin on Saturday in New Delhi, India. » Full Story
European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov has celebrated the achievements of European athletes at the World Athletics Championships, which concluded in Tokyo on Sunday (21). » Full Story
A record number of nations won medals at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 from 13-21 September, during the most impactful edition of the sport’s flagship event in history. » Full Story
The final day at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 was the epitome of the whole nine-day competition, with a championship record, a surprise victor and more winners of multiple titles at the Japan National Stadium. » Full Story
World Athletics is pleased to announce the results of the Athletes' Commission elections, which took place during the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. » Full Story
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Femke Bol and Pedro Pichardo timed their season peaks to perfection to get gold on day seven of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, while Noah Lyles and Rai Benjamin joined them in adding more honours to their collections. » Full Story
Amy Hunt sped to a dazzling silver in the women’s 200m as the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team earned a second medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. » Full Story
Four years after making history in the hurdles on this track, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone added her name into the record books again, this time by winning the women's 400m at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in a championship record of 47.78. » Full Story
Jake Wightman soared to a superb silver to earn the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team its first medal of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. » Full Story
Faith Cherotich and Isaac Nader strode into the international spotlight, while Katie Moon and Mattia Furlani added to their global gold medal hauls on day five of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Wednesday (17). » Full Story
Hammer star Ethan Katzberg and 1500m legend Faith Kipyegon successfully defended their titles at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 with displays of pure dominance. » Full Story
Amber Anning clocked a season’s best to book her place in the final of the women’s 400m at the World Athletics Championships in emphatic style. Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove) ran 49.38s, just nine-hundredths off her own national record, to automatically qualify for Thursday’s final. » Full Story
The third day of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 was a day of two halves. Favourites in the field added more titles to their tallies, while on the road and track, breakthrough stars had their time to shine. » Full Story
Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.30m* on his return to Tokyo, setting the 14th world pole vault record of his career at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Monday (15). » Full Story
Tyri Donovan enjoyed a dream Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland debut at the World Athletics Championships with a personal best in the men’s 400m hurdles. » Full Story
Delighted Elise Thorner clocked a new personal best to qualify for the women’s 3000m steeplechase final on a sweltering third morning at the World Athletics Championships for the Novuna GB & NI team. » Full Story