http://www.sportfocus.com/rss/ The Latest Sports News From Sportfocus.com Your Number 1 Sports Portal for regional sports clubs & sporting organisations http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45107 The Corsa dei Castelli returns to the stunning streets of Trieste, Italy, this Sunday 18 October — bringing together elite international athletes and Europe's brightest U23 talents for a thrilling morning of 10km road racing! Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:55:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45106 World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has met with Kenyan President William Ruto in Eldoret as preparations start in earnest for the World Athletics Championships Nairobi 29 – the first edition of the sport's flagship event to be held on African soil. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:04:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45105 An award for the best athletics photograph of the year will once again be presented as part of the World Athletics Awards in 2026. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:51:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45104 The British Athletics Cross Challenge Series returns this winter, sponsored by Sportsshoes x Nike, as the UK's leading endurance athletes take on the mud in Cardiff, Liverpool, and Nottingham. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:50:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45103 The 2027 Wanda Diamond League season calendar has been published. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:50:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45102 The 20 nominees for the World Athlete of the Year honours have been announced ahead of the World Athletics Awards taking place in Monaco on 29 November. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:22:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45101 September delivered world titles, European records, Diamond League victories and some spectacular end-of-season performances. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:18:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45100 The 2026 TCS London Marathon earned platinum-level recognition under the Athletics for a Better World (ABW) Standard, World Athletics’ tiered evaluation system for measuring an event’s sustainable delivery. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:16:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45099 Three athletes remain in contention in each of the four categories following a voting process involving fans, European Athletics Member Federations, media and an expert panel Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:03:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45098 Join us LIVE on the European Athletics YouTube channel this Sunday (4 October) for two exciting road races featuring some of the biggest names in distance running. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:47:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45097 The 2027 Double TCS London Marathon will host the UK Athletics (UKA) Championships and be the official trial races for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing and the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:46:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45096 Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer and Annik Kälin have been confirmed as the winners of the 2026 World Athletics Combined Events Tour, completing a historic Swiss double. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:33:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45095 Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) and Jack Kavanagh (Holland Sports AC) claimed the UK Athletics 5K Road titles at the SportsShoes Podium Home Nations race in Cardiff, whilst Cameron Boyek (Morpeth Harries & AC) and Kate Axford (Belgrave Harries) claimed the UK Athletics One Mile Road titles in Westminster. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:29:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45094 To mark Global Coaches Day (25), World Athletics has announced a new-look Coach of the Year award that will form part of the World Athletics Awards on 29 November Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:54:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45093 Vote for your European Athletes of the Year ahead of the deadline on Monday 28 September. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:31:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45092 The landmark investment, approved by the European Athletics Council, represents a major expansion of athlete prize money at the European Athletics Championships. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:19:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45091 Alex Milne (club:Hercules Wimbledon) produced an outstanding international performance to win individual bronze and lead the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland men to team silver, whilst women’s team battled for a strong sixth in a world class field at the IAU 100km World Championships in Ames, Spain. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:35:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45090 The day began with the women's half marathon, where Alex Bell and Samantha Harrison produced impressive performances to secure top-30 finishes for the Novuna GB & NI team. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:24:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45089 Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich stormed to a women-only world half marathon record of 1:05:15* to win her second global title of the year at the World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26 on Sunday (20). Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:22:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=45088 World Athletics is proud to announce two landmark initiatives in its Athletics for a Better World programme: becoming a signatory to the Sports for Nature Framework, a global initiative aiming to deliver transformative action for nature through sports, and signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the UNHCR, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to further its commitment to working with refugee athletes around the world. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:21:00 GMT