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=44909 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. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:28:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44908 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. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:34:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44907 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. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44906 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. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:59:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44905 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. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:58:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44904 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. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:20:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44903 Four athletes have been selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the IAU 100km World Championships in Ames, Spain. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:22:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44902 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. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:21:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44901 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. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:58:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44900 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. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:02:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44899 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. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:32:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44898 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. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:30:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44897 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. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:38:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44896 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. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:37:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44895 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). Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:58:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44894 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. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:55:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44892 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). Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:37:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44891 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. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:35:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44890 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. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:32:00 GMT http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=44889 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). Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:43:00 GMT