Athletics

World Athletics celebrates International Women’s Day by making further impactful pledges towards gender equality

Invites everyone to get involved in the #BreakTheBias campaign by sharing the stories of inspiring women to create a bank…

World Athletics: Accreditation opens for 227th World Athletics Council Meeting – 9-10 March 2022

The 227th World Athletics Council Meeting will take place via teleconference on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 March 2022 and…

World Athletics Media Advisory: the week ahead in athletics, 7-13 March

The information in this advisory has been compiled to assist media in following the main developments in athletics over the…

Wild card entries for Belgrade secured by 2022 World Indoor Tour winners

Another 11 athletes have secured wild card places for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22 following the final Gold…

Mokoka breaks world 50km record with 2:40:13 in Gqeberha

South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka stepped up to 50km in style on Sunday (6), running 2:40:13* to break the men’s world…

beIN SPORTS secures World Athletics rights for Middle East and North Africa

World Athletics and beIN MEDIA GROUP have agreed an exciting new deal for the broadcast of all World Athletics Series…

World Athletics: Looking ahead to Belgrade

Looking ahead to Belgrade March is a busy year for the sport with two major international events taking place. Tthe…

Winter Paralympics 2022: Russia and Belarus athletes unable to compete at Games

Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing after the…

Media resources for World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 22

The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 22 will see many of the world's best race walkers compete in…

World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships returns after four years

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has welcomed the return of the World Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat this week,…