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Feb 231 min read
Fortunato breaks world indoor 5000m race walk record in Ancona
Image: Chiara Montesano, courtesy of World Athletics European bronze medallist Francesco Fortunato smashed the long-standing world indoor...
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Feb 213 min read
World Athletics' focus on innovation makes strides with test events in Düsseldorf and Berlin
Image: ISTAF Indoor / Tilo Wiedensohler, courtesy of World Athletics Early testing of take-off zone shows clear impact on competition...
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Feb 151 min read
Fisher smashes world indoor 5000m record in Boston
Image: Josh Sawyer, courtesy of World Athletics Less than a week after he took apart the world indoor 3000m record in New York, USA's...
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Feb 141 min read
Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records in Lievin
Image: Supplied by World Athletics Just five days after his US rival Yared Nuguse set a world indoor mile record in New York, Jakob...
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Feb 112 min read
World Athletics opens nomination process for 2025 Athletes’ Commission elections 
Image: World Athletics World Athletics is pleased to announce that the nomination process for the World Athletics Athletes’ Commission is...
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Feb 102 min read
World Athletics launches new stakeholder consultation on female eligibility
Image: Mark Sampson Female eligibility guidelines being updated to reflect latest developments in science, sport and law Widespread...
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Feb 101 min read
Nuguse breaks world indoor mile record in New York
Image: © Josh Sawyer, Courtesy of World Athletics Little more than an hour after Grant Fisher’s historic performance in the 3000m, Yared...
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Feb 101 min read
Fisher breaks world indoor 3000m record in New York
Image: © Josh Sawyer, courtesy of World Athletics USA’s Grant Fisher broke the world indoor 3000m record at the Millrose Games, clocking...
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Jan 21 min read
Chebet smashes world 5km record with 13:54 in Barcelona
Image: Ziao Jiang / organisers Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high by running a stunning 13:54* to shatter...
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Dec 18, 20242 min read
Yang and Bonfim confirmed winners of World Athletics Race Walking Tour
Dan Vernom China’s Yang Jiayu and Brazil’s Caio Bonfim have been confirmed as the overall winners in the 2024 World Athletics Race...
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Dec 12, 20242 min read
Ratified: world records for Chebet, Duplantis, McLaughlin-Levrone, Chepngetich and Kawano
Image: Getty Images Women’s 10,000m 28:54.14 Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Eugene, 25 May 2024 Mixed 4x400m 3:07.41 United States (V Norwood, S...
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Dec 5, 20246 min read
World Athletics Council commits to action against gender-based violence
The World Athletics Council committed to taking action against gender-based violence and made a series of other decisions ranging from...
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Dec 3, 20243 min read
Unprecedented Levels of Testing in Athletics in Lead-Up to Olympic Games
There was substantially more testing of competitors in athletics ahead of the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games than in the lead-up to...
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Dec 2, 20245 min read
Hassan and Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year
Olympic champions Sifan Hassan and Letsile Tebogo have been announced as World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 ...
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Nov 12, 20241 min read
Finalists announced for 2024 Women's Rising Star Award
World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Women’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's...
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Nov 11, 20241 min read
Finalists announced for 2024 Men's Rising Star Award
World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Men’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best...
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Nov 7, 20242 min read
Honda signs sponsorship agreement to provide electrified vehicles at World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Honda Motor Co Ltd (Honda) has signed a sponsorship agreement with World Athletics ahead of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 as...
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Nov 5, 20242 min read
Finalists announced for 2024 Athlete of the Year awards
As the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2024 continues, the finalists for the Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed. The...
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Nov 3, 20241 min read
Full qualification system and ‘road to’ tool launches for World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25
The full qualification system, along with the ‘road to’ tracking tool, has been published for the World Athletics Indoor Championships...
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Oct 31, 20244 min read
World Athletics publishes findings of study into online abuse of athletes covering Paris Olympic Games
Fourth major study into online abuse raises concerns over continued levels of abuse of a racist or sexual nature Key findings: Racism and...
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