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Birmingham 2022 venue to host university students as part of Commonwealth Games legacy

  • Birmingham 2022

Birmingham City University (BCU) students are to move into the Alexander Stadium, the centrepiece of last year's Commonwealth Games in the city, after stands are converted for academic use.

Representatives of BCU and Birmingham City Council have signed a lease agreement for the University to join UK Athletics

and Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club as tenants at the Stadium, which underwent a £72 million ($84


World Athletics and Infront extend deal for Indoor Tour until 2029

  • Athletics

World Athletics and Infront have extended their worldwide media rights partnership for the World Athletics

The six-year agreement covers international rights to all World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold series meetings

Infront's already established 10-year exclusive international media rights agreement for the World Athletics

seasons has been instrumental in allowing World Athletics to open up to new markets.

is built on trust and a shared vision for the growth of athletics."

We are proud to be recognised as a key partner for one-day meetings in athletics, and our efforts on





Russia could have suspension lifted at World Athletics Council meeting, but will remain banned because

  • Athletics

A "final recommendation" by the World Athletics Task Force over the reinstatement of the Russian Athletics

since 2015 following state-sponsored Russian doping - is set to feature in the virtual three-day World Athletics

unlikely to alter the current position in which Russian and Belarusian athletes are barred from World Athletics

Rune Andersen, chair of the World Athletics Task Force, is expected to be make an announcement about

whether a ban on Russia should be lifted ©Getty ImagesBut World Athletics President Sebastian Coe swiftly

governing body a week later.Controversial issues concerning sex are set to be discussed at the World Athletics

category, maintain fairness in our competitions and remain as inclusive as possible," a recent World Athletics


Czech Republic plan team of nearly 200 for 2023 European Games

  • Kraków 2023

A team of nearly 200 is expected to represent the Czech Republic at this year's European Games in Kraków-Małopolska in Poland.

edition of the regional event scheduled to take place between June 21 and July 2.This will include 46 in athletics



European Athletics donates €20,000 to Turkish earthquake fund

  • Athletics

European Athletics has announced it will donate €20,000 (£17,700/$21,600) to the Government of Turkey's

After the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey last month, European Athletics had promised that it

would donate €1 (£0.90/$1.10) for every ticket sold for the European Athletics Indoor Championships

It is important that we as an athletics family show our support for all those who have been affected

The home triple jump victory in the European Athletics Indoor Championships this month by Tuğba Danışmaz

Supporters Club also made a contribution.The next European Athletics Indoor Championships are due to


Philip Barker: St Patrick's Day celebrations could be forerunner to golden era for Irish sport

  • Inside the Blogs

In Dublin this weekend, Ireland, World Rugby’s number one ranked team, are on the threshold of a Grand Slam for only the fourth time in their history. 

statuettes of uniform and symbolic design," officials decided.The sporting programme was to include athletics

I believe Ireland will raise at least one flag in athletics and if we succeed in doing this, we will

victory was witnessed by fellow Irishman Lord Killanin, IOC President from 1972 to 1980.When the World Athletics

Championships were launched in Helsinki 40 years ago, Irish athletics enjoyed another memorable moment.Better


European Athletics Council re-affirms Russian and Belarusian ban from competition

  • Athletics

European Athletics has reaffirmed its position that athletes from Russia and Belarus should remain banned

The European Athletics Council, meeting in Lausanne today in preparation for the 2023 Congress next month

and other officials from Russia and from Belarus will be excluded from participating at any European Athletics

' events for the foreseeable future with immediate effect".European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov

commented: "With the war in Ukraine having now continued for more than a year, the European Athletics

We will continue to support the Athletics Federation of Ukraine so that athletes from that country can




Ticket promotion launched with 100 days to go to 2023 European Games

  • Kraków 2023

Organisers of the European Games celebrated the countdown to Kraków-Małopolska 2023 reaching 100 days to go with a pre-sales ticket promotion.

teqball, padel, muaythai and kickboxing will have free admission for the first three days, along with the athletics


Ridgeon launches World Athletics search for new host broadcasting partner deal

  • Athletics

World Athletics has launched a process to appoint its host broadcasting partner for the World Athletics

for five years, from 2025 to 2029, a period which will include three editions of its marquee World Athletics

next partnership deal will be effective from January 1 2025 and will include, most notably, the World Athletics

Paralympics, which hosted the sport without spectators in 2021 due to COVID restrictions.The World Athletics

Championships regularly draws a viewing audience of one billion people from around the globe.World Athletics

Broadcast is a fast-moving industry and has advanced substantially in the last five years.World Athletics

acknowledge their interest by emailing a response to [email protected] by March 20.World Athletics