There was a sense of excitement and anticipation in State Secretary for Budapest Balázs Fürjes’ voice when he spoke about the latest addition to the city’s booming sporting infrastructure.

Expected to cost more than €550 million (£486 million/$590 million), the National Athletics Centre is

set to be created for the World Athletics Championships which is due to be held in Budapest later this

We are working hand in hand with [World Athletics President] Seb Coe and [chief executive] Jon Ridgeon

The National Athletics Centre is set to be completed in April before the World Athletics Championships

athletics festival."

Another three Russian athletes were today banned for doping by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) based

holder Sergey Litvinov, claimed in a post on Facebook that he had been pressurised by the All-Russian Athletics

The French Court of Auditors has expressed concern at the failure to finalise a contract for the Stade de France and other venues at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

in Saint-Denis, which is set to hold more than 77,000 spectators at the Games, is scheduled to host athletics

, rugby sevens and Para athletics events during Paris 2024.However, negotiations with the Stade de France

2007 Rugby World Cups, for which it is set to be used again as a venue later this year.The 2003 World Athletics

Legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is reportedly missing millions of dollars from an account with an investment firm.

Championships, making him the most successful athlete in the event's history.Bolt, now aged 36, retired from athletics

Brisbane will host the Australian women’s team during the group stage of next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, due to take place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20.

after qualification.Each Camp will have a training site and a partner hotel, with Queensland Sport and Athletics

In a debate which seems set to occupy much of this pre-Olympic year, the sporting world remains divided over whether to welcome back athletes from Russia despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

President Sukarno described the Olympics as a "tool for imperialists" ©Getty ImagesAs a result, World Athletics

The Marquess of Exeter, leader of world athletics, was a fierce opponent of GANEFO ©Getty ImagesThere

telegram to Sukarno from Vietnam’s President Hồ Chí Minh.Many were curious to see North Korean athletics

You may rest assured that the International Amateur Athletics Federation will be very tough on this,"

teams from the Olympics.A cartoon appeared in the Indonesian press depicting Brundage telling nervous athletics

hammer thrower Sergey Litvinov is set to be stripped of the bronze medal he won at the 2014 European Athletics

Litvinov, the 1988 Olympic gold medallist, world and former world record holder.He blamed the Russian Athletics

this year.They had also disqualified all his results between July 14 2012 and February 25 2016.The Athletics

Facebook page that he took banned anabolic steroids more than a decade ago, but blamed the Russian Athletics

I want to apologise to the track and field athletics community."

Kimberly García, winner of two gold medals at last year's World Athletics Championships, has unanimously

President Renzo Manyari Velazco, also winning the Best Female Athlete of the Year, while the Peruvian Athletics

female equivalent accolade.Kimberly García claimed both world titles in women's racewalking at the World Athletics

New Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha has called for the country to increase drugs testing as it struggles to shake off its reputation for being one of the worst in the world for doping.

that India ranked among the top three nations in the latest global list of sanctions published by the Athletics

feel India is all set to be a sports superpower in the coming years," George, vice-president of the Athletics

Papua New Guinea is intent on maintaining its position as the number one track and field nation at this year’s Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

Tony Green, President of Athletics Papua New Guinea, promised that there were plans to build on the recent

the last Pacific Games four years ago in Apia in Samoa, Papua New Guinea won a total of 51 medals in athletics

ahead of Fiji, who claimed 14 gold among a total of 20.Papua New Guinea had also finished top of the athletics

Port Moresby with 62 medals, including 23 gold.The last time they failed to top the medals table for athletics

Athletics Papua New Guinea, with competitors of the quality of decathlete Karo Iga, is set on maintaining

Gold Coast City Mayor Tom Tate has called for his city to become primary host of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games instead of Brisbane, in order prevent spiralling costs.

planned redevelopment of Brisbane’s Gabba cricket ground, where the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and athletics

The Carrara Stadium hosted athletics, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, during the 2018

with Queensland, and the potential cost of the Gabba revamp has prompted speculation that some of the athletics

competition may be moved to Carrara Stadium, which hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, plus athletics

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have relaunched their "Training Ground" programme of  events which they hope uncover the next generation of indigenous talent.

Olympic silver medal in the 4x100 metres Tokyo 2020 with gold in the same event at the last year's World Athletics

Ethiopia's double Olympic gold medallist Derartu Tulu today led a delegation of athletes from Tigray to its capital Mek'ele as part of a peace process in the troubled region.

national army as part of an African Union-led peace process today.Tulu, now President of the Ethiopian Athletics

their families in region.President of Tigrai Debretsion Gebremichael meets President of the Ethiopian Athletics

Gebreslase, Letesenbet Gidey and Gudaf Tsegay won three of Ethiopia's four gold medals at last year's World Athletics

Ukraine’s men’s ice hockey team played at a packed Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg before the start of the International University Sports Federation Winter World University Games here.

matches in Canada as part of their build-up for Lake Placid 2023 ©University of Saskatchewan Huskie Athletics"The

London 2012 Olympic high jump champion and drugs cheat Anna Chicherova of Russia has announced her retirement.

not yet decided what exactly I will do in the future, but the fact that I will continue to live in athletics