Albanian Athletics Federation (FSHA) President Gjegj Ruli, secretary general Nikolin Dionisi, and athlete

Izmir Smajlaj have all been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for alleged

breaches of the World Athletics integrity code of conduct.

The violations relate to the submission to World Athletics of a competition result for Smajlaj that contributed

placed first with a distance of 8.16 metres.It is alleged that false information was submitted to World Athletics

Competition manipulation is a serious threat to the integrity of athletics and the AIU is committed to

make no further comment on the matter until the cases have been resolved.Albania is among seven World Athletics

The Olympic Summit, chaired by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, has agreed unanimously to follow up an initiative proposed by the Olympic Council of Asia to enable Russian and Belarus athletes to take part in its competitions.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was one of the main stakeholders who was not present.Last week

This is fairly simple," the double Olympic gold medallist said following a World Athletics Council meeting

Olympic gold medallist Gil Roberts has been banned for 16 months after testing positive for two banned selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs).

at last year's US trials for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.He has no other results registered in the World Athletics

Representatives of the Olympic Movement including Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov have arrived here for tomorrow's Olympic Summit, where the war in Ukraine is expected to be high on the agenda.

International Swimming Federation, the International Gymnastics Federation's Morinari Watanabe, World Athletics

Kenyan Sports Minister Ababu Namwamba has said that the country needs to "criminalise doping" in athletics

According to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the African nation has 55 athletes serving bans - the

Kenya evaded a lengthy ban from World Athletics after the Government acted promptly, committing $25

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said that Kenya is facing "a long journey" to regain trust of

the International Federation ©Getty ImagesDuring a World Athletics Council meeting in Rome in November

What is at stake is the national brand and a whole economy that revolves around athletics, and it's a

The chief executive of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to be announced this month, before Christmas.

hold preliminary football matches, and The Gabba, which is set to be redeveloped to enable it to host athletics

Birmingham City Council Leader Ian Ward has insisted that the city’s inhabitants were the key factor in the success of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

a ceremony in Birmingham City Council House ©ITGBirmingham is already set to host the 2026 European Athletics

Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President Habu Gumel is to face two challengers in an election later this month.

Ibrahim Gusau, once the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), and ex-Nigeria Tennis

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has fined three national bodies for misconduct at the ongoing World Cup, including the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) because players took a flag depicting Kosovo as Serbian territory into their dressing room.

authorities said it was a "message of conflict and aggression".The Kosovo flag was absent from the World Athletics

Indoor Championships in Belgrade this year - even extending to the World Athletics website - while Kosovar

event began in 2010 next season, with Hayward Field in Eugene in Oregon - host of this year's World Athletics

ensure that there is another strong focus on the sport in the United States a year after it staged World Athletics

12th time since 2010.London will also host a Diamond League event for the first time since 2019, with athletics

British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC) President Ephraim Penn has insisted that an an anti-doping and sports nutrition workshop on the islands will "educate athletes and coaches on the processes and expectations for clean sport".

McMaster also finished 4th in the Olympic final in Tokyo.As a 19-year-old, he had won bronze at the World Athletics

seminars were supported by the Olympic Solidarity programme and attracted participants from archery, athletics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today contacted several sports to reinforce the message that Russia and Belarus remain banned, despite qualifying for Paris 2024 due to begin soon in a number of events.

comment drew applause from several delegates, although a number were also critical of his words.World Athletics

This is fairly simple," double Olympic gold medallist Coe said following a World Athletics Council meeting

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed it would be impossible to lift a ban while Russian

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has won the USA Softball Collegiate Impact Award.

UCLA - with Garcia and Nickles still at the school in 2021 in the direct lead-up to the Olympics.UCLA athletics

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) President Jana Rangooni has saluted the contribution of chief executive and secretary general Fiona Allan who is to step down after 14 years in the role.

Allan had also led the organisation of the 2011 International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships

sponsorship agreements for PNZ were signed by Allan, who has additionally overseen the integration of Para athletics

Dika Toua, the first female weightlifter to compete at the Olympic Games five times, has begun her quest to make it six.

She’s into netball, athletics and weightlifting so we’ll see how it goes from here," said Toua.