Yuri Borzakovsky, sports director of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), has expressed the hope

that his organisation will be re-admitted to international competition by World Athletics at its Council

We are talking about restoring the membership of our federation in World Athletics."

Asked by insidethegames for a statement, World Athletics responded: "The chair of the Russia Taskforce

, Rune Andersen, will report on the progress of the reinstatement process at the World Athletics Council

Yuri Borzakovsky hopes the ban on Russian competitors will be lifted at this month's World Athletics

on March 1 because of the war in Ukraine.World Athletics' stance in is line with a recommendation from

Eliud Kipchoge is among five athletes representing five countries named as finalists for the World Athletics

Several venues are currently under consideration as a possible location for Canada House during the Paris 2024 Olympics, with a final decision yet to be made.

won a 4x100 metres relay gold medal at Atlanta 1996, and has been a prominent figure in the Canadian athletics

The FIFA World Cup is due to begin on Sunday (November 20) when Qatar play Ecuador to launch the latest major global sporting event to take place in November.

practice to continue.As an amateur, Percy was only able to train after working hours.He then joined an athletics

money.Hobson worked at Tancred’s meatworks where an understanding boss allowed him to take time off to attend athletics

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has relocated this year's World Tour Finals from Guangzhou in China to Bangkok in Thailand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

in Macau, which have not been held by the BWF for three consecutive years.Last month, the 2023 World Athletics

Relays in Guangzhou was delayed to 2025.The Nanjing 2023 World Athletics Indoor Championships was postponed

Leading figures from the Olympic Movement and representatives of cities, Organising Committees and marketing organisations have gathered here for the two-day Host City 2022 Conference and Exhibition.

Committee, Global Esports Federation, International Hockey Federation, Commonwealth Games Federation, World Athletics

Mexican Sports Minister Ana Guevara has said it would be a "dream" to stage the Olympic Games as the country aims to host the event again in 2036.

previously stated that it was economically unfeasible for the country to host the Olympics.But the former athletics

Two-time Olympic badminton silver medallist PV Sindhu and six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom are among 10 individuals unanimously elected to the Athletes' Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

weightlifting runner-up Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will join them on the Athletes' Commission.Om Prakash from athletics

McLaughlin-Levrone, Tobi Amusan and Yulimar Rojas are three of five finalists for this year's World Athletics

Olympic gold medals last year - repeated the 400 metres hurdles and 4x400m relay double at the World Athletics

record, and later in the World Championships broke the area record for South America over 35km.The World Athletics

Just casting my mind back to some of the sporting mascots I have most appreciated down the years. Images arrive.

flux of characteristics occurs.This of course is Cooly, the "cool Cow", mascot of the 2014 European Athletics

London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium, hosting the World Athletics Championships.

who proved hugely appropriate and popular.Hero the Hedgehog - mascot, and coach, at the 2017 World Athletics

Keneth Kiprop Renju, who won the national 10,000m title in April, has become the latest Kenyan middle distance runner to be banned for doping.

sanctioned for five years following three positive tests this year for banned steroid methasterone, the Athletics

DQ results from 20 March 2022.Details here: https://t.co/Layrbk9JjB pic.twitter.com/6n9oU2pJuK— Athletics

The Sambo Federation of Kyrgyz Republic and the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) have made respective pledges to improve gender equality in the sport, with the International Federation aiming to include women's combat sambo to its programmes in future.

We were working with the FIAS Executive Committee Athletics Committee chair Yelena Bondareva," said Ibraev

hugely successful Commonwealth Games this year, has been confirmed today as host for the 2026 European Athletics

The decision, announced on the opening day of the European Athletics Council meeting in Warsaw, may mean

not be a part of the third multi-sport European Championships due to take place in 2026.The European Athletics

confirmed to insidethegames that the city - which will host next year's World Athletics Championships

- had decided against bidding for the European Athletics Championships in 2026.

the 2003 and 2018 World Athletics Indoor Championships."

The Beijing Marathon is not traditionally one of the sport’s leading international events attracting the top runners from around the world.

finishes in Celebration Square in Olympic Green, is categorised as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics

This summer’s multi-sport European Championships in Munich recorded more than 750 million viewer hours across the nine participating sports on free-to-air TV and digital platforms.

and festival in the Olympiapark, the city centre and other venues in the Bavarian capital.European Athletics

European Athletics, which combined its biennial European Championships with the multi-sport events in

that it would be reverting to stand-alone Championships in future.But on the eve of the Munich 2022 athletics

programme European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov said the federation supported the multi-sports

European Athletics is extremely happy with the value of the multi-sport concept," Karamarinov said in