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AOC pays tribute to man behind creation of Australian Institute of Sport

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has led the tributes to Robert James Ellicott, who was the driving force behind the creation of the Australian Institute of Sport, following his death at the of 95.

Australia, a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport from 1995 to 2018 and a member of the World Athletics

Institute of Sport (@theAIS) November 3, 2022"As an active sports arbitrator with CAS and the IAAF [World Athletics


Nine athletics stars named first Champions for a Better World

  • Athletics

World Athletics has launched a Champions for a Better World programme, with nine athletes initially set

Kelsey-Lee Barber and Brazil's men's 400m hurdles world champion Alison Dos Santos are among World Athletics

Philippines and high jumper Elena Vallortigara of Italy, both bronze medallists at the Eugene 2022 World Athletics

expected to encourage more athletes to take an active role in addressing environmental concerns.World Athletics

https://t.co/wQx0uexVwa— Elena Vallortigara (@EVallortigara) November 3, 2022A World Athletics survey

feel directly impacted by its effects.Around 90 per cent of respondents expressed a belief that World Athletics




Mu to prepare for Paris 2024 with McLaughlin-Levrone's coach Kersee

  • Paris 2024

Athing Mu will prepare for the defence of her 800 metres title at the Paris 2024 Olympics under the direction of a new coach, Bobby Kersee, who already guides the career of the Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.

McLaughlin-Levrone and Mu have wildcard entry as champions to their established events at next year's World Athletics




Votes on 2025 Caribbean Games host, next President to headline CANOC General Assembly

  • ANOC News

Discussions and negotiations are set to continue until the last minute before Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) delegates vote on the host city of the 2025 Caribbean Games in Port of Spain on Saturday.

revealed.The 2025 Caribbean Games will follow the inaugural 2022 event in Guadeloupe which had competitions in athletics



World bronze medallist Knighton leads World Athletics Men's Rising Star shortlist

  • Athletics

American sprinter and world bronze medallist Erriyon Knighton is one of five on the shortlist for World Athletics

also shortlisted having broken the under-20 world record in the men's 100m - which he did at the World Athletics

Cali, where he took the gold medal in a time of 9.91.He added a silver medal in the 200m at the World Athletics

the junior ranks this year - having the best six clearances of 2022 and taking bronze at the French Athletics

- having the six best jumps over the season and taking the senior triple jump title at the Jamaican Athletics

winner of the award will be selected by an international panel and is due to be announced on World Athletics


Four in running to be Ukraine NOC President and country's spokesperson to Olympic Movement

  • EOC

Four candidates are in contention to become the new President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOCU), after incumbent and former Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka announced he would be stepping down from the position.

from some quarters for Russians and Belarusians to be allowed to return.Bubka, who is also a World Athletics


Kenya's first Olympic medallist Kiprugut dies aged 84

  • Athletics

Wilson Kiprugut, the first Kenyan to win an Olympic medal and a pioneer of the country's track success, has died aged 84.

Olympic medal, has died aged 84 ©Getty Images"This is a huge loss to the country and to the sport of athletics

," Athletics Kenya President Jackson Tuwei told Nation Sport."

We at Athletics Kenya join his family in mourning a great legend and hero of our nation and will accord



Two receive sentences for violence at Olympic venue Stade de France

  • Paris 2024

Two people have been sentenced for throwing bottles at police on the day of the Champions League Final at the Stade de France earlier this year, the same venue that is to play a significant role at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

UEFA for "egregious failures" on stadium safety.The Stade de France is to be used for rugby sevens, athletics