The perceived ambition of Vladimir Putin is to recreate the empire of Peter the Great (1672-1725). 

Dynamos post-world war two enchantment of London, through Vladimir Kuts, a myriad of performers in athletics

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) International Technical Committee (ITC) has expressed delight following an inspection of Rhine-Ruhr 2025 venues.

by RhineRuhr2025 (@rhineruhr2025)Further visits are scheduled to take place in mid-November as the athletics

Rahma Alkhawahr has said she is aiming to capitalise on her landmark Saudi Games success by becoming an "example" for other women athletes in the country.

GamesForty-five sports are on the Saudi Games programme, with several allowing participation of women.Archery, athletics

boxing, chess, cycling, equestrian, fencing, indoor rowing, judo, golf, jujitsu, karate, padel, Para athletics

Brisbane's plans for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics are under fresh doubt as the Australian Government has still not committed to upgrading the Gabba.

known as the Gabba, is set to be used as the focal venue for the Games in a decade's time and host athletics

Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka has decided to not run for the post of President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOCU).

International Olympic Committee.He was also the first vice-president of the International Association of Athletics

Years ago I was asked by the makers of a television programme celebrating great sporting moments to pass comment on a few I had personally witnessed.

I’ve had kids in Canada writing to say their athletics teams have not been doing well recently but how

commentating with punctilious neutrality ©Getty ImagesMeanwhile another stirring father-and-son moment in athletics

and his father, Geoff, as Performance Coach of the Year.On a warm evening during the 1990 European Athletics

Championships in Split I sat in a beautiful square and had dinner with the then Athletics Correspondent

and European bronze medallist from 2018, went for broke around the final bend of this year's World Athletics

China's strict COVID-19 policy has impacted yet another major event as the Guangzhou 2023 World Athletics

The World Athletics Council has moved the event, scheduled to be held from May 13 to 14 2023, until April

Championships.To avoid this, the World Athletics Competition Commission has revised the qualification

system to include the top eight teams from the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships and the top

Athletics President Sebastian Coe thanked the Chinese Athletics Association "for their efforts and cooperation

I want to thank our colleagues at the Chinese Athletics Association and the LOC for their efforts and

Paris 2024 is the next Summer Olympics on the calendar but the first competition for Los Angeles 2028 has already begun.

played.The Americans challenged local Swedish players with a team comprised of members of the United States athletics

Stanislav Pozdnyakov has moved closer to re-election in December, after being nominated by the Russian Athletics

earlier this month, but has opted to not to renounce her citizenship.RusAF remains suspended by World Athletics

stripped of its membership in November 2015 following revalations of a high-profile doping scandal.World Athletics

confirmed earlier this month that an independent audit seeking to assess cultural changes in Russian athletics

Fifty years ago, on a November day in New York, the lid on a new professional athletics circuit was lifted

the 1920s.The location seemed appropriate for payment to athletes was considered illegal under the athletics

There had been professional athletics as far back as at least the 18th century, largely driven by sporting

Association (ITA).In 1972 the "amateur" character of the sport was reflected in the name of the World Athletics

Association in England.The Marquess of Exeter, left, seen with IOC President Lord Killanin, headed world athletics

run for Kenya, now I run for Kip," was how Doug Gardner reported the signing in the 1973 Sportsworld athletics

South Korean cities Gwangju and Daegu have been urged to gauge the opinions of citizens over a joint bid to stage the 2038 Asian Games and criticised for a lack of public dialogue.

sporting events and several existing facilities.The 2003 Summer Universiade took place in Daegu, as did athletics

Sprinter Sada Williams has gifted her Commonwealth Games gold medal achieved at Birmingham 2022 to Barbados' Olympic Museum.

medals - all won in the women's 400 metres - were gold at the Commonwealth Games, bronze at the World Athletics

Mexico made home advantage count with a dominant display at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) America Games in Merida.

where they achieved 14 golds in a 23-medal haul.They also racked up 13 golds in judo and 35 titles in athletics

European Athletics has signed a four-year partnership agreement with track manufacturer Conica, which

Conica will be designated as an Official Supplier at events where their tracks are used.The European Athletics

events covered by the agreement are: the 2024 and 2026 European Athletics Championships; 2023 and 2025

European Athletics Indoor Championships; 2023 and 2025 European Athletics Team Championships 1st Division

; 2023 and 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships; 2023 and 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships

©Getty Images"I am very happy to welcome Conica into the European Athletics family," said European Athletics

  2011 Summer Universiade, Shenzen: 11th in men's high jump. 2013 Summer Universiade, Kazan: men's high jump silver medal.

It was very noticeable during the men's high jump at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich

Gianmarco Tamberi - had for the bronze medallist, Ukraine's Andriy Protsenko.A month earlier at the World Athletics