The application process for those wishing to volunteer at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will open in March 2023, organisers have announced.

sports performance services” such as timing assistance, the laying of hurdles or starting blocks in athletics

winner Diana Kipyokei has alleged she is "completely guilty" after her provisional sanction by the Athletics

The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has received the Athletics Integrity Unit findings in regards to

As a result of the AIU findings and in conformance with World Athletics and BAA event rules, Kipyokei's

professional divisions at the Boston Marathon are tested in accordance with the guidelines set forth by World Athletics

is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list.It has become a problem substance in Kenyan athletics

Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris has claimed that the Sunshine Coast is "Games-ready", after a Board visit to the Queensland region.

region, situated approximately 100 kilometres north of the main host city Brisbane, is due to host the athletics

Para athlete Kenya Karasawa set a new world record in the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon, while Michishita Misato almost set another but was disqualified.

was organised by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan Association of Athletics

Chinese President Xi Jinping has insisted there will be no alteration to the country's "zero-COVID" policy, which has caused the cancellation or postponement of dozens of sporting events including the Asian Games.

COVID-19 restrictions have seen the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games delayed until 2023 ©Getty ImagesThe World Athletics

Work on venues due to be used for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago is expected to be completed within the next six months.

Seven sports have been included on the programme for Trinbago 2023 - athletics, beach volleyball, cycling

Brazil finished top of the medals table at the conclusion of the South American Games in Asunción in Paraguay.

Argentina in third place with 197.On the final day, competition took place across eight sports, and in athletics

Bill Nieder, who won shot put gold for the United States at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at his home in Angels Camp, California, aged 89.

Boston Marathon winner Diana Kipyokei has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit

After extensive investigations, the Athletics Integrity Unit has provisionally suspended two Kenyan marathoners

- Diana Kipyokei and Betty Wilson Lempus - and charged them with various breaches of the World Athletics

is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list.It has become a problem substance in Kenyan athletics

Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda has urged the country’s athletes to capitalise on the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, describing the event as "important" in its own right.

tennis, and water polo.Sports with qualifying standards and points towards Paris 2024 are set to include athletics

UK Athletics technical director Stephen Maguire has said that sprinter Chijindu Ujah will be in the mix

found in Ujah’s samples collected at the Games.Earlier this week, Ujah received a 22-month ban from the Athletics

He made a mistake and that's clear.UK Athletics technical director Stephen Maguire is open to Ujah returning

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) joined other sporting organisations to look at ways to ensure a lower-carbon future when attending the third edition of the Sport Positive Summit.

were among the areas covered at the Sport Positive Summit.Bob Ramsak, head of sustainability for World Athletics

Just as today, the question of political control and borders of European nations proved a matter of dispute in the years which followed the second world war.

affiliation of its national governing bodies to international federations and in particular to that for athletics

In November, delegates from the Saar joined 10 other nations to take part in a World Athletics meeting.This

Germany had won the 1974 FIFA World Cup ©Getty ImagesThe predominantly male team had representatives in athletics

The silver medal won by home long jumper Luz Long behind Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics is being auctioned for an expected price of $1 million (£900,000/€1.02 million).

hammer.Luz Long's son Kai and Jesse Owens' granddaughter Marlene Dortch pictured at the 2009 World Athletics

annoyed" by the success of black Americans at the 1936 Olympics.The two families met up at the 2009 World Athletics

The Eureka Stadium in Ballarat is set to undergo a AUD150 million (£83 million/$94 million/€96 million) revamp for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Plans have been unveiled by the Victorian Government to upgrade the venue which is due to stage the athletics

and Para athletics competitions during the Games.A total of 5,000 permanent and 18,000 temporary seats

will be installed under the expansion plans, boosting the capacity from 6,000 to almost 30,000.A new athletics

Millions will tune in to watch athletics and the Ballarat Saleyards will get a new lease on life - this

Athletes' Village which is set to accommodate about 1,800 athletes and officials.The Stadium will host Athletics