Tebogo, who reduced the world under-20 100 metres record to 9.91sec earlier this week, lowered the World Athletics

a photo-finish, by six thousandths of a second.It was another staggering example of what the wider athletics

Afrifah, who finished seventh in the 200m final at last edition of this event in Nairobi, told World Athletics

Before each competition begins, the big screens at the arenas here in Birmingham display a video montage of some of the greatest moments from previous Commonwealth Games.

who took gold in the marathon at Edmonton 1978.Shahanga is now a leading official with the Tanzanian Athletics

Track Association (ITA), a professional circuit before retiring and later becoming a senior figure in athletics

The absence of Jamaica’s Olympic champion Hansle Parchment from the 110m hurdles final with a late injury problem created a vacuum that was filled by his team-mate Rasheed Broadbell, who won in 13.08sec, a personal best that equalled the Games record.

managed to keep going before falling over the line.Zeller, who finished fifth at last month’s World Athletics

British two-time world medallist Donna Fraser hopes Birmingham 2022’s efforts to elevate female athletes will "set the benchmark" for future Commonwealth Games.

100 metres final was held after the men’s race in a bid to put female sprinters at the centre of the athletics

It was discussed today that having the women’s 100m final as the last event is rare in an athletics programme

As the Commonwealth Games are being televised around the world via the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC), 150 local youngsters are contributing and benefiting from the experience.

That could be a main rights holder like federations such as World Athletics or World Rugby, so they can

Earlier today we had a technical problem at the athletics, and the vision switcher wasn’t working properly

Dates have been announced for next year’s African Games, with the multi-sport event due to start exactly a year from today.

Accra.Ghana has never staged the event before.The Games Village is being constructed in Legon, where athletics

Eurovision Sport, the sports branch of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has signed a media rights and host broadcast agreement to cover the 2023 and 2027 European Games after finalising a deal with the European Olympic Committees (EOC).

July.EBU members are expected to broadcast the Munich 2022 European Championships, where nine sports - athletics

Jamaica’s Tina Clayton claimed her second straight world under-20 100 metres title in a Championship record and national under-20 record of 10.95sec, with her teammate Serena Cole - who is also her schoolmate - taking silver in 11.14.

Tebogo, who reduced his world under-20 100m record to 9.91sec earlier this week, clocked another World Athletics

in 19.99 before qualifying from his semi-final in 20.23.Botswana's Letsile Tebogo lowered the World Athletics

Thirty-six years after her mother, Liz, won the Commonwealth Games women's 10,000m title in Edinburgh, Eilish McColgan has done likewise in Birmingham - and in a Games record of 30min 48.60sec.

It was an emotional high-point on the second evening of athletics at Birmingham 2022 in which the men's

went to Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon in 10.14.Having arrived in Eugene in Oregon for last months World Athletics

where she has not been at the top of her form, having to settle for 100m bronze in last month’s World Athletics

World Triathlon has agreed a new policy that will permit transgender athletes to compete in its women's competitions, although there will be more stringent restrictions including a requirement to demonstrate low levels of testosterone for two years.

competitions until further notice.Two of the biggest Summer Olympic International Federations - FIFA and World Athletics

Nigeria will bid to continue their domination of Para powerlifting competitions at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, with events in the women's and men's lightweight and heavyweight categories set to be held tomorrow.

featuring Vanuatu's Ellie Enock, who is also due to compete in the women's shot put F55/57 in Para athletics

Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President Habu Gumel has sought to highlight that World Athletics Championships

Committee's Olympic Solidarity programme since 2018.The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Athletics

been credited with offering financial assistance.Tobi Amusan Nigeria's first-ever world champion in athletics

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has claimed that his country is developing new sports competitions with BRICS partners Brazil, India, China and South Africa.

this is not an alternative to the World Championships, but new formats," Matytsin said at the Russian Athletics

in world sprinting as he lowered his world under-20 record to 9.91sec - easing down - at the World Athletics

The 19-year-old from Botswana, who ran 9.94 last month to reach the semi-finals at the World Athletics

Usain Bolt’s securing of his first Olympic 100m title at the Beijing 2008 Games, Tebogo told World Athletics

Britain’s former European 200 metres champion Adam Gemili has left coach Rana Reider as an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct by the American continues.

Gemili, 28, said after going out in the 200m heats at last month’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene

2014 and took another gold as part of Britain’s victorious 4x100m relay team at the London 2017 World Athletics

misconduct by the US Center for SafeSport ©Getty ImagesGemili initially stayed with Reider despite UK Athletics

and is believed to have left on good terms.His fellow British sprinter Daryll Neita, who accused UK Athletics

to a base in Italy, while 400m specialist Laviai Nielsen now works with Austrian Philipp Unfried.UK Athletics