Ukrainian refugee Valentyna Veretska has won the Jerusalem Marathon, despite not training for almost one month after fleeing her home country.

the border it was very cold and there were maybe one million people there," she said, as reported by Athletics

Even then, he held two passions outside his beloved athletics - boxing and Chelsea FC.

genuinely lifelong Chelsea fan, is extremely well contacted in sport through his role as President of World Athletics

the men’s T54 5,000 metres wheelchair world record for the second time this month, as the World Para Athletics

Romanchuk last week.Hug’s effort, achieved at an international meet in Sharjah, still awaits World Para Athletics

Twelve meetings have been confirmed as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold calendar for

returning to the top tier of the Continental Tour.After the Turku meeting, there is a break for the World Athletics

2008 New York Grand Prix in a then-best of 9.72sec ©Getty ImagesIt is to be the first outdoor World Athletics

been confirmed for the event in Hengelo.More than 140 meetings are due to take place on the 2022 World Athletics

Eugene both featured on the 2021 Continental Tour Gold calendar, but will not return for 2022.The World Athletics

When Mozambique joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1995, it became the first country in the club not to have a constitutional link to Britain or any other member.

Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesMozambique is expecting to take around 15 athletes to Birmingham 2022 in athletics

The last weekend in March, when the World Cross Country Championships traditionally took place, used to be my favourite time of the year.

One of the oldest and most traditional parts of athletics has fallen so far off the radar, having not

the year after the second of his triumphs in 2001.The decision by the International Association of Athletics

Federations - now World Athletics - to add a "short-course" race for the World Cross Country Championship

every year in some format since 1903 was switched to a biannual basis.The election in 2015 by World Athletics

and hounds” cross-country runs that originated from Shrewsbury School in England.David Katz, a World Athletics

United States’ Brittni Mason earned victory in the women’s T46/47 200 metres as the World Para Athletics

There won't be many Chef de Missions at Birmingham 2022 who have more experience than Roy Colebrook.

Commonwealth Games history - including 10 golds.The vast majority of their podium places have come in athletics

, which has brought the island nation plenty of success.This year, the World Athletics Championships

races.Gardiner added to the world title he won over the distance in Doha in 2019.Despite this track success, athletics

 As well as athletics, Bahamian athletes are set to compete in swimming, cycling and table tennis

Pierre Arsenault is to take over as U SPORTS' permanent chief executive from June, in place of Dick White, who by then will have held the interim role for two years.

June 6.Former U SPORTS Board of Directors member from 2018 to 2020 Arsenault has served as director of athletics

earned victory in the men’s T52/T54 1500 metres wheelchair event on the second day of the World Para Athletics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is expected to visit Fiji in May to attend the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) General Assembly.

following an offer from the Olympic Council of Asia in 2018.Oceanian athletes will compete in triathlon, athletics

Tunisia’s Walid Ktila earned victory on the opening day of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix season

Yelena Lashmanova will be stripped of her London 2012 Olympics gold medal after being found to have breached anti-doping rules, with all nine Russian race walkers at the Games having now been disqualified.

of 1 hr 25min 2sec.She will now lose the gold, as well as the 20km title from the Moscow 2013 World Athletics

banned for two years, starting 9 March 2021, for the use of prohibited substances, a violation of World Athletics

anti-doping rules," an Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) statement read."

lose gold medals from the women’s 20km race walk event at the London 2012 Olympic Games and 2013 World Athletics

20km title from the 2013 World Championships in Moscow ©Getty ImagesRussia had initially won eight athletics

Zambia's President will be taking a keen interest in this year's Commonwealth Games, because he knows the host city well.

the country is still involved in rugby sevens qualifying for both men and women.Confirmed sports are athletics

 "Having the 200 metres champion at the African Games is an achievement for athletics..."

Singapore's Chef de Mission for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games believes the city-state is well-placed to host major events in the future.

it wish to pursue doing so.Officials have already expressed interest in bidding for the 2025 World Athletics