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Sebastian Coe warns against drug cheats at Paris Olympics

  • Olympics

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has warned athletes who try to cheat by using performance-enhancing

He believes that rewarding those who do not compete fairly undermines the rest of the athletes and athletics

pic.twitter.com/EEWXdptlp3— Seb Coe (@sebcoe) May 30, 2024Among other things,Coe expressed his sadness that athletics

Asked about World Athletics' decision to ban transgender women who transitioned after puberty from competing



Kenya feels loss of Kelvin Kiptum as Olympics approach

  • Athletics

The head of Kenyan athletics described his tragic death as devastating.

reverberated globally, prompting sports fans to reflect on the last significant milestone in modern athletics

And so everybody was really devastated," Athletics Kenya president Jackson Tuwei told AFP."


IOC counterpunches IBA’s prize-money initiative with pressure, ultimatums

  • Boxing

A lightning-quick response from the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, citing financial transparency as main motive for its rejection of the International Boxing Association’s plan to pay Paris 2024 medallists, exposes its tight squeeze on the boxing world regarding LA 2028 participation.

Back in April, it also pushed back at the announcement by World Athletics that is would pay Track &


AIU launches "Call Room" for personalised integrity education

  • Athletics

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) unveiled the AIU Call Room on Wednesday.

At the same time, Dame Valerie Adams, Chair of the World Athletics Athletes' Commission, has praised

League engagement occurred in Oslo Wednesday.AIU is an independent organisation established by World Athletics

oversee all integrity matters, encompassing both doping and non-doping issues, within the realm of athletics


Young NZ learners to support the NZ Paralympic Team in Paris

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

With three months to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is excited to launch its new Paris 2024 Paralympic Education Resource, which takes young learners on a journey through the City of Light with the New Zealand Paralympic Team.

nbsp;Danielle Aitchison, Paralympian #211 - who recently competed and set a world record at the Para Athletics


David Rudisha advocates for athlete air pollution protection

  • Athletics

David Rudisha, the world record holder in the 800 meters from Kenya, is calling for global action against air pollution, emphasising the necessity of clean air for athletes to excel in major events like the Olympic Games.

the world to seize this opportunity.Rudisha, present at the WHO assembly as an ambassador for World Athletics

and Athletics Kenya, collaborates with the Stockholm Environment Institute to install air quality sensors



Shericka Jackson to target Olympic gold over 200m world record

  • Athletics

Jamaica's international athletics star, Shericka Jackson, has said she is more interested in winning

medalist Shericka Jackson celebrates with their gold medal after the Women's 200m Final during the World Athletics

seconds.Things have changed since then, admitted the Jamaican, who is under the guidance of renowned athletics


Torch Relay Stage 19: The Mayenne put athletics in the spotlight

  • Paris 2024

From Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne to Laval, on Wednesday's 19th stage, many spectators cheered the Olympic torch as it crossed the Mayenne and the relay was truly immersed in a "land of games" as it continued westwards.

way  to Paris was marked by a strong sporting spirit and a deep attachment to the region, with athletics

The journey ended in Laval, starting at the Manuela Montebrun stadium with an athletics collective relay

 Captain Montebrun was accompanied by 23 people representing the diversity of athletics.

Bernard Rolland, an athletics volunteer, was present alongside coaches such as Lauriane Berton and Yves

André Giraud, chairman of the French Athletics Federation, also carried the Torch in an individual relay


It's already 'Ticketing Thursdays' for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

With less than two months to go until the Opening Ceremony, new tickets for the Olympic Games will go on sale every Thursday at 10:00 CEST, as part of the 'Ticketing Thursdays' operation on the official Paris 2024 ticketing website - tickets.paris2024.org.

gymnastics, rugby sevens, beach volleyball, basketball, skateboarding, BMX racing, 3X3 basketball, handball, athletics

 Tickets for the evening athletics finals start at €85, while it's possible to watch the French


Olympic champion Warholm to open outdoor season on home turf

  • Athletics

Karsten Warholm will make his long-awaited outdoor debut just 57 days out from the Paris Olympics when he takes to his home track in Oslo on Thursday in the sixth meeting on the 15-meet Diamond League circuit, Agence France-Presse reported ahead of the event. 

Following his Oslo outdoors debut, Warholm will compete at the June 7-12 European Athletics Championships

Joshua Cheptegei (5,000m) and Sweden's Daniel Stahl (discus).Win both in ParisAnother star of Norwegian athletics


IBA will award prize money to medal-winning boxers at Paris 2024

  • Boxing

After setting a trend in boxing and seeing World Athletics follow through for the upcoming Olympics,

Back in April, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe also advocated for what he considered a much-needed

multiple statements on the necessity of the move, IBA has since joined and even gone further than World Athletics


Rio 2016 pole vault champion Thiago Braz appeals Paris Olympic doping ban

  • Athletics

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday that Rio 2016 pole vault champion Thiago Braz

by his sports nutritionist, Dr Gisele Martins Daros.The ban follows a two-day hearing at the World Athletics

2023Details here: https://t.co/XsT6PL2BUoDetails here: https://t.co/hOMO3VlXbN pic.twitter.com/UVrpAbEm7D— Athletics