Birmingham 2022 director of sport Matt Kidson has revealed that the £72.4 million ($99 million/ €84.4 million) renovation of the Alexander Stadium is on track to be completed in the spring of next year.

the site in the Perry Barr region of the English city will make it a world-class venue for hosting athletics

best stadium to perform in, we're confident that we're going to pack this out for every single day of athletics

The Alexander Stadium is set to host athletics events and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at Birmingham

the Games itself - from the Opening and Closing Ceremonies right through to the packed programme of athletics

and Para athletics action."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has delayed an update to its transgender guidelines until after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, citing "very conflicting opinions" on the framework.

focus on testosterone, citing safety as one of the considerations needed in the new guidelines.World Athletics

British Journal of Sports Medicine issued a correction to a 2017 paper which was authored by World Athletics

- then the International Association of Athletics Federations - employees Stéphane Bermon and Pierre

argued the relationship between the testosterone levels and athletic performance among women.World Athletics

 The independent review called for by World Athletics could clarify this better, as could the new

The International School Sport Federation (ISF) has expressed its satisfaction at managing to hold a successful first edition of the Under-15 World School Sport Games, despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

On the field of play, participants took part in 14 sports - athletics, badminton, basketball, 3x3 basketball

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) and the Carbine Club of New South Wales have named the four latest recipients of the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship, with the young Para athletes all regarded as prospects for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Fernando Martin Vicente, the former head of the Spanish Federation for People with Intellectual Disability (FEDDI), has claimed he did not know about cheating in their basketball team at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.

impairment were re-instated by the 2009 IPC General Assembly.This allowed around 120 athletes to compete in athletics

Considering my dad used to call me "stats" as a child because pages of data fascinated me, it is no surprise that I fawn over medal tables.

before their first Olympic one.However, a medal table should not be treated as gospel - the British athletics

Fifty years ago today (September 19) the inaugural women’s race took place at the New York City Marathon, with Beth Bonner winning in 2hr 55min 22sec - a world record.

Waitz, who died in 2011.In March this year, Waitz’s widower and former coach Jack spoke to the World Athletics

.Those first three world records of Waitz’s were recognised by the international governing body for athletics

Trayvon Bromell of the United States bettered his own previous 2021 world-leading 100 metres mark at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi as he won in 9.76sec, with home runner Ferdinand Omanyala second in an African record of 9.77.

failed to reach the final in Tokyo.But after this performance at the Kasarani Stadium in the final World Athletics

set earlier this year by South Africa’s Commonwealth champion Akani Simbine.Omanyala, who switched to athletics

season with another victory in 22.39.Mboma, who had to move down this season from 400m under World Athletics

Indian teenager Praveen Kumar has targeted success at the Asian Para Games and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after winning a silver medal at Tokyo 2020.

Plans for the 2021 Tokyo Marathon have been put on hold due to COVID-19, as the Japanese capital remains in a state of emergency with just a month to go.

metres champion Faith Kipyegon will be one of the marquee home attractions at tomorrow’s final World Athletics

Tour (@KipKeinoClassic) September 17, 2021Mboma had to move down this season from 400m under World Athletics

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has teamed up with former London 2012 chief executive Sir Keith

Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington may not realise it, but he is partially responsible for giving Olympic gold medallist Xander Schauffele the opportunity to complete a unique double. A decade or so ago, Harrington was part of the team which persuaded the International Olympic Committee to bring golf back into the Olympics.

medal in the Nippon Budokan, the very arena where their sport had made its Olympic bow back in 1964.Athletics

Disgraced athletics coach Alberto Salazar's appeal against a four-year anti-doping ban has been rejected

More than 1,000 athletes will compete in 13 sports at the All-Russian Student Festival.

will work at the event, which is being used by organisers to test preparations for Yekaterinburg 2023.Athletics