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World Athletics Cross Country Championships postponed to 2023 due to COVID-19

  • Athletics

The World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst have been postponed for a second time due

event, which had been due to take place in 2021, has been rescheduled to February 18 2023 by World Athletics

of the entire running community and the host region is at the forefront of this postponement".World Athletics

Australia and the local Organising Committee are delighted that World Athletics and its partners have

This is one of the most exciting athletics events in the world and the iconic course at Mount Panorama

We would like to thank World Athletics and the New South Wales Government for their continued confidence



Niyonsaba breaks women's 2,000m world record in Zagreb as three Olympic champions win

  • Athletics

s Francine Niyonsaba broke the women’s 2,000 metres world record on her way to victory at the World Athletics

Sonia O’Sullivan back in 1994.The 28-year-old Niyonsaba is now excelling over longer distances as World Athletics

podium in 8min 12.01sec in the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase.This was the final meeting of the World Athletics


WADA commits to review of cannabis' status on Prohibited List and declares six NADO's non-compliant

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee has endorsed a scientific review into cannabis' status as a banned substance and also declared eight organisations - including the national anti-doping bodies of Romania, Thailand and Indonesia - non-compliant.

learning from a reporter that her biological mother had died and was in Oregon, where it is legal.World Athletics


Two-time Olympic hammer gold medallist Yuriy Sedykh dies at 66 of heart attack

  • Athletics

Double Olympic hammer throw gold medallist Yuriy Sedykh, accused of doping during his career, has died at the age of 66, it was announced today.

The Russian Athletics Federation revealed that Sedykh had died early this morning following a heart attack

Deeply mourn the loss of Yuriy Sedykh," World Athletics senior vice-president and Olympic pole vault


Britain set to lose Tokyo 2020 relay silver medal after Ujah positive test confirmed

  • Athletics

Britain are set to be stripped of their Tokyo 2020 men's 4x100 metres relay silver medal after CJ Ujah's B sample confirmed his positive test.

 "In this regard, pursuant to the IOC ADR and the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules: 'where the

Once the matter is settled under the IOC ADR, the case will be referred to the Athletics Integrity Unit




O'Callaghan appointed head of competition management by World Athletics as new tours launched

  • Athletics

Pierce O’Callaghan has been appointed by World Athletics as head of competition management, it has been

and race walking meetings will all move to a three-tier World Tour format from next month.The World Athletics

with a more global spread of fixtures.O’Callaghan has played a key role in restructuring the annual athletics

calendar, working as a consultant on the Continental Tour, expand the World Athletics Indoor Tour and

serving as a technical delegate or international technical official at several World Athletics Series

All gold-level Cross Country Tour meetings will be shown on the World Athletics YouTube Channel, and


Teferi and Tirop shatter 5km and 10km world records

  • Athletics

Agnes Tirop and Senbere Teferi respectively smashed women's 10 kilometres a 5km world records at the Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach in Germany.

marathon - meaning Kenya won five of the six races.The world records remain subject to ratification.In athletics


Athletics New Zealand "confident we have got it right" despite criticism of lofty Birmingham 2022 selection

  • Athletics

Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) has been criticised over qualifying criteria it has imposed for the 2022

team for Birmingham is not assured.Those picked for relays also count towards the 18.Considering 46 athletics

many feeling left out.Sprinter Zoe Hobbs had that experience before Tokyo 2020 - meeting the World Athletics

With the Commonwealth Games, there are no World Athletics performance expectations, so in this case we




Neeraj Chopra

  • Commonwealth Sport Legends

It is hard to believe, but Neeraj Chopra weighed more when he was 12-years-old than he does now.

Gold Coast 2018.He followed that up at Tokyo 2020 by becoming India's first Olympic champion in any athletics

village in Haryana state in northern India.His size as a child played a role in Chopra's introduction to athletics

In athletics, you develop slowly. Javelin is a very technical sport.

from Grenada, who became world champion in 2019.His victory in Gold Coast, another landmark for Indian athletics


Frano and Morgan win 45km Mountain Running World Cup races in Spain

  • Athletics

Peter Frano and Charlotte Morgan tackled a gruelling 45-kilometre race at Canfranc in the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Cup to run out as the eventual men's and women's winners, respectively, while there was a new course record posted in the 16km contest.