On the eve of the third stage of the Diamond League in Doha on Friday, reigning Olympic high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim hosted and won the first edition of the 'What Gravity Challenge' with some of the best specialists in the discipline on Thursday.

brainchild of Barshim - was organised with the support of the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Qatar Athletics

said that holding the competitions at the Roman Amphitheatre was a qualitative leap for the culture of athletics

American athletics legend Carl Lewis says he is not expecting to see new records any time soon in what

Speaking to journalists at the World Athletics Relays in Bermuda last weekend, the 62-year-old also raised

Fresh from his win at the Suzhou Diamond League, New Zealand's world indoor high jump champion Hamish Kerr will take on Mutaz Barshim again in the What Gravity Challenge on Thursday in Doha.

(@jumpers.world)Kerr, who set a world lead of 2.36m to take the world indoor title in Glasgow, told Athletics

UniSport Australia celebrated a record-breaking year of contributions and performances at its annual Sport Awards in Canberra on Wednesday.

Cara Feain-Ryan (University of Queensland, Athletics) and Reece Holder (Queensland University of Technology

, Athletics) received the Student-Athlete of the Year awards on an evening which saw a total of 11 prizes

: Cara Feain-RyanDegree: Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours), The University of QueenslandSport: Athletics

Winner: Reece HolderDegree: Bachelor of Urban Development, Queensland University of TechnologySport: Athletics

who died in 2009, abused them and other minors during his time as technical director of the Spanish Athletics

During his tenure, Spain won its first Olympic medal in athletics when Jorge Llopart took silver in the

I left athletics soon after,” he revealed.Gil Pérez was born in the northern Galician town of Santiago

After disembarking in Marseille from Olympia,Greece this Wednesday, 8 May, the Olympic flame will travel throughout France, including overseas territories, for 80 days until arriving in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Games on 26 July.

Vendée Globe in 2017) will also travel with well-known celebrities on board; such as the triple Olympic athletics

With less than three months to go before he attempts to win a third consecutive Olympic marathon gold, Eliud Kipchoge says he is "feeling good" as he completes his preparations for the Paris 2024 Games.

Paris is where my life started in athletics 20 years ago." - Eliud KipchogeKipchoge, who won gold at

to his trophy cabinet by anchoring the US team to victory in the men's 4x100m on Sunday at the World Athletics

teammate Fred Kerley.Noah Lyles of Team United States celebrates winning the Men's 200m at the World Athletics

The World Athletics Relays concluded this Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, after two exciting days, and now

final as @LylesNoah brings home the gold in 37.40 🌪️#WorldRelays pic.twitter.com/VjHmixagUE— World Athletics

(@WorldAthletics) May 6, 2024It was the main attraction on the second and final day of the World Athletics

#WorldRelays pic.twitter.com/rD8r7gwCb6— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) May 6, 2024The 4x400 mixed

ATHLETICS14 teams have qualified for Paris 2024 after the second and final day of qualifying at the World Athletics

Once a year, the 'Wings for Life World Run' takes place around the globe. Participants start at the same time and run either individually using the Wings for Life World Run App or together in multiple Flagship Runs. The race is run by the iconic two-time World champion, Olympic bronze medallist and former 110m hurdles world record holder Colin Jackson.

Swimming and diving, athletics, weightlifting, martial arts and gymnastics will be among the Olympic

World athletics president Sebastian Coe said anyone "stupid enough" to take part could face a "long ban

has openly stated that he would be willing to participate in the expanded Games.President of World Athletics

Of course, the International Olympic Committee and World Athletics are opposed to his organisation.

World sprint champion Noah Lyles and reigning Olympic 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs helped the United States and Italy earn respective qualification for the men's 4x100m relays at Paris 2024.

Drawn in heat one at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, the US quartet of Courtney Lindsey, Kenny

37.49 seconds on Saturday.Jacobs ran the second leg for the Italians who are defending their World Athletics

Netherlands, Canada and France also qualifying for the final and Paris 2024.BBCSport: Day one of the World Athletics

United States, Ireland, Belgium, Poland, Nigeria and France.UNBELIEVABLE performances at the World Athletics

Audio description, vibrating vests, and tactile tablets: these are just some of the solutions that will help fans with visual or hearing disabilities follow sports events along with the rest of the public in various stadiums of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Agence France-Presse reports.

its general implementation.Audio description will be available in Paris 2024 in six sports (football, athletics

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe believes track and field's own Netflix series - focusing on sprinters

"It was really interesting when I spoke to the Netflix guys," Coe said in Nassau ahead of the World Athletics

And that's why everything we do is to promote the cause and give them great exposure".Athletics has missed

To mark the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24, Devynne Charlton has donated her Bahamas team singlet

and name bib from the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow to the Museum of World Athletics

women's 4x100m qualifiers at the World Relays this weekend, Charlton presented her Glasgow top to World Athletics

On behalf of the Museum of World Athletics, I would like to thank Charlton for her generous donation,

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and Devynne Charlton.

I hope they will help inspire future athletes and fans to experience the excitement of athletics."

Her winning kit from the World Athletics Indoor Championships follows the shoes and clothing of two other