Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) says many of its members believe the decision to award athletics

In a statement released on Friday, ASOIF revealed that World Athletics, itself a member federation, had

last few days, ASOIF members have expressed several concerns regarding the announcement made by World Athletics

disregards the less privileged athletes further down the rankings," stressed ASIOF .ASOIF statement on World Athletics

This is neither technically nor financially feasible," ANOAC concluded.It then went on to remind World Athletics

opens rather than resolves a number of complex issues" and vowed to raise these concerns with World Athletics

The world record holder in the pole vault will begin his outdoor season at the Xiamen Diamond League. It will serve as a test before the Olympic Games in less than 100 days. "It is time to be in good shape for Paris 2024," said the athlete, who won the indoor title in Glasgow earlier this year.

 Duplantis is a special and unusual athlete in the world of athletics.

Chinese state media reported on Friday that reigning Asian Games marathon champion He Jie and three African runners, who had appeared to allow the home athlete to cross the line first, had been stripped of their placings and prize money.

Former IOC marketing director Michael Payne claims Sebastian Coe has damaged his chances of succeeding Thomas Bach as IOC president by awarding prize money to track and field gold medallists at Paris 2024.

Last week, World Athletics announced that track and field gold medallists will receive $50,000 (€47,000

World Athletics president Coe called it "a pivotal moment for World Athletics and the sport of athletics

A new milestone for our sport 🏟️World Athletics becomes the first international federation to award

Release 🔗 https://t.co/8OZAwlJy5W pic.twitter.com/luNjZ9lhHP— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) April

Tom Dean, Britain's double Olympic champion, has questioned the prize money for athletics at Paris 2024

Norwegian star Karsten Warholm got his first taste of victory at the age of seven when he won a medal in jeans at a local road race in the picturesque town of Ulsteinvik in the heart of Norway.

After that he took up athletics.

I also did athletics for years, but because I was competing against Karsten, my list of achievements

 Although Warholm competed in the 400m hurdles, he began his athletics story in the octathlon, the

Cities, national governments, sports organisations and other entities are now being invited by the International Paralympic Committee to express their interest and their proposal for the sport.

 The IPC acts as the international governing body for five Para sports: World Para Athletics, World

London Marathon director Hugh Brasher has announced a 30-second applause before Sunday's race in memory of last year's winner Kelvin Kiptum. He also urged those protesting against the war in the Middle East not to disrupt the event.

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson has expressed "concern" about the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Games on the Seine after French president Emmanuel Macron said it could be moved to a stadium in the event of a security threat.

plans include moving the ceremony to the Stade de France in the north of Paris, the main venue for athletics

Most female athletes support classification by biological sex rather than gender identity in women's contact and endurance sports, in what is believed to be the largest survey on transgender inclusion to date.

gold, two silver and three bronze medallists - and six Paralympians.The international federations for athletics

US track and field athletes will have several options for their Olympic kit, officials said on Sunday, after a revealing design for the Paris Games was criticised as "sexist".

US long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall signalled her confusion in a comment under a social media post by athletics

The Paris metro, long the envy of other cities, has undergone a change of perception as it grapples with ageing infrastructure just three and a half months before the Olympics.

to line 14 and the creation of a new transport hub near the Stade de France in the north, where the athletics

Pecresse told Parisians.Certain metro and RER lines, particularly those serving the football, tennis and athletics

Lithuanian athlete Mykolas Alekna broke the world discus record with an incredible 74.35 metres in Ramona, Oklahoma, on Sunday. The record had stood for almost 38 years.

Eugene and bronze in Budapest last year, made history by breaking the oldest standing record in men's athletics

representing the former East Germany, on 6 June, 1986.Schult's record was the longest standing in men's athletics

The oldest world record in all athletics is Jarmila Kratochvilova's 1:53.28 seconds in the women's 800

his fifth attempt at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational tournament, a small event in the athletics

Organisers of the Beijing Half Marathon announced on Monday that they were investigating after widely circulated online footage suggested that three African runners may have deliberately allowed China's He Jie to win.

The integrity of our sport is of paramount importance to World Athletics and while this investigation

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics could be moved from the Seine to the national stadium in the event of a security threat.

Stade de France to the north of Paris, the main stadium for the Olympics where the rugby sevens and athletics

The Bahrain Olympic Committee has announced the delegation that will take part in the Gulf Youth Games, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates from Tuesday 16 April to 2 May.

Bahraini teams include a variety of athletes in different disciplines, including 4 men and women in athletics

, 12 volleyball players, 4 men and women in Paralympic athletics, 8 men and women in table tennis and