The 2027 World Athletics Championships will welcome the biggest stars back to Beijing, 12 years after

the Chinese capital successfully hosted the premier athletics event and almost two decades after the

Council has selected Beijing, China, to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships.— World Athletics

GETTY IMAGESWang Nan, World Athletics Council Member and Vice President of the Chinese Athletics Association

After the 15th World Athletics Championships in 2015, Beijing is honoured to host the 21st World Athletics

Championships, the world's highest-level athletics event, in 2027."

athletics event to the world," he concluded.Competition updatesThe World Athletics Council also agreed

The German Sports Fair Play Award recognises athletes or initiatives that embody respect, friendship or solidarity both on and off the field of play. In the sports category, the handball 'Mannschaft's' goalkeeper was honoured, while the Special Award went to Paralympic athlete Johannes Floors

showed remarkable empathy towards a competitor whose prosthesis broke before the 400m final at the Para Athletics

, and went on to win the gold medal.Floors consoles Woodhall after his prosthesis broke at the Para Athletics

Games on 4 March, will be accompanied by the release of additional tickets, with a special focus on Athletics

New tickets for athletics at the Olympic Games, to be held at the Stade de France from 2-10 August 2024

   Several tens of thousands of new tickets will go on sale for this "Athletics Special" sale

The venue hosted the 2003 World Athletics ChampionshipsSaint Denis will have a new giant screen for Paris

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was one of those to express his dissatisfaction.All you need

to know about the "Athletics Special" ticket sale on 4 March at 10 am: -There is only one address

Harvey Norman Para Sport Champions are Paralympians and Para athletes who challenge perceptions of disability by sharing their lived experiences and Para sport journeys, while highlighting the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

-Caitlin Dore: Para athletics (Canterbury).-Danielle Aitchison: Para athletics (Waikato).

-Holly Robinson: Para athletics (Otago).-Jaden Movold: Para athletics (Auckland).

-Joe Smith: Para athletics (Auckland).

-Mitch Joynt: Para athletics (Auckland).-Peter Cowan: Para canoe (Hawkes Bay).

-William Stedman: Para athletics (Canterbury).-Wojtek Czyz: Para badminton (Waikato).

been banned for five years by a Disciplinary Tribunal, after being found to have breached the World Athletics

last May, has been banned with immediate effect from participating in any capacity in any aspect of athletics

or any activity under the auspices of World Athletics or its Area Associations and Member Federations

and sends a clear signal that the Athletics Integrity Unit will do its utmost to protect those rights

 Tsimanouskaya competed for Poland at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Federation for having to withdraw some athletes for failing to comply with Rule 15 of the World Athletics

The 19-year-old, who won gold at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, is aiming to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Joshua Chepteguei, the World University Cross Country Champion before going on to Olympic success.

It was there, amidst books and participation in inter-school athletics, that it became clear that Yeko

Now I just have to focus on training to achieve what I want to achieve in athletics in the near future

The first meeting of the Coordination Commission between the Asian Paralympic Committee and the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games Organising Committee (AINAGOC) was held on 24-25 February 2024. Shortly after the significant milestone of 1000 days to the 5th Asian Para Games was reached.

key venues: the Nagoya City Mizuho Athletic Stadium and the Wing Arena Kariya, which will host Para Athletics

The nominees for the prestigious Laureus Awards, selected by the 1,300 members of the Laureus Global Media Panel, have been announced. The awards ceremony will take place on 22 April. Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic, Noah Lyles, Simone Biles and Aitana Bonmatí are among the nominees.

-Armand Duplantis (Sweden), Athletics.-Erling Haaland (Norway), Football.

-Noah Lyles (USA), Athletics.-Lionel Messi (Argentina), Football.

-Shericka Jackson (Jamaica), Athletics.-Faith Kipyegon (Kenya), Athletics.

-Sha'Carri Richardson (USA), Athletics.-Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Alpine Skiing.

-Luca Ekler (Hungary) Para Athletics.-Diede de Groot (Netherlands), Wheelchair Tennis.

Always smiling and open for a friendly conversation, FISU President Leonz Eder is a man of the people, as this interesting and excellent interview by Thérèse Courvoisier for FISU shows.

I also dabbled in Swiss wrestling and a bit of athletics, but I spent most of my time in gyms.

Elite athletes, officials and a crowd of mourners gathered on Friday to bid farewell to Kelvin Kiptum, the esteemed Kenyan marathon champion and world record holder. The funeral was held at the place where Kelvin Kiptum began his journey, honed his talents and finally said goodbye.

Kenya's President William Ruto and World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe wanted to give Kiptum a final

 The East African nation had seen "the future of athletics" in Kiptum, said Ruto.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Para-powerlifting athlete Latifat Tijani for three years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code.

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

Kenyan President William Ruto and World Athletics president Sebastian Coe will attend the funeral on

Kenya and the athletics world continue to pay tribute to marathon star Kelvin Kiptum.

Haaland_sholla) February 22, 2024"It is difficult to accept that this has happened, it is a big void in Kenyan athletics

," said Athletics Kenya executive committee member Barnaba Korir.

will take place on Friday 23 February and will be attended by Kenyan President William Ruto and World Athletics

Welsh Athletics and Mind Cymru have launched a new collaboration to promote mental wellbeing through

Welsh Athletics and Mind Cymru have formed a pioneering partnership in Wales to promote mental wellbeing

the positive impact running can have on people's mental health.🙏💙 pic.twitter.com/MQ70aAjGVu— Welsh Athletics

 James Williams, CEO of Welsh Athletics, said.

"The partnership will also improve the approach to mental health within Welsh Athletics and its programmes

The founder of petrochemical giant INEOS, Jim Ratcliffe, is taking a stake in Manchester United. The British billionaire wants to return the Red Devils to the top of world football. Ratcliffe's arrival will bring changes to the club's recruitment structure.

 Jim Ratcliffe, who has experience investing in football, cycling, Formula One, athletics and sailing

Canada has opened the call for applications for the FISU Forum. It provides an opportunity for various students as well as academic staff or leaders in university sport to come together to discuss educational, cultural and university sport policies.

sport representative, applicants must meet the following criteria-Hold a leadership position in college athletics

the university sport system in Canada and have the support of their university (academic faculty or athletics