Terrence Burns, who served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Meridian Management, the exclusive and partially owned marketing agency for the IOC from 1996 to 2004, stated that Paris 2024 could mark the start of a new era for the Olympic Games after the challenges faced by  Tokyo 2020 and Sochi 2014 over Covid-19 and doping issues, respectively.

 On ticket sales, he expressed satisfaction with their value, contradicting World Athletics President

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike met with World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and CEO Jon Ridgeon on Monday

to discuss the organisation of the 20th World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Tokyo

The 20th World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo from 13-21 September 2025, almost a month

The event is being organised by World Athletics (WA) and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations

which was built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The World Athletics

Governor KOIKE Yuriko (@ecoyuri) on Monday received Sebastian Coe (@sebcoe), President of the World Athletics

Federation, to discuss the 20th World Athletics Championships, which will take place in #Tokyo from

Political bickering, persistent grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to daily life are souring the mood ahead of Paris 2024. Several recent announcements have led to a surge in negative publicity for the sporting mega-event, which will kick off in six months and attract a television audience of billions.

 Paris will see "the most expensive ticket prices in an athletics arena that we have seen at an

Olympic Games," World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said in December.

With just over six months to go until the start of the 33rd Olympic Games of the modern era, in which more than 10,000 athletes will take part, the Olympic year has begun and the focus is on the stars who will be shining in the French capital.

from the top of the podium for the first time at the Olympics since Rio 2016.FAITH KIPYEGON (Kenya, athletics

)Faith Kipyegon won the 5,000m at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023.

GETTY IMAGESNo athlete has had a more remarkable 2023 in athletics than Kipyegon, who set world records

bringing home the most beautiful medal," he said after being selected for Paris 2024.NOAH LYLES (USA, athletics

)Noah Lyles reacts after winning gold in the men's 4x100m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

The construction of part of the Athletes' Village, the renovation of the Grand Palais monument and the Colombes swimming pool are the only three sports facilities currently slightly behind schedule according to the work plan.

speculation about a possible 'Plan B', an alternative that would see a return to the usual venue at the athletics

Great stars and champions of Boston are eager to face off in the 128th Boston Marathon, presented by Bank of America, set to take place on April 15, 2024, with over one million dollars in prizes.

We are expecting great competition in the Open, Wheelchair, and Paralympic Athletics divisions.

At a ceremony held at the Athens Concert Hall, 72 athletes were honoured for their successes at the World and European Championships, as well as those who qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Water polo and athletics have greatly enriched the Hellenic delegation.

GETTY IMAGESHere is the list of the 72 athletes honoured by sport:-Athletics: Miltiadis Tentoglou, Emmanuel

-Women’s national water polo team.Tentoglou with his gold medal in the long jump at the World Athletics

The Philippines are looking to increase the number of athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the upcoming World Aquatics Championships in Doha from 2-18 February will provide an important opportunity.

The 28-year-old from Tondo, who has won two medals at the World Athletics Championships in 2022 and 2023

The Bahrain Paralympic Committee team is preparing for the fourth edition of the West Asian Para Games, which will be held from 26 January to 3 February 2024 in the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

from a country of around one and a half million people will compete in five different sports: boccia, athletics

took place in Birmingham where the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) discussed the 2026 European Athletics

A crucial item on the agenda was the upcoming European Athletics Championships in 2026, amid numerous

nbsp;The WMCA met to consider, amongst other things, the organisation and funding of the 2026 European Athletics

Previously, the Council and UK Athletics (UKA) had signed the Organising Agreement contract with European

Athletics (EA) in November 2022, following which an application for funding from the Commonwealth Games

that the benefits of the EAC are retained in the region.As well as confirming that the 2026 European Athletics

Only those who have completed a marathon know how difficult it is to run 42,195 metres, the legendary distance that inspired the Greek messenger Pheidippides when he ran from Marathon to Athens in 480 BC to bring news of a key event in the Battle of Marathon.

Almost 2,500 years later, the marathon is one of the most popular and admired events in athletics, but

Hammer thrower Hanna Skydan is one of Azerbaijan's best track and field options at Paris 2024, as is Cuban-born triple jumper Alexis Copello, a two-time European champion and eighth at London 2012 (still competing for Cube).

support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Azerbaijan, I am grateful to the leadership of the athletics

 With Rubanko, they make a perfect athletic pair, as the hammer thrower told World Athletics years

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended shooting Para athlete Saeed Mohammed Abdulla Alblooshi for two years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in violation of the IPC Anti-Doping Code (IPC Code).

 The IPC acts as the International Federation for five Para sports: World Para Athletics, World

Eggleston is the first student-athlete from Texas, where she began her career in 2018, to win the award in its 33-year history. She has an impressive list of achievements, including five All-American selections by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. She currently plays for Galatasaray in Turkey.

The award recognises women who graduate and go on to excel in academics, athletics and community service

The 17th edition of the Shoot for the Cure initiative will bring together Canada's university sports community. Athletes, coaches and fans will raise awareness and funds, and to continue a tradition that began in 2007.

fantastic job raising awareness and funds to help fight this brutal disease," said Jeff Speedy, Director of Athletics