Nike have unveiled an ambitious new project designed to achieve the "impossible" time of a sub two-hour marathon in 2017.

But, this situation is not athletics.

Leading strategic communications agency Vero have announced the appointment of former journalist Tom Lloyd to boost their team in a year in which they hope to land Paris the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

when he triumphed over Sergey Bubka in last year's campaign to lead the International Association of Athletics

athletes are included in a list of 19 new doping cases released by the International Association of Athletics

Mohcine Cheaouri, Adil Annani and Zakaria Rabah  - received doping sanctions from the Royal Moroccan Athletics

The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games 2017 will be held in Sharjah following approval by the governing body's Executive Board.

sports programme at the competition, which runs from November 30 to December 9 in the emirate, includes athletics

More than 800 athletes from 34 countries took part in the Games with the sport programme consisting of athletics

FIFA has today become the 36th International Federation (IF) to sign a co-operation agreement with the Olympic Channel, marking an end to an extensive period of negotiations between the two organisations.

featured on the Channel since it was launched in August ©Getty ImagesThe International Association of Athletics

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue has sent a letter to the head of the Iranian Taekwondo Federation, Seyed Mohammad Pouladgar, congratulating him on his country's performance at the WTF World Junior Championships.

largest sports competition ever held in Canada in terms of country participation, behind the 2001 World Athletics

Paralympics Ireland have partnership with American multinational confectionery company Mondelez International to hold a one day event aimed at attracting new people and potential talent into para-sport.

2016 ©Paralympics Ireland“I came to the event four years ago and after some initial testing by the athletics

British athletes hoping to appear at Tokyo 2020 could have to compete in a new televised "Olympic Trials" qualification system taking place across two cities a month before the start of the Games.

taekwondo and triathlon have already expressed support.Discussions are still ongoing with others, including athletics

The World Olympians Association (WOA) has said that all athletes who commit a doping offence should be banned from the next edition of the Olympic Games and other major Championships.

their country at the Games.It was introduced by the IOC in 2007 during the International Association of Athletics

Sixteen sports have been confirmed for the ninth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games in Kuala Lumpur next year, with the list including chess.

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.Archery, athletics

Kenyan-born athletes running for Turkey in Aras Kaya and Yasemin Can claimed the respective male and female titles at the European Cross Country Championships in Chia today.

took a distant bronze in 25:26.Turkey also claimed team gold in front of Britain and Romania.Irish athletics

and Sydney 2000 Olympic silver medallist Sonia O'Sullivan criticised the International Association of Athletics

The National Olympic Committee of Cape Verde (COC) has held the country's first Olympic Athletes' Forum in capital city Praia.

since 1996, although they have never won an Olympic medal.A five-strong team competed in the sports of athletics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has expressed his confidence that the new Tokyo Olympic Stadium will become a "stronghold" for Japanese sport when attending a "groundbreaking" ceremony to launch the construction process today.

construction timetable is then due to be completed in November 2019.Opening and Closing ceremonies and athletics

doping scheme and called for it be re-admitted back to competition by the International Association of Athletics

Changes to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) system for redistributing medals

to do and stands at the heart of the governance structure reforms - new Integrity Code of Conduct, Athletics