More than 400 children took part in a fun run as part of an Olympic Festival organised by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV).

The run, backed by world governing body the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) has staged a level one course for table tennis coaches.

has never sent a representative in table tennis.The country has produced Olympians in five sports - athletics

 Dodou "Capi" Joof, The Gambia Athletics Association President, was elected as President of the

Australia’s three-time Paralympic medallist Brad Scott has announced his retirement from athletics, following

Valentin Balakhnichev, former President of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF), has denied involvement

athletes from the country were involved in paying top officials from the International Association of Athletics

Aksana Miankova of Belarus will be stripped of the Olympic hammer throw gold medal she won at Beijing 2008 after she was among the seven latest athletes to be sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as part of their ongoing retesting of samples.

champion in 2005 but lost her title as a result of retests conducted by the International Association of Athletics

Ben Ekumbo, Kenya's deputy Chef de Mission at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has been formally charged with the theft of money and kit meant for the African nation’s team as the sporting crisis in the country continues.

for three days ago pending charges after police investigators allegedly recovered boxes containing athletics

Sweden's former world 1500 metres champion Abeba Aregawi plans to consult one of the country's leading doctors before she takes anything after testing positive for meldonium earlier this year. 

List on January 1.Aregawi's initial positive test was confirmed by the International Association of Athletics

situation developing in the future, Aregawi will be supervised closely by Sverker Nilsson, the Swedish Athletics

 Abeba Aregawi is to be monitored by Swedish Athletics Association doctor Sverker Nilsson to ensure

The International Association of Sport for Para-athletes with an Intellectual Disability (Inas) has opened registration for the 2017 General Assembly in Brisbane.

includes the World Skiing Championships in Gourette in France from March 27 to April 1, and the World Athletics

Sir Hugh Robertson has been elected as the new chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) to replace Sebastian Coe, it has been announced.

metres champion now plans to focus on his position as President of the International Association of Athletics

More drug tests were conducted in athletics, cycling and football in 2015 than in nearly all other Summer

32,362 football samples were analysed across WADA-approved laboratories.This compares with 30,308 in athletics

report.The International Cycling Union tested 7,818 samples in 2015.The International Association of Athletics

Combating doping in elite sport is a complex matter to be sure. But not in every respect. Ask most elite sportsmen or women if they favour a life ban for serious cheats, for instance, and the answer is almost invariably “yes”. Ask them if they believe serious cheats should have a place at the Olympics and the answer is almost invariably “no.”

known as the “Osaka Rule” because it was introduced in 2007 during the International Association of Athletics

Richard Leman and Sir Hugh Robertson are due to lock horns in the battle to replace Sebastian Coe as chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) in elections held during a Board meeting tomorrow.

term in office in order to focus upon his position as President of the International Association of Athletics

Charges against Italian athletics agent Federico Rosa over alleged doping offences have been dropped,

norandrosterone.Kenya claimed a record haul of six gold, six silver and a bronze at Rio 2016, all in athletics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will take legal advice before making any move to reintroduce the controversial Osaka Rule.

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

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has fiercely criticised the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) reinstatement criteria which must be met if the country's suspension is to be lifted following allegations of state-sponsored doping.

world governing body: Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboard, ice sledge hockey, athletics