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Russian-born Maksimova wins artistic gymnastics gold for Syria at Pan Arab Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

Russian-born Aleksandra Maksimova contributed to a Syrian artistic gymnastics double on the third day of the Pan Arab Games in Algeria.

Jordan 3-0 and Syria defeated Palestine 3-2 for the men's bronze medals.It was another successful day in athletics

they won a further four golds.Incheon 2014 Asian Games champion Kemi Adekoya has returned to World Athletics-recognised

hurdles, following her return from a doping ban ©Getty ImagesMorocco and Algeria both earned three athletics


Three 400m runners qualify for Paris 2024 at Central American and Caribbean Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards and Saint Lucia's Michael Joseph qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men's 400 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, and Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino secured her place in the women's event.

and Joseph are the first two athletes to qualify for Paris 2024 in the men's 400m.In the day's other athletics

brings it home in 44.54 seconds #SanSalvador #TrinidadandTobago #EsMomentoDeTracender #CACgames2023 #Athletics


Guernsey geared up to host third Island Games two years after COVID-19 postponement

  • Multi-Sport Games

Samba dancers, bagpipes, a big band, cheerleaders, majorettes and a vintage Guernsey tractor are due to make appearances in St Peter Port, Guernsey, tomorrow at the Opening Ceremony of the XIX Island Games.

Ryan.The bowls at the Island Games this week is set to be the indoor variety.Guernsey's first medal in athletics


Poor air quality may rule London out of future big athletics events, Coe warns

  • Athletics

Poor air quality in London means the capital may not be considered for big athletics events in future

, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has warned.

Coe said the Olympics and World Athletics Championships could be moved to winter to escape the heat,

year's football World Cup was moved to December because of high summer temperatures in Qatar.World Athletics

I can see a World Athletics Championships in the foreseeable future where we’re going to say our race


Philip Barker: A first visit to Ancient Olympia 40 years ago

  • Inside the Blogs

For anyone with an interest in the Olympics, a first visit to Ancient Olympia where the Games of antiquity took place is an important moment. 

university professor with a shock of white hair.Alongside him was Academy Dean Otto Symiczek, a former athletics

 Bhatia later became a sports journalist and wrote for Athletics Weekly amongst others.He revealed

that he never received his own copy of the magazine on time because his postman, clearly an athletics



Solomon Islands athletes depart for Pacific Games training in China

  • Solomon Islands 2023

A group of 80 athletes set to compete for the Solomon Islands at their home Pacific Games later this year have left for China to undergo an intensive 90-day training programme.

Solomon Islands staging the Pacific Games for the first time, it agreed to train 80 athletes across athletics


Mexico win women's foil and hockey golds to continue Central American and Caribbean Games success

  • Multi-Sport Games

Mexico continued their domination of the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, collecting team titles in women's foil fencing, women's hockey and men's and women's triathlon.

women's triple jump ©Getty ImagesSt Vincent and the Grenadines won their first gold medal of the Games in athletics

Games gold to her list of honours with a 15.16m effort in the women's triple jump.Puerto Rico won two athletics

a photo finish in front of the Cayman Islands' Rasheem Brown.Mario Diaz of Cuba was the day's other athletics


Museum of World Athletics exhibition in Budapest attracts 20,000 visitors since launch

  • Budapest 2023

More than 20,000 fans have visited the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) Heritage Exhibition Budapest

The exhibition was launched on April 14 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first World Athletics

Championships in Helsinki in 1983.It has a collection of some unique athletics memorabilia from stars

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe had opened a prize draw on June 15 for fans aiming to attend

Kids' Athletics Day event in May saw over 60 youngsters from local athletics clubs turn up.The event

also saw the launch of the MOWA comic book called "A Magical Athletics Journey".


Bahraini 100m double highlights triumphant day of athletics at Pan Arab Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

Bahrain's Saeed Al-Khaldi and Edidiong Odiong ensured a golden double for their country by triumphing in the men's and women's 100 metres at the Pan Arab Games in Algeria.

Games 12 years ago with a 100m silver at Doha 2011.Bahrain dominated much of the remaining women's athletics


New Zealand Olympic pole vault coach McColl banned for 10 years for "serious misconduct"

  • Athletics

New Zealand’s Olympic pole vault coach Jeremy McColl has been banned from athletics for 10 years after

McColl, who guided Eliza McCartney to an Olympic bronze medal at Rio 2016, was stood down by New Zealand Athletics

independent investigator assessed several complaints against him, Reuters reports.Governing body Athletics

NZ’s policies or rules and was harmful and inappropriate," McColl said in the Athletics NZ statement.New

Athletics NZ recognises the courage of the athletes who came forward to raise their concerns in this

NZ has also informed the sport’s governing body, World Athletics, of the suspension.



Algeria's hosting of first Pan Arab Games in over a decade to coincide with Independence Day

  • Multi-Sport Games

The Pan Arab Games are set to return for the first time in 12 years as Algeria prepares to welcome 22 nations and territories.

standings behind Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco.Competition has already begun at the Games with football and athletics

events taking place before the full schedule starts tomorrow, where medals in athletics, judo, and swimming



Exclusive: Ricci Bitti wants International Federations to make Paris 2024 decision on Russia "easier" but supports sport-by-sport approach

  • Paris 2024

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti wants his members to make a decision on Russian and Belarusian participation at next year's Olympic Games in Paris "easier", but insists each sport has its own factors to take into account which should be respected.

not affiliated to the military.The majority of individual sports have followed the IOC's lead, but athletics

Ricci Bitti said ASOIF supported the IOC's recommendations, but also backed World Athletics President

call.Francesco Ricci Bitti said he supported the IOC's stance, but is also "very in line" with World Athletics