The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League will adopt a championship-style format next season with athletes having to take first place at one of the two seasonal finals in Zurich or Brussels – carrying increased total prize money of $3.2million (£2.5million/€3miilion) – to become overall winner in their event.

series are calculated to create more excitement in the finals at Zurich and Brussels ©IAAFSebastian Coe

The International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) chief of staff Nick Davies, his wife Jane Boulter-Davies and medical manager Pierre-Yves Garnier have had their provisional suspensions extended to January 31, the Ethics Board announced today.

reportedly suggested hiring CSM, the sports marketing firm chaired by current IAAF President Sebastian Coe

insidethegames.biz has been named top of a survey of media most followed by Olympic organisations on Twitter.

average of 39 tweets per day.International Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe

Organisers of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships have confirmed Atos as the preferred bidder to provide timing, scoring and results (TSR) services for four sports at the event, despite a number of calls being made for the digital services company to be dropped when it served as a leading sponsor of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Scottish city.

Atos' involvement at the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, both London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Coe, the International Association of Athletics Federations President, hailed the 182-10 Special

Coe, who has championed the changes to governance and the creation of an independent integrity unit to

pic.twitter.com/QF9btrDigt— Seb Coe (@sebcoe) December 3, 2016Asked why there had not been a secret ballot

on the day, Coe responded: "Because we have moved into the world of transparency."

him in last year’s Presidential election but remains the IAAF's senior vice-president - to vote yes, Coe

Olivier Gers, chief executive of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), announced here that an initial three-year deal had been agreed with the Japanese sports shoes and apparel manufacturer ASICS and looked forward an association lasting many more years.

IAAF Special Congress in favour of the urgent constitutional reforms urged by its President Sebastian Coe

 Coe commented: “This agreement is a huge endorsement of a bright future for athletics whose universality

Sebastian Coe, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President, today saw members

corruption that have seen former President Lamine Diack become the subject of a French police investigation, Coe

overwhelming support for the document "Time for Change" drawn up by a team led by President Sebastian Coe

terms of four-year office.The IAAF Council voted in the changes at their meeting during Rio 2016 and Coe

Coe said."

amounts of money" being secretly transferred that have been revealed by the French police investigation, Coe

Svein Arne Hansen, President of European Athletics, has said it is “now or never” for crucial reforms to be made which will safeguard the future of the sport.

decision to be taken by IAAF's Special Congress over reforms urged by new IAAF President Sebastian Coe

the right step and I call on all Member Federations to support the proposals put forward by President Coe

Usain Bolt earned a record sixth World Athlete of the Year award here tonight after acknowledging the efforts by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to reform itself in the wake of the scandal that has beset the sport within the last year.

responded to a question about tomorrow's crucial Special Congress vote by saying: "I know that Seb Coe

Coe commented: "Usain dazzled us, his unique Olympic treble making history for the third time."

Rune Andersen, head of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) Taskforce overseeing the current Russian suspension from competition, has described the creation of the Athletics Integrity Unit as "ground-breaking".

more than 6,000 for the present year.Rune Andersen (right) sitting alongside IAAF President Sebastian Coe

to uncover doping which is what we at the IAAF are focused on," commented IAAF President Sebastian Coe

In his opening remarks to Council, Coe said: "Now is not the time to take our foot off the pedal."

Federations (IAAF) World Cross Country Championships has been welcomed by the IAAF President Sebastian Coe

"I am delighted that Denmark will again be hosting an IAAF World Athletics Series event," Coe said."

Russian track and field athletes will remain suspended from international competition in the wake of widespread doping abuse, at least until February. 

suspension of the ARAF made last year, which was upheld in June this year, IAAF President Sebastian Coe

Delegates charged with deciding on the vital constitutional reforms to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) here in Saturday’s (December 3) Special Congress can expect a rousing call for a yes vote from the newly installed chair of the IAAF Athletes’ Commission, Rozle Prezelj.

sport," Prezelj said in a statement.Speaking of the forthcoming vote, the IAAF President Sebastian Coe

As the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) website attests, the number of its affiliated federations has grown dramatically from the 17 founding members in 1912. "The total number of countries and territories currently affiliated to the IAAF stands at 214, which places the IAAF among the world’s largest sporting organisations, and with more members than the United Nations," it reads.

purpose in the 21st century.And one word sums up the key challenge for the new President Sebastian Coe

Coe added: "Today, effectively, we ratified a set of proposals that will make wide-ranging changes to

In other words, Coe and Co are looking for, at least, around 140 to 143 votes, depending on how many

The innovations, as Coe told insidethegames, have been "received with debate".The indications are that

That would be enough, although Coe would no doubt prefer to see a greater number, one approaching 80

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chair John Coates has warned Tokyo 2020 that their current budget cap of $20 billion (£16 billion/€18.8 billion) risks "giving a bad impression" to cities considering bidding for the Games.

France's Guy Drut and Britain's International Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe