World Athletics has encouraged people to get active to mark Olympic Day which is being celebrated today

inspire people around the world to make time for daily physical activity which is in line with World Athletics

' long-term strategy of using its sport to create a healthier world.Announced in April, World Athletics

encouraged children around the world to "Move, Play, Explore" in celebration of Kids' Athletics Day.The

children and spoke to them about the importance of being active for their development and wellbeing.World Athletics

European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov has confirmed that plans are already being laid for

As in the third edition of the Games currently underway, the format will be the European Athletics Team

not be the only chance for athletes to be together in this way - so it is a good ongoing project for athletics

We have already started to negotiate our conditions for athletics to be part of the European Games again

have all the divisions and member federations together at {the} same time in a one-week festival of athletics

President Dobromir Karamarinov said today that plans are being laid for athletics to be part of the

Ukraine won two canoe sprint golds here to help the nation top the medals table at the end of the first day at the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games.

Games are set to continue tomorrow with 37 medal events across eight sports, including the first in athletics

Germany captured five judo gold medals on another impressive day for the hosts at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.

Finland, Germany, Belgium and Costa Rica also picked up kayaking golds.Athletes also won medals in athletics

Today marks 75 years ago that a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers to start new lives in Britain.

fighting, you would get called a ‘nignog’ and a ‘golliwog’ and this and that," she said.It was discovering athletics

“She took me under her wing and we’re friends to this day.”Sanderson joined her first athletics club,

out here tomorrow in pursuit of a third consecutive victory on home soil in the Silesia 2023 European Athletics

formidably strong – a clear indication of renewed ambition a year ahead of Rome’s staging of the European Athletics

#EG2023— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 19, 2023As will fourth-placed Germany, five-time winners

at the European Athletics Team Championships since it took over in 2009 from the previous European Cup

champion Gianmarco Tamberi is a late entrant to tomorrow's 1st division competition at the European Athletics

their 2018 European champion Michal Haratyk, who will be seeking a hat-trick of wins at the European Athletics

Bangladesh and Germany captured boccia gold medals on the fourth day of competition at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.

, and Macau were crowned women’s unified sports doubles champions.Medals continued to be awarded in athletics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stressed that there remains "plenty of time" for it to take a decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes for next year’s Olympics in Paris.

tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling have all adhered to those recommendations, but athletics

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has revealed further details of its plans to show the European Games for the first time in Kraków and the Małopolska region here, with more than 1,000 hours of linear television coverage expected and 1,500 hours on its digital streaming platform.

Games is due to formally start at today's Opening Ceremony, although competition began yesterday in athletics

Germany's Elvira Amirov was among the star performers on the third day of competition at the Special Olympics World Games, earning two of the first swimming gold medals awarded.

roller skating.The first medals were also awarded in cycling and equestrian today, and continued in athletics

Romania has named a team of 150 athletes for the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games here, with hammer thrower Bianca Ghelber and canoeist Cătălin Chirilă set to carry the country's flag at the Opening Ceremony.

Chirilă are two of the leading names in the Romanian team.One of 38 athletes selected to compete in athletics

, Ghelber today won the women's hammer throw event in division two at the European Athletics Team Championships

An expanded third edition of the European Games is due to begin here in Kraków, with competition set to be held in 12 other cities in the wider Małopolska region across 29 sports.

Team is also due to compete for the first time at the European Games.Competition has already begun in athletics

The President of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) could now lead the organisation for up to nine years after officials approved changes to its regulations.

IOC member, Britain's Sir Craig Reedie.Sir Craig was succeeded at the start of 2020 by Bańka, a World Athletics

The first medals were awarded in open water swimming, powerlifting and athletics at the Special Olympics

Perez in 25:18.2, with Germany taking a silver through Leo Heckel and Adrian Schlüter in 25:33.5.In athletics

Saar Buchbinder took men's plus gold in 19:14.84.Paraguay's Monica Prieto, centre, was among the first athletics

L2.2.2.3.Medals are set to be available in eight sports tomorrow, with further honours available in athletics

Ireland has named hurdler Sarah Lavin and slalom canoeist Liam Jegou as its flagbearers for the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games Opening Ceremony here, with further additions made to its team finalised at 121 athletes.

Henryka Reymana at the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday (June 21).Athletics competition is due to start

European Games debut, with C1 events at the Kolna Sports Centre in Kraków starting on June 30.The European Athletics