Athletics

Huge financial impact of London Marathon revealed

By Duncan Mackay at the Tower Hotel in London

Virgin_London_Marathon_in_front_of_Buckingham_PalaceApril 15 - An extra £100 million ($163 million) is pumped into Britain's economy each year thanks for the Virgin London Marathon, which last year attracted a field of 36,549, a new report into the economic impact of the event has discovered.

Shobukhova tips Radcliffe for London 2012 glory

By Mike Rowbottom at The Tower Hotel in London 

ShubokhovaApril 13 - Liliya Shobukhova (pictured), who will defend her Virgin London Marathon title on Sunday (April 17), believes Paula Radcliffe, currently preparing for a return to competition this autumn after giving birth to her second child, is in with a chance of winning the Olympic title on home ground next year at the age of 38.

IAAF introduce new gender rules for female competitors

By Duncan Mackay

Caster Semenya crossing the line and pointing(1)April 12 - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today reacted to the Caster Semenya affair by becoming the first international sports federation to approve the adoption of new rules and regulations governing the eligibility of females with hyperandrogenism to compete in women's competition.

Exclusive: Warner pleased with response to 2017 World Athletics Championships bid despite Bubka comments

By Tom Degun at SportAccord in London

sergey_bubkaApril 8 – UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner claims he is pleased with the response of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) towards the London bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships - despite IAAF senior vice-president Sergey Bubka warning the city's past three failures could count against the city when it comes to the vote in November this year.

Germany switches on to IAAF TV deal

IAFF_logoApril 8 - German television viewers will be able to watch their athletes in action at the 2011 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu.