The IAAF is deeply saddened to learn that Miloslava Rezkova died on 19 October at the age of 64 due to cancer, just two days after the 46th anniversary of her 1968 Olympic high jump victory.

US 800m star Nick Symmonds is the latest athlete to answer our work, rest and play questions.

Today (21 October) marks 50 years since Valeriy Brumel won the Olympic high jump title in Tokyo. To mark Brumel s momentous use of the straddle technique, a special seminar will take place on Sunday (26) in Agazzano, Italy.

A quarter of the 12 accolades on offer at the Golden Podium Awards earlier this month went to athletics.

The 14th episode of IAAF Inside Athletics is available to watch online now.

The lure of the original marathon course leading from Marathon to the Panathenaikon Stadium in Athens weaves its spell not only on mass runners but the elite as well.