Chris Erickson came from behind to win the Australian men s 50km race walk title at Melbourne s Fawkner Park on Sunday (14), effectively ensuring his selection for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

Germany s world pole vault champion Raphael Holzdeppe will compete at the Karlsruhe indoor meeting on 31 January, the first of the 2015 IAAF Indoor Permit meetings, the organisers announced on Friday (5).

Teenage sprinter Jack Hale stunned his opponents at the Australian All Schools Championships in Adelaide on Saturday (6) after winning the 100m in a wind-assisted 10.13, the fastest time ever recorded under any conditions by a youth athlete.

Russia's 2004 Olympic high jump champion Yelena Slesarenko has announced her retirement from international competition at the age of 32.

Organisers of the Russian Winter indoor meeting on 1 February, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, announced their first star names on Tuesday (9).

Jo Pavey will be the official starter for the 2015 Brighton Marathon on Sunday 12 April, the race organisers of the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race announced on Tuesday (9).