There are many similarities between Heike Drechsler and Marita Koch. Both are from Germany, both are among this year s inductees into the IAAF Hall of Fame, both are former world and Olympic champions, both have set multiple world records during their ...

Five of the greatest high jumpers of all time gathered in front of the media before the 2014 World Athletics Gala in Monaco on Friday (21) to celebrate a season in which the event and the rivalry between Mutaz Barshim and Bogdan Bondarenko in partic...

Tomomi Tanaka gave the Yokohama International Women's Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, a thrilling end to its short-lived run. Running just her second marathon, Tanaka outsprinted Kenya's Philes Ongori down the final straight to win in 2:26:57...

Astute pundits rated Jacob Kendagor as the favourite for the 2014 Marat n Valencia Trinidad Alfonso and the Kenyan didn t disappoint at the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, although strong winds in the final kilometres contributed to preventing him from go...

The 11th ‘Cross Internacional de Atapuerca marked the opening leg of this winter s IAAF Cross Country Permit series which will reach the pinnacle with the IAAF World Cross Country Championships next March and saw victories from the Ethiopian duo...

The 2011 IAAF World Championships 110m hurdles gold medallist Jason Richardson is regarded as one of the most charismatic athletes on the circuit. Here the American answers our work, rest and play questions.

The 16th and final episode of the current season of IAAF Inside Athletics is available to watch online now.

Doha was selected to host the 2019 IAAF World Championships, the IAAF Council announced in Monaco on Tuesday (18).

Athletics has made an important contribution to the 40 proposals that make up the Olympic Agenda 2020, revealed by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne on Tuesday (18).

The IAAF Council, chaired by President Lamine Diac,k met at the Fairmont Hotel, Monaco, for the first of three days of its traditional autumn session on Tuesday (18).