The IAAF has been notified of the sad news of the death of former Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association President Harold Munnings on 15 August, at the age of 90.

‘Coming events cast their shadow before them is a well known Chinese proverb and its meaning proved perfectly apt as a busy second athletics session provided some key pointers for the finals which lie ahead at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing ...

Great Britain s double 2014 European Championships medal winner Andy Vernon will be looking to subject his lifetime best for the half marathon to some serious revision when he resumes his rivalry with his compatriot and Zurich hero Mo Farah in the Bupa...

Reigning New York City Marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo, both of Kenya, will defend their titles at the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday 2 November.

USA s Tianna Bartoletta, who arrived in Stockholm with the top four women s long jumps of 2014 to her credit, announced on the eve of this IAAF Diamond League meeting that she was competitive about everything, including who can load the dishwasher fas...

Renaud Lavillenie s winning run of 22 pole vault competitions came to an abrupt and unexpected end at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm s 1912 Olympic Stadium as he failed to clear a height on Thursday (21).

USA s 2011 world champion Jennifer Simpson produced one of the performances of the night to win a brutally hard, talent-stacked women s 1500m in cold and damp conditions at IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Thursday (21).

The first major milestone in the promotion campaign for the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 took place today in the shadow of the Bird s Nest with a dramatic ‘one year to go ceremony, attended by the mayor of Beijing Wang Anshun, China s ...

IAAF President Lamine Diack gave the following speech to the assembled dignitaries, local officials, sports personalities and media at the ‘one-year countdown ceremony in Beijing on Friday (22).

The USA had endured a low-key first couple of days in the stunning Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium at the Youth Olympic Games but roared back with a much improved display on Friday (22).