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.

Silver became gold for both Polat Kemboi Arikan and Gemma Steel as last year s runners-up stepped up to the top spot of the podium at the European Cross Country Championships in the Bulgarian skiing resort of Samokov on Sunday (14).

Three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will take part in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on 23 January, organisers of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race announced on Sunday (14).

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).

Two names have dominated Ugandan athletics over the past four years as the east African nation continues to make great inroads into the international distance-running scene.

The IAAF is delighted to hear the news that Princess Charlene of Monaco, wife of International Athletics Foundation honorary president HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, gave birth to twins on Wednesday (10).

Cold blustery winds blew several ambitious plans off course at the Zatopek: 10 Classic in Melbourne on Thursday (11).

Double European sprint champion Dafne Schippers will contest the 60m at the IAAF Indoor Permit meeting in Karlsruhe on 31 January.