The IAAF is deeply saddened to learn that Anna Rita Sidoti, the 1997 world 10,000m race walking champion, died on Wednesday (20) after battling breast cancer. She was 45 years old.

The IAAF World Challenge meeting in Dakar will see Caster Semenya s first international race of 2015 when she contests the 800m on Saturday (23).

High jump heroes Mutaz Essa Barshim and Bogdan Bondarenko will duel at the Meeting Areva in Paris on Saturday 4 July, organisers of the IAAF Diamond League meeting announced on Wednesday (21).

With seven men having run faster than 61 minutes and five women quicker than 71 minutes, the course records at the Mattoni Karlovy Vary Half Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, could be under threat on Saturday (23).

Canada s capital plays host to another spectacular weekend of racing as the Ottawa 10k and Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon take place on Saturday (23) and Sunday (24) respectively.

The 40th edition of Lausanne s famous Athletissima meeting on 9 July, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, will have a rematch between superstar triple jumpers Pedro Pablo Pichardo and Christian Taylor, the meeting organisers announced on Thursday (21).