Double Olympic, world and European 5000m and 10,000m champion Mo Farah will drop down in distance and contest the 3000m at the Doha 2015 meeting, the opening competition of this year s IAAF Diamond League on Friday 15 May, organisers announced on Tuesd...

Barbora Spotakova and Christina Obergfoll headline a deep world-class javelin field at the 2015 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene on 30 May, after organisers for the famous Prefontaine Classic announced the line up for the this event on Monday (30).

World silver medallist Kim Mickle is among the best in her field and last weekend she won her 10th national title in the javelin. Here the Australian record-holder talks about some areas of her life that hold great significance.

Two-time world indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba narrowly missed out on breaking the world best at the Carlsbad 5000, but her winning time of 14:48 was the second-fastest ever recorded for 5km on the roads.

Rebecca Kangogo Chesire took almost half a minute off the Stramilano Half Marathon course record on Sunday (29), winning in 1:08:21. Fellow Kenyan Thomas James Lokomwa successfully defended his title in the men s race.

Competing in his first race over the 13.1-mile distance, 21-year-old Birhanu Legese beat the favourites at the Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday (29).