Russia had to wait until the women s 3000m yesterday evening for their first medal of any colour at the European Indoor Championships in Prague, but a brace of gold medals on the final day (8) propelled the powerhouse of European athletics to the top o...

The capacity crowd in Addis Ababa were brought to their feet when Ethiopia s Yomif Kejelcha and Etagegn Woldu won gold in the 5000m finals during the closing two days of the African Junior Championships, which concluded on Sunday (8).

European champion Yohann Diniz broke the 20km race walk world record* at the French Championships in Arles on Sunday (8), clocking 1:17:02.

Surging away from Mariya Konovalova and Sairi Maeda after 31km, Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa of Bahrain won the 2015 Nagoya Women s Marathon on Sunday (8) in 2:22:08, the fastest time in the history of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, Eder Sanchez and Jose Leyver Ojeda battled strong winds to provide an unprecedented sweep for Mexico in the second stop the IAAF Race Walking Challenge, held on Saturday (7) in the northern city of Chihuahua.

Renaud Lavillenie came within one vault of failing to record a mark in qualifying yesterday, but the Frenchman was at his best for the pole vault final at the European Indoor Championships in Prague on Saturday (7).