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).

Jeff Riseley became the first man in 24 years to win the 800m/1500m double at the Australian Championships, while Olympic champion Sally Pearson was one of several athletes to confirm their selection to the team bound for the IAAF World Championships, ...

It has been a stunning 12 months of success for Geoffrey Kamworor, who won the senior men s title at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 on Saturday (28).

Usain Bolt aside, the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships in Kingston is the biggest deal in athletics in Jamaica.

When it comes to wind-assistance, it is definitely possible to have too much of a good thing.