Kenya s Alice Aprot and Bahrain s Aweke Ayalew triumphed at the Antrim International Cross Country in competitive races at the IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting on Sunday (16).

World pole vault champion Shawn Barber continued his strong start to the season by setting a lifetime best of 6.00m the best height by a Canadian under any conditions at the Pole Vault Summit in Reno on Friday (15).

Australia s best distance runners are aiming for individual and team success at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff 2016 on 26 March.

At the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, which celebrates its 20th anniversary on Sunday, Ethiopia s Feyera Gemeda is looking to return to the form that brought him victory in 2014 at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

The 34th Cross Internacional de Italica, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting held in Santiponce on the outskirts of the Spanish city of Seville, will boast a star-studded field on Sunday (17).

Ethiopian athletes have won both the men s and women s races at the past seven editions of the Chevron Houston Marathon; a trend that looks set to continue at the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race on 17 January.