Three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will take part in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on 23 January, organisers of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race announced on Sunday (14).

Russia's 2004 Olympic high jump champion Yelena Slesarenko has announced her retirement from international competition at the age of 32.

Organisers of the Russian Winter indoor meeting on 1 February, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, announced their first star names on Tuesday (9).

Jo Pavey will be the official starter for the 2015 Brighton Marathon on Sunday 12 April, the race organisers of the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race announced on Tuesday (9).

Two names have dominated Ugandan athletics over the past four years as the east African nation continues to make great inroads into the international distance-running scene.

The IAAF is delighted to hear the news that Princess Charlene of Monaco, wife of International Athletics Foundation honorary president HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, gave birth to twins on Wednesday (10).