Marathon world record holder Dennis Kimetto will be looking to resurrect his reputation at the Media Maraton de Bogota, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday 31 July.

Cuba has a rich tradition in horizontal jumps and Maykel Masso looks poised to become the latest long jump star from the island nation.

The Paavo Nurmi Games may form part of the IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge, but it was another throwing discipline that grabbed the attention of the 13,130-strong crowd in Turku on Wednesday (29).

World 5000m champion Almaz Ayana stepped up in distance to the 10,000m for the Ethiopian Olympic Trial race in Hengelo on Wednesday (29) and showed she has the potential to dominate that event in the same way she does her specialist distance.

USA s Natasha Hastings is the latest athlete to take part in our series which looks back at past World Junior triumphs. The 400m runner won the world junior title in 2004 before going on to win seven global titles in the 4x400m.

Organisers of the M ller Anniversary Games have announced that world and Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will compete in two events at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London on 22-23 July.