The inaugural Adidas Boost meeting in the German town of Herzogenaurach got off to a flying start on Friday (13) as Ethiopian duo Netsanet Gudeta and Leul Gebresilase ran world-leading times over 10,000m.

Course records have been broken at the past two editions of the Lattelecom Riga Marathon and that streak looks set to continue at the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race on Sunday (15).

It is said that there are no friends in politics, but it seems there is nothing but friends in the hurdles.

The winners of last year s Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon will return to the IAAF Silver Label Road Race on Sunday (15) looking to retain their titles.

Two years ago, Renaud Lavillenie surpassed Sergey Bubka as the world s highest-ever in the pole vault, clearing 6.16m indoors in Donetsk, a centimetre higher than Bubka s absolute best.

Had it not been for a knee injury, Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez would be swinging her fists rather than her legs and arms.