Agnes Tirop found dead in Kenya
Agnes Tirop, who smashed the women-only 10 kilometre world record in September, has been found dead in her home aged 25.
Sifan Hassan sets new women's 10,000m world record
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands fired out a warning shot ahead of the Tokyo Olympics by setting a new world record in the women's 10,000m on Sunday.
Mo Farah sets new one-hour record
At the first time of trying, Mo Farah claimed his maiden world record by covering a distance of 21,330 metres in 60 minutes.
Naser gets provisional doping ban
Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser has been provisionally banned after failing to meet 'whereabouts' criteria, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Friday.
Tributes as Morrow dies at 84
Bobby Morrow swept up three gold medals on the track in Melbourne 64 years ago, putting him in an elite club to achieve the sprint triple.
Euro Athletics Championships off
There will be no European Athletics Championships this year, but plans for an exhibition event in Olso were revealed on Thursday.
Athletics: World Champs go to 2022
The World Athletics Championships will take place in 2022 along with the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.
Athletics suspends Tokyo qualifying
Following the rescheduling of the Olympics, World Athletics has suspended the qualification period until later this year.
Diamond League postpones more events
The Diamond League postponed three more events due to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, wiping out the entire early season calender for the elite athletics circuit.
Rojas sets new indoor women's triple jump record
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas on Friday set a new indoor women's triple jump world record of 15.43m at a meeting in Madrid.
Farah to run 10,000m at Olympics
Despite initially retiring from the track in 2017, Mo Farah will defend his 10,000 metres title at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
IOC condemns Russia over doping manipulation
The International Olympic Committee slammed Russia on Tuesday for "flagrant" manipulation of doping data that led to calls from anti-doping chiefs for a four-year sporting ban for the country.
WADA panel recommends Russia ban
WADA chiefs will meet in Paris on December 9 to consider whether to impose another ban on Russia.
Kipchoge nominated for top award
Long-distance king Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad were the big winners at the World Athletics Awards in Monaco.
RusAF officials suspended
Several Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) officials, including president Dmitry Shlyakhtin, have been charged with doping violations.
Salazar athletes to be investigated
The World Anti-Doping Agency is set to investigate athletes who worked with the now banned coach Alberto Salazar, including Mo Farah.
Jepkosgei claims debut New York win
The 25-year-old Joyciline Jepkosgei made a dream marathon debut in New York, while Geoffrey Kamworor won the men's race for a second time.
Gatlin finally gets elusive world relay gold
Justin Gatlin finally achieved one of his goals at the age of 37 as the United States coasted to 4x100 metres relay gold in the second fastest time in history of 37.10 seconds in Doha on Saturday.
Obiri retains women's 5,000 metres title
Kenya's Hellen Obiri successfully defended her world 5,000 metres title in Doha on Saturday timing a championship record 14min 26.72sec.
Holloway takes world 110m hurdles title
Grant Holloway of the United States won the men's 110 metres hurdles title in Doha on Wednesday in a dramatic final that saw 2017 winner Omar McLeod fall at the final hurdle.
Asher-Smith wins women's 200 metres world title
Dina Asher-Smith became the first British woman to win a short sprint world title on Wednesday with a dominant performance in the 200 metres.
Salazar hit with doping ban
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspended Alberto Salazar on Monday.
Warholm retains wins men's 400 metres hurdles
Karsten Warholm retained his 400 metres hurdles world title in impressive fashion on Monday.
Lasitskene seals high jump hat-trick
Mariya Lasitskene completed a superb hat-trick of high jump titles at the World Championships here Monday.
Bolt surpassed by USA's Felix
Having been tied with Usain Bolt on 11 gold medals, Allyson Felix became the most decorated athlete in the IAAF World Championships.
Brilliant Coleman blasts to 100m gold
Christian Coleman stormed to victory in the 100 metres at the World Championships in Doha on Saturday.
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Paris Marathon victories for Rotich and Memuye
Kenya's Elisha Rotich set a new course record en route to victory in the Paris Marathon on Sunday, while Tigist Memuye led an Ethiopian podium cleansweep in the women's race.
Agnes Tirop found dead in Kenya
Agnes Tirop, who smashed the women-only 10 kilometre world record in September, has been found dead in her home aged 25.
Warholm sets new 400m hurdles world record
Norway's Karsten Warholm fired out a shot at potential Tokyo Olympic rivals when he stormed to a new world record in the men's 400m hurdles at Thursday's Diamond League meet in Oslo.
Ingebrigtsen stars at Diamond League
Norwegian prodigy Jakob Ingebrigtsen upstaged a host of more experienced runners to record a memorable victory in the men's 5,000m at the Diamond League in Florence on Thursday.
Gidey sets new women's 10,000m world record
Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women's 10,000 metres world record on Tuesday, on the same track where Dutch runner Sifan Hassan had set the previous record just two days previously.
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