Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President Dmitry Shlyakhtin claims to have received an "official invitation" to participate in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Congress in London on August 2 and 3.

Eight days after eclipsing Usain Bolt’s official world best time for the 300 metres in Ostrava, Wayde van Niekerk will take to the track at the Stade olympique de la Pontaise for the annual Athletissima meeting in Lausanne tomorrow.

Caster Semenya and other athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone may need to return to taking suppressant medication after a new study has found that they could have a competitive advantage of up to 4.5 per cent over some of their rivals.

Racewalker Klavdiia Afanaseva has become the 25th Russian athlete declared eligible to compete under a neutral banner by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Olympic champions Ruth Jebet and Omar McLeod, hoping to build on their recent successes here with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London just over a month away, both finished their events limping heavily.

The Meeting de Paris, held since 1999 at the Stade de France, switches back this year to the historic venue of the Charléty Stadium, which will host the 2020 European Athletics Championships.

A further nine Russian athletes - all under-18s - have been cleared to compete under a neutral flag by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

A total of $34.2 million (£26.3 million/€30 million) was raised for charities by runners who participated in this year’s Boston Marathon.

Olympic gold medallist Gil Roberts has been cleared of any wrongdoing and will not face a ban after an arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) ruled he had not deliberately taken a banned substance.

Aries Merritt, the 110 metres hurdles world record holder who underwent a kidney transplant a week after winning bronze at the 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, will return to this year's version of the event in London in full health.

Germany extended their half-way lead over Poland here to reclaim the European Athletics Team Championships title they last won two editions ago in 2014. 

Two huge long jump talents, Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Tianna Bartoletta and London 2012 champion and triple world champion Brittney Reese, produced an extraordinary display at the USA Track and Field World Championships trials in Sacramento as both qualified for this summer’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London.

Germany look a decent bet to win the European Athletics Team Championships title they last won in 2014 after establishing a 16.50 points overnight lead here - despite their Olympic javelin champion Thomas Rohler only finishing third.

Christian Coleman’s rising ambitions in the 100 metres were checked on the second day of the USA Track and Field World Championships trials in Sacramento as he was narrowly beaten to the title by 35-year-old Justin Gatlin, who clocked 9.95sec.

David Omoregie did his best to indicate to Spain’s Olympic silver medallist Orlando Ortega that he will not have tomorrow’s 110 metre hurdles final at the European Athletics Team Championships all his own way.