World Athletics has said it would be impossible to maintain a global sporting calendar if it changed competitions based on shifting political landscapes, after long jumper Tyrone Smith called for the governing body to refuse to host Diamond League events in China until the new security law in Hong Kong is repealed.
A United Nations Human Rights Council report has called on sporting bodies to "review, revise and revoke" eligibility rules which have a negative impact on athletes’ rights, with the document highlighting the case of Caster Semenya.
Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Yury Ganus believes there is a "high probability" World Athletics will expel the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) after the organisation missed a deadline to pay a fine.
World Athletics has stood down its Russian Taskforce after confirming it has not been paid the money owed by the country.
The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is requesting the deadline for it to pay half of a $10 million (£8 million/€9 million) fine to World Athletics - which is today - is postponed indefinitely, claiming it does not have the funds available to complete payment at the present time.
Australia heads a small group of countries due to re-start parkrun events post coronavirus lockdown following the scheduled return to action in New Zealand this coming Saturday (July 4).
The good news. Exercise is booming in lockdown. Up by 88 per cent, according to one recent set of research figures which had running and walking – the two most basic modes – leading the way.
Russia's two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has written an open letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Athletics as the deadline for the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) payment nears.
World Athletics has announced a new partnership with parkrun as part of a bid to grow the sport and encourage fitness and health.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has warned American sprinter Christian Coleman - provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation - that he will not be given a special deal to allow him to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
World Athletics has launched a Road to Tokyo 2020 qualification tracking tool to help fans and athletes follow the race to secure spots at the rearranged Olympic Games.
Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin says the country's athletes must be allowed to compete as neutrals in international competition, even if the country's athletics federation does not pay a $5 million (£4.02 million/€4.44 million) fine by the start of July.
Russian athletes, including three-time high jump world champion Mariya Lasitskene, have written to the country's President, urging him to intervene in the dispute between World Athletics and the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF).
World Athletics has announced the appointment of Laurent Boquillet as head of global development.
A total of 193 athletes from 58 Member Federations have been offered grants by World Athletics from the Athlete Welfare Fund to help support athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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