World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has teamed up with former London 2012 chief executive Sir Keith Mills at the Czech Republic company trying to win the franchise to run the National Lottery in the United Kingdom.

Pierce O’Callaghan has been appointed by World Athletics as head of competition management, it has been announced by the international governing body as they completed the restructuring of its calendar.

This week 40 years ago, Carl Lewis, Ed Moses, Ulrike Meyfarth, Jarmila Kratochvílová, Steve Ovett and Seb Coe were amongst the winners at the 1981 Athletics World Cup in Rome’s Olympic stadium.

Kenya completed a middle-distance double in the men's 800 metres and women's 1500m on the final day of action of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.

Letsile Tebogo and Tina Clayton claimed the 100 metres men's and women's junior world titles respectively on day two of the World Athletics Under-20 (U20) Championships in Nairobi.

Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has accused Tokyo 2020 officials of "steel band judging" after Michelle-Lee Ahye missed out on a place in the women’s 100 metres final at the Olympic Games here.

The Russia Taskforce confirmed to the World Athletics Council today that "satisfactory progress" is still being made in the negotiations to end the long-running suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF).

The inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships 2023 will be held in the Latvian capital of Riga.

The rules on the use of cannabis by athletes should be reviewed, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has said in the wake of the case that meant Sha'Carri Richardson, winner of the women’s 100 metres at the US Olympic trials, missing Tokyo 2020.

Eight qualifying performances for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been rejected following investigation by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), with the athletes concerned being denied places.

Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) President Abner Xoagub has described World Athletics' handling of the Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma case as an "unacceptable invasion" of the two teenagers' privacy.

As the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics loom closer (surely you hadn't forgotten?) there’s a new documentary film out - Running for the Revolution - that chronicles the life of Cuba's Olympic legend Alberto Juantorena.

Namibian teenager Christine Mboma, who ran the fastest women's 400 metres time of the year on Wednesday (June 30), will not be allowed to compete over the distance at the Olympics because of World Athletics' rules on testosterone levels.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed he does not believe there is a huge risk posed by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, stressing the stringent measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.