Valencia is becoming one of the great references in long-distance running, as demonstrated by the 10,000m world records set in 2021 by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and Letensebet Gidey of Ethiopia, in a spectacular event that made headlines around the world.

Luguelín Santos of the Dominican Republic, the 400m silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been handed a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for falsifying his age in order to participate at the IAAF World Junior Championships (now known as the World Athletics U20 Championships), Barcelona 2012.

Lauren Fleshman's book, 'Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World', has been named the winner of the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and will receive a £30,000 prize at an official in London. It is the first book about women in sport written by a woman to win the world's most prestigious sports writing prize. 

With today (Wednesday 22 November) marking just 100 days to go until the start of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024, the Local Organising Committee has confirmed that the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) will bring an exhibition to Glasgow.

Registration is officially open for the 11th edition of the world's largest and most inclusive running event in the world, the Wings for Life World Run. On Sunday 5 May 2024, 12:00 GMT, runners and wheelchair users from around the world will take to the 'starting line' to participate together in this fun and unique format. Race link: www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com.

In a display of exceptional athleticism amidst challenging weather conditions, Panuel Mkungo and Beatrice Cheptoo emerged victorious at the 'Turkkiye is Bankasi' Istanbul Marathon this weekend. 

The track and field competition at the Pan Am Games came to a close on Saturday,with the United States winning the medal count with eight gold medals, thanks to Curtis Thompson's triumph in the final event (men's javelin). His victory broke a seven-gold-medal tie between the USA, Brazil and Cuba.

With fewer fans in attendance at the Pan American Stadium in Nuñoa due to the women's football final and the men's handball and basketball semi-finals taking place at the same time, athletics had another remarkable penultimate day at the Pan American Games with several star performances.

Thursday saw the third day of track and field athletics at the Panam Games, with better weather than the day before and the presence of some stars who brought the passion to its peak. The event took place at the Julio Martínez Prádanos National Stadium in Nuñoa, northeast of Santiago de Chile.

Chile's Lucas Nervi sparked home celebrations on the first day of track and field athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago winning a gold medal in the men's discus.

British athlete Bianca Williams says she is "shocked" at the amount of money raised by a crowdfunding page set up to support two police officers sacked for their roles in a stop-and-search incident of her and Portuguese athlete Ricardo Dos Santos.

A jury comprised of members of the International Fair Play Committee and World Athletics have shortlisted six athletics moments to be considered for this year's International Fair Play Award.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has led tributes to Niels Holst-Sørensen, a member of the organisation from 1977 until 2002.

China enjoyed medal sweeps in swimming and athletics as they continued to dominate competition at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.