Ukraine’s three-time Olympian Pavel Tymoshchenko has speculated that obstacle racing is being lined up by the Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) in place of the riding element so controversially axed last month.

Cross-country running, last held in the Olympics in 1924, could return for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe believes.

Athletics emerged from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as the number one Olympic sport, according to International Olympic Committee data revealed by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.

World 200 metres champion Noah Lyles has spoken about why he decided to "break a stigma" last year in announcing he was on anti-depressants – and how lockdown and social and political issues in the United States contributed to his distress.

Three iconic golden running spikes worn by former world 200 and 400 metres record holder Michael Johnson are the prize item in the latest batch of acquisitions for the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA).

Olympic champions Karsten Warholm of Norway and Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica have been named World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards, held virtually again this year.

The number of Russians who will be able to compete internationally as Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) will double in 2022 to a maximum of 20, the World Athletics Council decided today.

Glasgow has been awarded the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, and the World Athletics U20 Championships in the same year will be held in Lima, the World Athletics Council decided today.

Germany’s Kay Stumper and Elena Zaharia of Romania are the top seeds for the respective boys’ and girls’ under-19 titles at the inaugural International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) World Youth Championships that is set to start at Vila Nova de Gala in Portugal tomorrow.

Three years after hosting the 22nd International Swimming Federation World Junior Diving Championships the Ukrainian capital of Kiev stands ready to stage the next, delayed edition.

The inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Latvian capital Riga will take place from September 30 to October 1 in 2023, the 226^th meeting of the World Athletics Council decided today.

The World Athletics Council, which will meet tomorrow and Wednesday, will hear of what further progress has been made by the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) in its quest to be restored to full international status.

Copenhagen, which will host the Tour de France Grand Départ next year, is eyeing the possibility of bidding for a future Youth Olympics.

Norway’s defending champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi began their International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Championship match in Dubai with a draw today.