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11 World leads, Five Meeting and Four Diamond League Records Fall at the opening meeting of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League in Doha on Friday night.
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A total prize purse of USD $1.4million will be paid by the IAAF for the men’s and women’s races at the 2nd IAAF/BTC World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas on May 2-3, 2015
Continue readingThe IAAF have confirmed that 118 member federations are already signed up to take part in the 20th World Athletics Day 2015, which will take place in May.
Continue readingThe IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 gets under way on Saturday, March 28 and you can follow all the action on the IAAF website.
Continue readingNo less than US$280,000 in prize money will be paid out by the IAAF to the leading runners in the two senior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 on Saturday 28 March.
Continue readingHere we look at 10 athletes worth keeping an eye on at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Guiyang 2015 on Saturday March 28, 2015.
Continue readingKenya’s 800m world record-holder and Olympic gold medallist, David Rudisha is the main attraction at the Melbourne IAAF World Challenge meeting on Saturday night.
Continue readingQatari record holder, Femi Ogunode, will test his might against top world stars when the 2015 IAAF Diamond League campaign kicks off at the Doha 2015 meeting on Friday May 15.
Continue readingThe Local Organising Committee (LOC) website for the 2nd IAAF World Relays, Bahamas 2015 (holding from May 2-3 in Nassau) is now open: bahamasworldrelays.org
Continue readingThe International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has launched its new online platform for potential host cities of its World Athletics Series events.
Continue readingThe Local Organising Committee (LOC) website for the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 (holding from July 15-19) is now open: http://cali2015.co/en/
Continue readingFollowing the recent news that the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will feature finals during the morning sessions of the athletics programme, the IAAF has published the full timetable.
Continue readingThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) approves the launch of a digital Olympic TV Channel, despite concerns raised by former Namibian sprinter Frankie Fredericks, at the 127th IOC Session in Monaco.
Continue readingIOC President Thomas Bach called for safeguarding the Olympic values, increased participation and reach of sports, and promotion of the educational and health values of sport for all.
Continue readingLeading Olympians and representatives of the global sporting movement have added their voices in support of Olympic Agenda 2020 as the 127th IOC Session gets underway in Monaco.
Continue readingFor the first time at an Olympic Games since 1988, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will feature finals during the morning sessions of the athletics programme.
Continue readingBarcelona, Eugene and Doha are waiting to see who will host the 2019 IAAF World Championships after the IAAF Evaluation Commission concluded visits to the three candidates on Friday.
Continue readingThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday welcomed the historic recognition by the United Nations (UN) of the autonomy of the IOC and sport.
Continue readingTop athletes from all the four (4) sub continents will compete for nearly $3 million in prize money on offer at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup this weekend in Marrakech, Morocco.
Continue readingThe recently-concluded IAAF World Junior Championships (Oregon 2014) in Eugene led to a huge increase in the IAAF website’s usage when compared to the previous edition two years ago in Barcelona.
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