World Athletics

Athletics
Media

The International Association of Athletics Federation has signed a 10-year international media-rights agreement with the Infront agency, which includes the sale of international rights to the top-tier…
Athletics
Industry Moves

Sebastian Coe has today (Wednesday) been re-elected as president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Athletics
Events

The local organising committee for the World Athletics Championships in Doha has moved to deny reports that migrant workers will be offered free tickets to the event to overcome slow ticket sales
Athletics
Governance

The International Association of Athletics Federations has banned Russia from competing in this year's World Athletics Championships, in a decision linked to ongoing investigations into doping by Russian…
Athletics
Finance & Law

The IAAF has renegotiated a controversial contract with Dentsu agreed by its former president Lamine Diack. SportBusiness has seen a copy of the agreement and a letter from the IAAF's lawyer in which he describes some of the 'unusual provisions'. Ben Cronin reports.
Athletics
Governance

The IAAF has renegotiated parts of the controversial 10-year marketing and media rights partnership agreed by its former president Lamine Diack with Japanese marketing agency Dentsu
Athletics
Governance

French investigators looking into the commercial dealings of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) asked Swiss authorities to raid the offices of Athletic Management Services (AMS)…
Athletics
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federation has announced that the Polish region of Silesia will host its World Relays event in 2021
Athletics
Events

Weltklasse Zurich will host the 2021 and 2022 Diamond League finals under the new one-final format reforms announced by the IAAF and Diamond League in March this year
Athletics
Governance

Sebastian Coe is set to be re-elected as president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after the body confirmed the 62-year-old as the only candidate for the role
Athletics
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federations will require a commitment from all host cities of its major events that they invest in developing safe spaces for physical activities and encouraging…
Governance

Sergio Cabral, the former governor of Rio de Janiero, admitted in court on Thursday to giving a $2m bribe to Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations,…
Events

Budapest has turned the setback of its unsuccessful 2024 Olympics bid into an opportunity that is driving growth and change across the city.
Athletics
Governance

Former International Association of Athletics Federations president Lamine Diack will stand trial in France, along with five other ex-athletics officials, on charges relating to the Russian doping scandal,…
Athletics
Governance

The IAAF Council has approved proposals to change the name of the governing body to ‘World Athletics’ and to introduce a new logo.
Athletics
Marketing

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has appointed global communications agency Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) to run global campaigns to promote its events and sports initiatives
Athletics
Governance

French prosecutors have recommended that former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack, along with other ex-officials of the world governing body, stand trial…
Athletics
Governance

The Ethics Board of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Thursday) closed an investigation into the conduct of president Sebastian Coe after ruling he was not guilty…