World Athletics

The International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) has sealed its first partnership with a major sports body by joining forces with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and its Athletics for a Better World community investment programme.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has said Russia will not be banned from any major competitions amid the allegations of systematic doping in the country’s athletics set-up.

 

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (Asoif) has become the latest major sports body to suspend its association with SportAccord in the wake of president Marius Vizer’s controversial comments yesterday (Monday).

A host of international sports federations and organisations have rallied behind the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president Thomas Bach in the wake of SportAccord president Marius Vizer’s controversial comments earlier today (Monday).

US athletics officials have hit back at European criticism of the award of the 2021 IAAF World Championships to Eugene, hailing the move by the International Association of Athletics Federations as a “bold d…

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has made the surprise move of awarding its 2021 World Championships to the US city of Eugene.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has become the latest sports body to grant membership to Kosovo, while it has announced that the 2015 World Championships will become its first event to utilise LED advertising.

Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka has outlined his intention to revamp the business model of athletics and review the World Championships, if he is successful in his bid to become president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Michael Johnson is one of history’s most decorated athletes, with four Olympic and eight World Championship gold medals. He now runs Michael Johnson Performance (MJP), and has launched a new line of travel bags with luxury goods brand Dom Reilly.

Lord Sebastian Coe, presidential candidate for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has rejected claims that his sport has been thrown into crisis following doping allegations.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has launched a new online platform designed to encourage greater interest from cities in hosting events from its World Athletics Series.

Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka today (Wednesday) confirmed he will stand for the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), settling up a duel with another of the sport’s all-time greats - Lord Sebastian Coe.

The IAAF, the global governing body of athletics, has admitted that the number of Russian doping cases emerging in the sport is a “major concern” after five race walkers became the latest athletes to be banned by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.

Dick Pound, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has been appointed to lead an investigation by an independent commission into allegations of widespread doping in Russian sport.

Three senior IAAF officials, including the son of president Lamine Diack, have stepped down from their roles at the global governing body of athletics pending the outcome of a probe into allegations of widespread doping in Russia.

Valentin Balakhnichev, the head of the governing body for athletics in Russia, has stepped down from his role as treasurer of the IAAF, the sport’s global governing body, while allegations of systemic doping by athletes in the country are investigated.