Category: ATHLETICS

Monaco, August 28, 2018: As the athletics family continues to grow with an expansion into new territories, 2021 will be a major milestone year for the sports of trail and mountain running with the inauguration of the IAAF World Trail and Mountain Running Championships, a result of a unique partnership between the IAAF, ITRA and…

Monaco, July 31, 2018: With exactly two years to go until the athletics action gets underway in the Japanese capital, the IAAF has published the qualification system for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The qualification system was approved at the IAAF Council meeting in Buenos Aires last week and includes details of the entry numbers…

Monaco, July 24, 2018: The IAAF is looking to discover an announcer for the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games 2018. Are you passionate about athletics? Can you engage an audience? Could you be the new voice of future global championships? The ‘Voice of YOG’ competition invites fans between the ages of 18 and 35 to…

Monaco, July 23, 2018: Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell Brown, one of only two women in history to have twice won the Olympic 200m title, has become the latest global champion to give her support to IAAF Heritage. The IAAF Heritage Collection, which aims to preserve and savour the best athletics moments to help promote…

Monaco, July 4, 2018: The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of eight Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2018 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. In December 2017, the IAAF issued a simplified application…

Monaco, June 22, 2018: The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of 33 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2018 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. In December 2017, the IAAF issued a simplified application…

Cologne, June 11, 2018: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will host the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships from 7-15 November next year, World Para Athletics has announced. The championships will take place at the new athletics stadium of the Dubai Club for People of Determination and will run under the patronage of Crown Prince of Dubai,…

Ostrava, June 5, 2018: The IAAF Heritage World / Continental Cup – 1977 To 2018 – Exhibition opened in Ostrava, Czech Republic, to applause and accolades from the dignitaries and public gathered in the Czech city’s Forum Nova Karolina Shopping Centre on Tuesday (5). The two-part Exhibition of 200 items, covering both ancient and contemporary…

Monaco, June 5, 2018: As people from around the world take time to reflect upon the state of the planet on this World Environment Day, the IAAF is delighted to share this message from running legend Haile Gebrselassie who reminds us of the importance of clean air within athletics and the urgent need to continue…