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  • Eaton and Dibaba are crowned 2015 IAAF World Athletes of the Year

    Eaton and Dibaba are crowned 2015 IAAF World Athletes of the Year

    Monaco, Nov 26, 2015: USA’s Ashton Eaton and Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba were named the male and female IAAF World Athletes of the Year for 2015 on Thursday (26). Both athletes set world records during 2015, Eaton in the decathlon and Dibaba in the 1500m, and won gold medals in these events at the IAAF World…

  • World Athlete of the Year finalists announced

    Monaco, Oct 17, 2014: With little more than a month to go until the 2014 World Athletics Gala, the IAAF has the pleasure in announcing the names of the three men and three women who are still in contention to become the 2014 World Athletes of the Year. The finalists were selected after a two-week-long…

  • One week to go before the gun goes for Sopot

    Monaco, Feb 28, 2014: There is just one week to go before the starting gun is fired on the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, which will be held in the Polish city of Sopot between 7-9 March. With no global outdoor championship this year, this is the most important event on the 2014 athletics calendar.…

  • IAAF World Indoor Championships Sopot 2014

    Monaco, Feb 07, 2014: The athletics world has been treated to two world indoor records already this year, courtesy of Genzebe Dibaba, so hopes are high that there will be more record-breaking performances in Sopot when the Polish city hosts the IAAF World Indoor Championships (7 to 9 March) exactly one month from today. Since…