ASICS and the IAAF are delighted to announce a new multiple-year partnership with ASICS becoming the latest addition to the prestigious group of Official IAAF Partners. As Official IAAF Partner, ASICS will be present at and involved in all IAAF World Athletics Series events including the 2017 IAAF World Championships...
Bolt and Ayana crowned 2016 World Athletes of the Year Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, held at Sporting Monte Carlo on Friday (2). Bolt, who won the award five times between...
Standing tall for clean athletes - IAAF Council Meeting, day 2 Trust, integrity and protecting clean athletes were the focus of the IAAF’s 207th Council Meeting ahead of a Special Congress to approve revolutionary reforms on Saturday 3 December. In his opening remarks to Council, IAAF President Sebastian Coe said: “now...
The first of the two-day 207th IAAF Council meeting was held today in the Fairmont Hotel chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe. IAAF WORLD ATHLETICS SERIES – HOST CITY Council awarded the 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships to Taicang, China. The original hosts of the 2018 edition of these championships...
IAAF Media Release The IAAF has today launched a secure online portal in six languages that can be used to report doping, the latest weapon in its fight against cheating in sport. The IAAF operates the most universal and comprehensive anti-doping programme among global sports federations. With more than 80 nationalities...
Athletics NZ weekly round-up 28 November By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium – 26 November 2016 Olivia McTaggart added a further eight centimetres to her recent New Zealand under 17 pole vault record with a world class clearance of 4.30m. This makes her the top 16 year old...
Viewer discretion is advised James Corden challenges the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, to a rap battle, and nothing is off the table. Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts,...
New Zealand confirms participation in Australian Nitro Athletics Series By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ In the Trans-Tasman rivalry at the Rio Olympic Games, New Zealand came out on top of Australia on the athletics medal table. Kiwis walked away from Rio with four medals (one silver, three bronze) while the Aussies managed...
TRUE, SISSON WIN 80TH MANCHESTER ROAD RACE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved MANCHESTER, CT (24-Nov) -- While their respective track seasons did not get them to the Rio Olympics, both Ben True and Emily Sisson continued to command respect on the roads this year, winning...
The following world records have recently been ratified… World record Women's 3000m steeplechase: 8:52.78 Ruth Jebet (BRN) Paris St Denis 27 Aug 2016 Previous: 8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina (RUS) Beijing 17 Aug 2008 World U20 records Women’s 400m hurdles: 54.15 Sydney McLaughlin (USA) Eugene 10 Jul 2016 Previous: 54.40 Wang Xing (CHN) Nanjing 21 Oct 2005 Men’s...
