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Georgia Griffith Shatters Australian 1000m Record at Box Hill Burn, Peter Bol Narrowly Misses...

Georgia Griffith delivered a stunning performance at the Box Hill Burn, setting a new Australian women's 1000m record with a blistering time of 2:34.50. This achievement erased the previous record of 2:34.63, set by Abbey Caldwell in 2023. Griffith,...

Jake Wightman Parts Ways with Father as Coach

British middle-distance runner Jake Wightman announced he will no longer be coached by his father, Geoff Wightman, thanking him for his years of dedication. Wightman, the 2022 1500m world champion, cited the need to separate their professional and personal...

World Athletics Road Running Championships 2025 Relocating from San Diego

The World Athletics Road Running Championships will no longer take place in San Diego as planned for September 2025. World Athletics is in talks with new potential hosts and will announce a new location soon. San Diego 25 CEO...

RunGP Eyes Takeover of World Athletics’ Commercial Operations in Bold Revamp Plan

The Global Running League (GRL), the organization behind the new RunGP running series, is planning to acquire the commercial operations of World Athletics to modernize the sport, adopting a model similar to Formula One. Led by Marcel Muenster, GRL...

11 World Indoor Tour champions earn wild cards for Nanjing.

Eleven athletes have secured wild card places for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 as winners of the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Tour, following the final Gold level meeting of the series in Madrid on Friday (28). Each of...

Ethiopia’s Takele and Kebede triumph at Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele claimed his first Tokyo Marathon title with a personal-best 2:03:23, pulling away at the 38 km mark to finish ahead of compatriot Deresa Geleta and Kenya’s Vincent Kipkemoi. In the women's race, defending champion Sutume Kebede...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone returns to the Brussels Diamond League aiming to break her personal bests in the 200m and 400m after a stellar Olympic season.

Athletics champions nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

Several athletics stars have been nominated for the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards, including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Sifan Hassan, Faith Kipyegon, and Mondo Duplantis for the prestigious World Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year titles. McLaughlin-Levrone shone in Paris, defending...

Duplantis sets new pole vault world record at 6.27m.

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France (AP) — Mondo Duplantis lifted his pole vault world record to 6.27 meters in a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting on Friday. The Olympic and world champion added a centimeter to his world record he last improved in...

Four years after doping ban, Houlihan qualifies for World Indoors.

Shelby Houlihan secured a spot at the World Indoor Championships after finishing second in the 3000m at the U.S. trials, marking her return from a four-year doping ban. Once a top U.S. medal hopeful, she missed the last two...

An incomplete history of Australian indoor athletics | A column by Len Johnson

A column by Len Johnson One moment it’s Cameron Myers running a 3:47.48 mile at New York’s indoor meeting of legend, the Millrose Games, his time equaling the outright and outdoor national record held by Olli Hoare. Next, it’s Jack Rayner...