Seven world records by five athletes hailing from four different continents in the space of only eight days. The reawakening of athletics following the Olympic summer has been spectacular, culminating ...

Some athletic records seem untouchable. Sebastian Coe’s British 800-metre record of 1:41.73, set in 1981, is one of them. For ...

World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Kerry O’Brien, one of Australia’s leading distance runners of the 1960s and ...

Kenyan athletes shone in 2025, dominating track events and breaking world records, with stellar performances from Faith ...

USA’s Yared Nuguse and Grant Fisher will return to the scene of their respective mile and 3000m short track world records ...

The year 2025 was a landmark season in athletics, blending record-breaking performances, rising global stars, and memorable championships that shaped the sport’s landscape. Pole vaulting titan Mondo ...

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...

The radical plan to wipe out athletics world records set before 2005 was not a cowardly proposal, a senior member of the sports governing body said Thursday. Paula Radcliffe ran a world record time of ...

The perennial battle between adulation and scepticism summed up the year in athletics as fans were treated to some ...

Sue McDonald celebrates with the American flag after capturing first place in the 200-meter final at the 2025 WMA Indoor Championships in Florida. (USATF Photo) Santa Barbara local Sue McDonald ...

The radical plan to wipe out athletics world records set before 2005 was not a cowardly proposal, a senior member of the sports governing body said Thursday. Olivier Gers was responding to criticism ...