After a visit this week to areas impacted by the storm in October, Sebastian Coe pledged support to the nation.
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After a visit this week to areas impacted by the storm in October, Sebastian Coe pledged support to the nation.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said that governing body has a responsiblity "police the calendar" following Grand Slam Track's move to file for bankruptcy. In his year-end call with the media on Tuesday, Coe recapped a busy track and field season but warned that even if it could pay its debts, Grand Slam Track might …
World Athletics will scrap plans to trial a takeoff zone in the long jump after widespread pushback from athletes who frowned on the proposed experiment. A study conducted by World Athletics revealed that nearly a third of jumps were fouls and affected fan engagement. But on Thursday, the governing body reversed its ideal to implement …
Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were the top award winners at Sunday's 2025 World Athletics Awards in Monaco, which honored the best performers in the sport. It was a busy year on the track, in the field and outside of the stadium in road races and the awards were given out to six athletes across …
Vegard Grott’s ‘Shadows’ was named 2025 World Athletics Photograph of the Year on Friday, taking the top honors over 141 submissions and 10 shortlist nominees. “I’m truly honored to receive this,” Grott said in a statment. “This year the Bislett Games was held over two days, and I’d shot some similar images on day one. …
World Athletics has told Grand Slam Track that it will not accept a partial payment deal for licensing rights, according to published reports. In an article published by The Times on Thursday, the governing body was adamant that athletes who participated in Grand Slam Track's events — and it vendors — must be paid first …
World Athletics announced its three finalists for Photograph of the Year on Thursday that illustrate a packed year of competition that ultimately came to close in September’s world championships in Tokyo. Photographers from 41 countries submitted 141 images for consideration and a panel of four judges (Sally Pearson, Christian Taylor and Pascal Rondeau and Christel …
World Athletics reported on Thursday that it discovered that two employees and a contractor were responsible for $1.7 million in corporate theft that spanned several years. According to governing body, an internal audit lead by a new group of financial analysts revealed that the funds were taken over time in what it labels as "systematic …
World Athletics announced the inaugural World Treadmill Championship on Monday as part of its RUN X series in collaboration with Technogym. The virtual treadmill competition kicks off in 2026 and is a global 5k race where runners can sign up in their local gyms and fitness centers to battle for a $100,000 prize pool in …
World Athletics announced its nominees for field athletes of the year on Monday with Mondo Duplantis leading the way with a stellar season that saw him reach new heights with four world records and a world championship in the pole vault. He is joined by a stacked group of ten athletes that includes Tara Davis-Woodhall, …