Five world records became official on Friday as World Athletics announced that marks set by Mondo Duplantis, Agnes Ngetich, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Cameron Myers are now ratified. The records span from April 2024 to June 2025 and include a pair of U20 short track times from Myers from the same race, a pole vault height …
Ahead of the world championships in Tokyo in September, World Athletics head Sebastian Coe has revealed that the gender tests implemented by the governing body in time for the event are mostly complete. World Athletics announced in July that any athlete looking to compete in the female category at world championships would need to submit …
World Athletics revealed the details of the type of gender verification athletes hoping to compete in the female category would need to undergo, including a one-time genetic test. The governing body announced on Wednesday that the new regulation would be implemented on September 1, ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13 …
World Athletics ratified five world records on Friday, officially clearing marks set by Beatrice Chebet, Mondo Duplantis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Toshikazu Yamanishi. And of the five records confirmed by World Athletics, Ingebrigtsen set two in the same race in February. The first record of the group was set by Beatrice Chebet on December 31 with …
World Athletics has revealed plans to implement gender eligibility testing for athletes prior to competition in the female category, the governing body announced on Tuesday. In a press conference in Nanjing, China following the World Indoor Championship last weekend, World Athletics head Sebastian Coe addressed the media and noted that the tests would include cheek …
World Athletics revealed on Monday that it will begin a consultation process to alter its existing regulations for transgender and difference of sex development (DSD) athletes, with cheek swabs as part of proposed changes. In its release, the governing body announced that one of its top priorities was to preserve the integrity of female competition …
World Athletics announced on Wednesday that six world records set during 2024, including three during the Paris Olympics, have officially been ratified. These latest ratifications are in addition to three other records by Jessica Hull, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Mondo Duplantis that were certified in October. The first record of the Paris Games came in a …
Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan were named world athletes of the year by World Athletics in a ceremony in Monaco on Sunday, commemorating a thrilling season of track, field and distance running. Tebogo, 21, who also won the top male track athlete honor, is a rising talent and won the first-ever gold medal for Botswana …
A stunning image of Sifan Hassan and Tigist Assefa battling in the closing moments of the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics has been chosen as World Athletics’ Photograph of the Year. Michael Steele's photo was selected from 114 submissions and captured a fierce moment between Hassan and Assefa as they collided with less than …
World Athletics announced the structure of its Ultimate Championship on Friday, with the new mixed 4x100m relay joining three packed sessions of events. There will be 28 events split between action on the track and in the field, with the inaugural meet set to take place on September 11, 12 and 13, 2026 in Budapest. …