While the finalists for World Athletics 2025 photograph of the were announced last week, the short list of images — and photographers — fell even more of the story of a packed season on the track, field and on the road. Of the 141 images that were submitted for the top photo honor, 10 made …
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 …
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 …