For the first time in five years, host nation Japan won the Chiba International Ekiden, a mixed six-stage relay held over the marathon distance on Monday (24), coming from behind to overhaul defending champions Kenya on the sixth and final stage.

Wude Ayalew and Azmeraw Bekele, both past winners of the event, won the men s and women s races respectively at the 2014 Great Ethiopian Run 10km in Addis Ababa on Sunday (23).

The 2014 Diamond Race long jump winner Tianna Bartoletta has enjoyed a lengthy career in the sport. The US sprinter-jumper answers some questions about her world at work, rest and play.

Renaud Lavillenie is hoping for the perfect end to his ‘perfect year at the 2014 World Athletics Gala in Monaco on Friday (21), where he is one of three athletes short-listed for the men s Athlete of the Year award.

There are many similarities between Heike Drechsler and Marita Koch. Both are from Germany, both are among this year s inductees into the IAAF Hall of Fame, both are former world and Olympic champions, both have set multiple world records during their ...

Five of the greatest high jumpers of all time gathered in front of the media before the 2014 World Athletics Gala in Monaco on Friday (21) to celebrate a season in which the event and the rivalry between Mutaz Barshim and Bogdan Bondarenko in partic...