Just like in the previous two editions in 2011 and 2012, and its one-off ancestor in 1985, Kenyan made a clean sweep of all the titles at the 3rd African Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda, on Sunday (16).

Brazil s 800m runner Kl berson Davide brought the curtain down in impressive fashion on the final day of the 10th edition of the ODESUR (South American) Games that ended in Santiago de Chile on Sunday (16).

Australia has competed in every IAAF World Junior Championships since the inaugural event in Athens in 1986 but the 15th edition of the Championships, in Eugene this coming July, is expected to see the biggest-ever Australian team travelling to contest...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the list of 37 Athlete Role Models (ARMs) who will attend the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games from 16-28 August in Nanjing, China and the names include athletics legends Kajsa Bergqvist, Liu Xian...

The Prefontaine Classic, the longest-running international invitational meet in the USA, turns 40 this year.

Argentine shot putter German Lauro brought his country their second gold medal of the athletics competitions of the 10th edition of the ODESUR Games (South American Games) by winning his specialist event in Santiago de Chile with a Games record 20.70m ...

Ethiopia s Yacob Jarso, who was fourth over the barriers in the 2008 Olympic Games 3000m steeplechase, won the Seoul International Marathon in huge personal best of 2:06:17 on Sunday (16).

There was a new Korean record by seven seconds for Hyunsub Kim in Nomi City, Japan, with victory in 1:19:24 at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championships, part of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge, on Sunday (16).

Reigning World and Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will kick off her 2014 IAAF Diamond League campaign at the Doha 2014 meeting on 9 May, organisers announced on Sunday (16).

The IAAF has received the sad news that Great Britain s David Littlewood, a long-standing member of the IAAF Technical Committee, passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning (16). He was 76.