In the end it wasn t even a world-leading time for the year, but the Ethiopian pair of Genzebe Dibaba and Almaz Ayana threw almost everything they had at their assault on the 5000m world record in Paris on Saturday (4).

Genzebe Dibaba narrowly misses world record and Jimmy Vicaut equals European 100m record at high-quality French meet
After an amazing series of world-class results, including a European 100m record from Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut (pictured), the Diamond Le...

Austria's Andrea Mayr produced another brilliant performance today to become the first woman to win the European Mountain Running Championships three times in succession - as she lifted the crown for the fourth occasion.

Valerie Adams may have described her competitive comeback at the Meeting Areva in Paris today as something of a lottery” yesterday, but even the 2014 World Athlete of the Year cannot have imagined the numbers would fall so hard against her at he...

High jumper flies to top of the UK all-time outdoor rankings with 1.97m at Sainsbury s British Championships
Isobel Pooley equalled the British high jump record and set an outdoor best with a terrific 1.97m clearance at the Sainsbury s British Champion...