Under the provisional calendar released today, the 2021 Wanda Diamond League season will take place across four continents and 14 different cities from May to September next year. [Read more…]
Joshua Cheptegei 5000m record ratified
Joshua Cheptegei’s world 5000m record of 12:35.36 set at the Wanda Diamond League in Monaco on 14 August has been ratified. [Read more…]
Continental Tour Gold action during 2020
The international athletics season will commence in earnest in exactly four weeks’ time when the first of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meetings is held at Turku in Finland. [Read more…]
Oregon World Championships New Dates
The World Athletics Championships in Oregon have been rescheduled to 15-24 July in 2022, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read more…]
Nanjing Indoor Championships postponed
It is with regret that we have agreed with the organisers of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing (13-15 March 2020) to postpone the event to March 2021. [Read more…]
World Athletics Continental Tour 2020 schedule
The full ten-meeting schedule for the 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour (Gold level) has been finalised with the addition of Nairobi, which will be the first African host city. [Read more…]
Diamond League 2019 date and venues
The Diamond League has announced the 14 meetings and 1 final for the 2020 season. A discussion was held on the disciplines to be included in the 90-minute international broadcast window with a review of the fan, athlete and broadcast research. [Read more…]
Wanda Group to sponsor Diamond League
Ten-Year Title Sponsor partnership from 2020 heralds a new era for the Diamond League athletics global showcase series
Partnership with Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group to accelerate development of athletics and bring new top-class IAAF events to China [Read more…]
Team Europe triumph at the first instalment of The Match
Bulgaria – The standings were finely balanced after the first day of competition in Minsk but Team Europe ran out commanding winners on the second and final day of The Match Europe v USA. [Read more…]
Yomif Kejelcha World Indoor Mile Record ratified
Yomif Kejelcha’s 3:47.01 clocking at the Bruce Lehane Invitational in Boston has been ratified as the world indoor mile record. [Read more…]