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Usain Bolt Tells Teen Sprinter Gout Gout to Stay Focused

The 18-year-old follows a 19.67 200m with a June 10 Diamond League debut in Oslo.

World Athletics To Launch Standalone World Marathon Championships in 2030

Josh Kerr Sets London Bid to Break Mile World Record

Ronnie Delany, Ireland’s 1956 Olympic 1500m Champion, Dies at 91

Duplantis Sets 6.31m Pole Vault World Record at Uppsala’s Mondo Classic

Jacob Kiplimo Reclaims Half-Marathon World Record With 57:20 in Lisbon

Gout Gout Clocks 10.00 in Brisbane to Claim Australian U20 100m Record

Canadian Olympian Alysha Newman Provisionally Suspended Over Whereabouts Violations

Fernando Mamede, Former 10,000m World-Record Holder, Dies at 74

After SEA Games 2025, Singapore Sets Sights on Stronger Sports System for 2029

Bruce McAvaney Receives World Athletics President’s Award in Monaco

DLV Chief Idriss Gonschinska to Step Down After 17 Years at Year-End

Tokyo Worlds Close With Record 53 Nations on Podium as Duplantis Sets 6.30m World Record

Gressier Adds 5,000m Bronze to 10,000m Gold at World Championships

McLaughlin-Levrone Clocks 47.78 in Tokyo 400m as U.S. Sprints Lead Headlines

Isaac Nader Edges Wightman to Win 1,500m World Title in Tokyo

Mattia Furlani Takes World Long Jump Gold With 8.39 in Tokyo

Farken Restored to 1500m World Final After Jury Disqualifies Olympic Champion Hocker

Jimmy Gressier Stuns Field to Win World 10,000m Gold in Tokyo

Duplantis Targets Third World Title and 6.30m Record in Tokyo