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Josh Kerr Breaks Men's Mile World Record With 3:42.66

Staged in a sanctioned Diamond League race with pacemakers and sponsor-backed gear, the run secured official ratification.

Francesco Pernici Breaks 53-Year Italian 800m Record With 1:43.60

Keely Hodgkinson Sets 400m Personal Best in Rome as Part of Deliberate 800m Build

Hodgkinson Rejects Enhanced Games and Eyes 800m World Record in London

Sawe Breaks Two-Hour Barrier in London Marathon With 1:59:30 World Record

Sawe Breaks Two Hours in London Marathon With 1:59:30 World Record

WFI Appoints Three Foreign Coaches and a High-Performance Director

Usain Bolt Tells Teen Sprinter Gout Gout to Stay Focused

Osei‑Nketia Runs 9.84 Wind‑Aided 100m to Set Australian All‑Conditions Best

Sawan Barwal Breaks 48-Year Indian Marathon Record in Rotterdam Debut

Steven Richter Throws 74.00 Meters in Ramona, Just Short of German Discus Record

World Athletics To Launch Standalone World Marathon Championships in 2030

Mohamed Abdilaahi Shatters German 10,000m Record in California

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