The man spearheading a proposal to wipe out all world records achieved in athletics before 2005 says it will mark the start of a "new, clean, credible era" for a sport tainted by doping scandals.

All world records in track and field should be reset and lifetime bans should be imposed on serious drug cheats to clean up the sport amid its global doping crisis, the governing body of British ...

Athletics is getting a shake-up. The World Athletics Ultimate Championship promises to fuse sport, spectacle, and serious ...

TV commentators twisted themselves into knots trying to pronounce the name of the Polish decathlete who stormed to gold at ...

What does owning the high jump world record for 32 years mean to you? It’s a very special achievement that has stood the test ...

(Reuters) - Canada's Christopher Morales Williams raced to a world indoor record in the 400 metres at the NCAA's Southeastern Conference championships on Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The ...

Held every two years, in the years before and after the Olympics, the World Athletics Championships continue to attract the greatest track and field athletes from across the world, with sprinters, ...

World Athletics plans to introduce biological pre-clearance tests for track and field athletes before they can compete in the female category, the sport’s governing body announced Tuesday. These tests ...