The Latest Breaking News from World Athletics

Athlete reportedly suffered complications that may have included eclampsia and respiratory distress

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he ran an electronically-timed 9.95 — winning gold and setting a world record that stood for 15 years.

Bowie won relay gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, where she also claimed individual 100m silver and 200m bronze

The Mississippi native burst onto the scene at the Rio Olympics and went on to add a world title to her resume the following year.

The London Marathon is 26.2 miles long, but don’t be surprised if your running watch says something different on race day

The Adidas Prime X Strung is ludicrously bouncy and fast to run in, but the fit and stability give cause for concern

UKA confirmed on Friday it had received the required assurances from relevant bodies that the sporting exemption in the Equality Act 2010 applies to the Gender Recognition Act 2004

“It was a victory few had expected,” said Janice Turner in The Times. When Lord Coe, the president of World Athletics, unveiled the organisation’s response to the issue of transgender women taking part in elite female events, it seemed likely that it would be a mere tweak to current rules…

Elite athletics won’t feel any sweeping change as a result of a new ruling which prioritises competitive fairness over inclusion, but life for transgender people who participate in sport might get a little harder