Athletics

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe feels the sport would benefit from having a competition in place similar to that of cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL).

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has welcomed a US federal appeals court ruling striking down a proposal to pay college American football and basketball players, with NCAA officials stating they believe the verdict supports their argument that athletes are students and not professionals.

The International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS) has said it is taking legal advice following the problems that beset the staging of its 2015 Global Games multi-sport event, which was hosted in Ecuador from September 22-27.

Newly-elected International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has confirmed two senior managerial appointments as he called on the organisation to move forward following a year that has provided a “great test of character”.

The organisers of the Great CityGames series, which operates street athletics events in UK cities, have announced plans to go global, with Australia interested in staging an event in 2017.

Sebastian Coe, the new president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, has defended his links with sportswear company Nike.

Athletics Kenya has opened an investigation after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today (Wednesday) issued provisional bans to Koki Manunga and Joyce Zakary for failing doping tests at the ongoing World Championships in Beijing.

Owen Evans asks the Paralympic Movement how it is planning on using lessons learned in Sochi to break down cultural barriers in the Middle East at the inaugural IPC World Championships in Doha.

Newly-elected International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has said he will prioritise the restoration of the sport’s “trust and integrity” as it emerged that one of the athletes at the centre of current doping storm will be free to compete again.

Lamine Diack, outgoing president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has said that despite admitting his sport faces a crisis over allegations of doping, he believes that “99 per cent” of its athletes are clean.

Sebastian Coe today (Wednesday) pledged to introduce an independent anti-doping commission to counter perceived “conflicts and loopholes” as he outlined his vision as the new president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Sebastian Coe has been elected as the new president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after edging out rival Sergey Bubka by 115 votes to 92 this (Wednesday) morning.

The International Association of Athletics Federations has defended its decision to introduce a new anti-doping system for the upcoming World Championships in Beijing, as European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen called on the new leader of the IAAF to focus his efforts on the fight against doping.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has stated his belief that the sport has a strong future under one of two “great champions” lined up as his successor, while the Senegalese official has said general secretary Essar Gabriel will also leave the governing body.