Athletics
IAAF appoints TSE Consulting to attract host cities
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has appointed TSE Consulting to review how its main events are marketed and promoted to potential host cities around the world.
Leadership: Interview with Essar Gabriel of the IAAF
IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) general secretary Essar Gabriel gives Owen Evans his take on the stormy build up to the 2013 World Championships, and what commercial opportunities exist for other IAAF events
Sanchez: Moscow worlds have “dead atmosphere”
Moscow’s hosting of the athletics World Championships at its Luzhniki Stadium has come under scrutiny following the underwhelming amount of spectators.
Bubka hails impact of Fair Play Summit
Turkish Olympics head to expel doping athletes
Turkish National Olympic Committee president Professor Ugur Erderner has vowed to expel doping athletes from the Games, after over 30 Turkish athletes were handed two-year bans for using performance-enhancing drugs.
Turkish athletics head resigns following doping scandal
Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) president Mehmet Terzi has stepped down following a recent series of doping scandals that have hit the sport.
London secures Marathon World Cup until 2017
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and The London Marathon have agreed a four-year contract extension for the IPC Marathon World Cup.
IAAF head Diack to step down
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has confirmed that he will step down from his position in 2015.
London Olympic Stadium in 50-year athletics deal
The Stadium in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will annually host athletics events, as it becomes the new national centre for athletics under a deal between UK Athletics (UKA) and venue management firm E20 Stadium LLP.
World Championships weekend sells out
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has revealed that the tickets for its 2013 World Championships final weekend has already sold out.
Twenty3 to manage Australia’s Stawell Gift
Stawell Athletic Club has appointed business and marketing consultancy agency Twenty3 Sport + Entertainment to manage media, marketing, broadcast and sponsorship activities of the Australia Post Stawell Gift, Australia’s oldest short distance athletics event.
Asian Athletics appoints new head
The Asian Athletics Association (AAA) has announced Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad as its new president, replacing the controversial Suresh Kalmadi of India.
South Africa’s Olympic Committee suspends track federation
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has suspended controversy-hit Athletics South Africa (ASA) after its members ignored sanctions placed on its board.
IAAF denies knowledge of Schwazer doping
The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) has refuted allegations, published in the New York Times on Tuesday, that it had any prior knowledge of 2008 Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer's doping before he was caught last year.
Rio’s 2016 athletics stadium needs new roof
Officials for Rio de Janeiro’s athletics stadium for the 2016 Olympics have revealed that its roof will have to be rebuilt, with work not expected to finish a year before the Games.
IAAF warns SA sports body of takeover
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will send a delegation to South Africa to meet with the country's athletics and Olympic bodies following a management dispute, and has warned of setting up its own assembly to take charge.
Athletics loses lion’s share of Olympic funding
Athletics has lost some of its Olympic funding after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recalculated sports federation revenues today.
IAAF demands answers from SA Olympic board
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has demanded that South Africa’s Olympic governing body should explain its decision to suspend the Athletics SA (ASA) board.