Athletics

Facebook mistakenly blocked gold medallist sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman in the world, from Instagram, the company said on Wednesday. The Jamaican sprinter had tweeted that she had been …

Emmanuel Korir, of Kenya, reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the final of the men’s 800-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. …

Simone Biles had been bidding for a record six gold medals in Tokyo, but USA Gymnastics said the 24-year-old’s continued participation in the Games was uncertain Simone Biles will not …

Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare’s Tokyo Games ended abruptly on Saturday morning after she was provisionally suspended following a positive test for human growth …

Emer McKee is a member of the Willowfield club in East Belfast A 12-year-old Belfast girl says she just tries to “run as fast as I can” after producing a …

The Diamond League said on Friday that it plans to return to a full competition format next year with a complete programme of 32 disciplines if the global health situation …

Coleman became the sixth-fastest man in history in 2019 World 100m champion Christian Coleman has been banned for two years after missing three drugs tests. The 24-year-old American, who is …

Armand Duplantis produced the highest ever outdoors jump in the pole vault as he cleared 6.15m American-born Swede Armand Duplantis produced the highest-ever outdoor pole vault jump on Thursday when …

Lamine Diack’s lawyers said they will appeal against the verdict The former head of World Athletics Lamine Diack has been found guilty for his role in allowing Russian athletes to …

World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home …