American is a class apart as he adds six points to his record mark at the World Championships
Ashton Eaton has added six points to his world record in the decathlon as he defended his world title with ease in Beijing with a score of 9045.

Needing to r...

Ugen leaps 6.87m for the furthest long jump mark by a female Briton at the World Champs since 1983 as Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Shara Proctor also progress
Britain will have more than one women’s long jump finalist for the first time in World...

South African 400m runner comes out on top in one of the all-time great races, as Julius Yego’s 92m javelin is another highlight on day five of the World Championships
Wayde van Niekerk produced the best performance of these World Championship so...

The Cuban beats Brazil’s Fabiana Murer with a heart-stopping final attempt at 4.90m
Yarisley Silva triumphed in an engrossing to-and-fro pole vault competition to take her first World Championships gold.

The Cuban improved on her bronze medal fr...

The two Kenyan athletes have been provisionally suspended after their samples from Beijing test positive
Two Kenyan athletes, Joyce Zakary and Koki Manunga, have been provisionally suspended after samples they provided in Beijing tested positive for ba...

The British 100m record-holder is looking to make the most of the opportunity when she contests the 200m and sprint relay at the IAAF World Championships
Seven years after watching Usain Bolt’s record-breaking performances in Beijing when at home...