Part-timer Marquise Goodwin is arguably Greg Rutherford’s chief rival for long jump gold in Rio and he also has his eye on the world record
Marquise Goodwin is the No.1 threat to Greg Rutherford s Olympic title defence ambitions, but it is not as...

Six-time Olympic gold medallist withdraws before 100m final at Jamaican Championships, while Elaine Thompson moves to joint fourth on all-time list with 10.70
A hamstring tear has forced Usain Bolt to withdraw from the Jamaican Championships, the world...

The 2012 Olympic gold and 2008 Olympic bronze high jump medallist was reported to be among 14 Russians to have tested positive after Beijing samples were reanalysed
Russia’s Anna Chicherova has been provisionally suspended, the International Asso...

The Paralympic long jump champion is to work with the IAAF on a rule change proposal to allow athletes using prostheses to compete in a future IAAF World Championships
Markus Rehm is no longer seeking selection for the Rio Olympic Games but is to work ...

Long jumper announced his decision to retire at the British Championships after 16 years as an international athlete
Former British long jump record-holder Chris Tomlinson brought the curtain down on a 16-year international career in Birmingham at the ...

Recent athletics news and results from around the world, including performances at the Kenyan and Jamaican Olympic trials, plus the Catalonia Open Championships
Vivian Cheruiyot for fourth Olympic team
World 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot booked her...

Local club East End Road Runners has 20 teams entered, with participants targeting cash and Ethiopia trip prizes at the Great Newham London Run
More than 130 teams from running clubs in London and across the UK will go head-to-head in the former Olympi...

IAAF says it has received more than 80 applications from Russian athletes seeking “exceptional eligibility” to compete in an individual capacity following continued suspension of RusAF as an IAAF Member
Russian 800m runner Yuliya Stepanova ...

Jessica Whittington travelled to Switzerland on Geneva Marathon weekend and found it a great way to take in the stunning city
When it comes to resplendent running routes, a recent trip to Switzerland proved how the Harmony Geneva Marathon for Unicef ha...

A round-up of some of the latest athletics news and results, including top performances at the Paavo Nurmi Games and results from the Ethiopian 10,000m trials in Hengelo
Rohler throws 91.28m
Germany’s Thomas Rohler achieved two 91m-plus throws at...