Best women U20 athlete

World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Women's Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2024.

Best man U20 athlete

World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Men's Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2024.

TOKYO 25 : Honda signs sponsorship agreement with WA

Honda Motor Co Ltd (Honda) has signed a sponsorship agreement with World Athletics ahead of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 as an official global partner.

AADC Dakar: Calixte Aholu takes after Alain Smail

Calixte Aholu is the new technical manager of AADC Dakar. He replaces the Frenchman Alain Smail who retired after several years of managing this position. At 50, Calixte Aholu, of Togolese origin, has a solid education and wide experience gained in France, in the United States and in Italy. As a coach, he specialized in Sprint, Hurdles, Jumps, Throws and endurance events.

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half marathon record in Valencia

Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha broke the world half marathon record at the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich on Sunday (27), clocking 57’30’’ at the World Athletics Gold Label road race.

In his sixth appearance over the distance, the 27-year-old world indoor mile record-holder took one second off the world record set by Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon three years ago.

Nominees announced for Field Athlete of the Year 2024

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2024.

World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of five nominees for Women’s Field Athlete of the Year and five nominees for Men’s Field Athlete of the Year. These athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.

In what has been another memorable year for the sport, the nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Athletics Indoor Championships, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.

Méité Ben Youssef appointed Director of the AADC Abidjan

The Executive Committee of the Ivorian Athletics Federation (FIA) held its Ordinary General Assembly on Saturday, October 12, 2024, in room 20 of the National Institute of Youth and Sports. During this meeting, President Jeannot Kouamé Kouadio announced the appointment of Méité Ben Youssef, distinguished sprinter and former captain of the Côte d'Ivoire national team, as Administrative Director of the African Athletics Development Center in Abidjan (AADC).

World Athletics wins Organisation of the Year at BBC Green Sport Awards

World Athletics was named Elite Organization of the Year at the BBC Green Sport Awards in London on Monday (7), in recognition of its ambitious initiatives to encourage and demonstrate action on environmental and climate change issues in the during the past year.

Launched in 2022, these annual awards celebrate individuals and organizations around the world who are actively contributing to a more sustainable future through their sporting profile and practices.

Wanda Diamond League publishes 2025 calendar

As in previous years, the 2025 Wanda Diamond League will see the world’s biggest stars compete across four different continents at 14 of the sport’s most prestigious one-day meetings, with the most successful qualifying for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich.

Calendar  

MEETING

COUNTRY

DATE

Xiamen

CHN

26th April 2025

Shanghai/Suzhou

CHN

3rd May 2025

Doha

QAT

16th May 2025

Rabat

MAR

25th May 2025

Rome

ITA

6th June 2025

Oslo

NOR

12th June 2025

Stockholm

SWE

15th June 2025

Paris

FRA

20th June 2025

Eugene

USA

5th July 2025

Monaco

MON

11th July 2025

London

GBR

19th July 2025

Silesia 

POL

16th August 2025

Lausanne

SUI

20th August 2025

Brussels

BEL

22nd August 2025

Final in Zurich

SUI

27th-28th August 2025