World Athletics boss sees future for troubled Commonwealth Games
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the Commonwealth Games is a strong enough brand to survive its latest crisis, but it must innovate to do so.
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Tumbling records leave Coe expecting "best-ever" world championships
LONDON : Sebastian Coe says this record-laden athletics season has convinced him that next month's world championships could be the best of all time in terms of performance, and he is confident there will be big crowds in Budapest to witness the action.
World Athletics to create new 'short track' concept to evolve indoor events
The concept of 'short track' competition will be introduced to replace the current term 'indoor' in the setting of 200 metres tracks to incorporate hybrid competition venues like temporary city locations, World Athletics said on Tuesday.
"We're being hounded" - French transgender sprinter decries Olympics ban
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France : French sprinter Halba Diouf feels she is being marginalised and hounded after her dream of participating at next year's Paris Olympics was shattered when World Athletics (WA) banned transgender women from elite female competitions.
World Athletics offers funding to help Ukraine train for world championships this summer
Dozens of Ukrainian track and field athletes and officials preparing for their world championships in August can get funding for training camps, World Athletics said on Monday.
Most unwanted? How sports treat the Russia problem
PARIS: International sports bodies are taking wildly varying stances on allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams to compete while the war in Ukraine continues.
Far from resolved: Debate rages following World Athletics' ban on trans athletes in elite female sport
World Athletics says its decision this week to ban transgender women from competing in elite female sport is based on the "overarching need to protect the female category."
Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in female events
SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES : Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics' exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions, while the decision was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for fairness.