Olympians to get cash grants from $100M fund created by IOC - ESPN
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — It's not Olympic prize money officially, but it is a significant amount of cash going directly to athletes after a Summer or Winter Games.
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World Athletics turns down 11 switches to Turkey over recruitment drive
April 16 : Eleven allegiance transfer requests to Turkey have been refused by the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel over what it called a "coordinated recruitment strategy" by the Turkish government to attract overseas athletes with lucrative contracts, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.
Marathon will split from World Athletics Championships after 2029
World Athletics plans to launch a standalone World Marathon Championship from 2030 under a major overhaul of its distance running calendar, the sport's governing body said Tuesday.
World Athletics to launch standalone marathon championship from 2030
April 7 : World Athletics plans to launch a standalone World Marathon Championship from 2030 under a major overhaul of its distance running calendar, the sport's governing body said on Tuesday.
Reedie, influential Olympic and anti-doping figure, dies at 84
April 6 : Craig Reedie, an influential Olympic and anti-doping figure, has died at the age of 84, World Athletics said on Monday.
Kerr aims to break El Guerrouj's mile record in London
March 29 : Britain's Josh Kerr will attempt to break Hicham El Guerrouj's world record in the mile in front of a home crowd at the London Diamond League meet in July.
From world records to world anthems, new creative jump for Duplantis
March 22 : Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is trading his spikes for the studio headphones to create the official anthem for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
Early LA 28 Games start for athletics may be beneficial, says Coe
MILAN, Feb 9 : Moving athletics into the first week of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics rather than their traditional second-week start could be a blessing in disguise for the sport, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said.