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The World Athletics Championships is a biennial competition organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). They started in 1976 and were originally held every four years before switching to a two-year cycle in 1991.
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9 September, 2024
Kwan Kee, chairman of the Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates, at the launch of the Three-runway system 10km international race at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Elson Li
Trail running and hiking

Clean air and empty runway offer elite women chance to break 10km world record

The race on the new tarmac will be held in November, with organisers hoping to attract 12,000 runners, including 50 of the world’s top women.

Ingebrigtsen smashes 3,000m world record, soaring Swede Duplantis hits new heights

Athletics great Johnson launches ‘best of the best’ circuit for track runners

World Athletics launches richest competition ever, with US$10 million prize fund

New three-day World Athletics Ultimate Championship will take place every two years, starting in Budapest in 2026.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong Athletics Championships

Long jumper Yue’s Paris Olympics tall order: just match her personal best 3 times

The 26-year-old Asian Games bronze medallist hopes to become the first female long jumper from Hong Kong to compete at the Games.

Beijing named as host of 2027 World Athletics Championships

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe hails ‘massive opportunity’ to grow sport, but acknowledges commercial motivation behind decision.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash in Kenya

Coach Gervais Hakizimana also killed after car 24-year-old Kiptum was driving rolls on journey from Kaptagat to Eldoret, police chief says.

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon in a world record time of two hours and 35 seconds. Photo: AFP
Noah Lyles

Opinion | World Athletics Championships were roaring success, but we need to move forward

My experiences as an athlete at World Championships were not as much fun as they have been as president, now we need to modernise our sport.

Asian Games 2023

Athletics stars test waters in regional championships ahead of Asian Games

Hong Kong sending squad of 20 to this week’s Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where they will rub shoulders with the region’s best.

Asian Games 2023

China’s top sprinter Su Bingtian rules out running in Hangzhou Asian Games

Continent’s fastest man will be absent when his country hosts the Games in September – but he insists he is not retiring.

Su Bingtian roars after reaching the 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
Eliud Kipchoge

London Marathon: Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum runs second-fastest time in history

23-year-old breaks course record, finishing in 2 hours, 1 minute and 27 seconds, missing out on fastest time by 18 seconds.

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum breaks the tape to win the men’s race at the 2023 London Marathon. Photo: AFP

Transgender athletes banned from elite female events, says world body

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says decision was taken in ‘best interest of the sport’ but not closing the door forever

World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou postponed until 2025

Another significant sporting event has fallen foul of China’s zero-Covid policy, with World Athletics announcing that the team relays scheduled for May next year have been postponed until 2025.

Puerto Rico

Nigeria’s Amusan smashes women’s 100m hurdles world record, takes gold

Tobi Amusan becomes first Nigerian athlete to win gold at a World Athletics Championships.

Tobi Amusan crosses the finish line ahead of Jamaica’s Britany Anderson to win the women’s 100m hurdles. Photo: AFP
Barbados

Sydney McLaughlin smashes 400m hurdles record to win gold

Sydney McLaughlin produced another astonishing run as she broke her own world record by almost three-quarters of a second to take 400m hurdles gold.

USA’s Sydney McLaughlin in action during the Women’s 400m Hurdles final. Photo: dpa
Feng Bin

China’s Feng Bin ‘so excited’ after stunning rivals to claim discus gold

Feng’s throw of 69.12 metres completes massive upset, and see her claim China’s first gold in event at World Athletics Championships since 2011.

‘That’s my son, he’s a world champion’, dad commentates as Wightman takes gold

Geoff Wightman manages to keep emotions in check while working as stadium announcer at Hayward Field, as son Jake wins surprise 1,500m gold.

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Hong Kong Sports Institute

Christy Yiu calls it a day after World Championships swan song

The 34-year-old confirms she will hang up her running shoes after finishing 29th in Monday’s race in Oregon, with plans to have her second child.

Christy Yiu is set to call it a day on her career after competing at the World Athletics Championships. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong’s Christy Yiu out to better World Athletics Championships mark

Hongkonger will race on Monday in the United States in what officials said would be ‘perfect conditions’.

China’s Wang snatches long jump gold with final leap

Wang Jianan produces dramatic last-round leap of 8.36 metres on Saturday to win China’s first gold medal at World Athletics Championships in Oregon.

LGBTQ

Olympic athlete Kelly Holmes, 52, out as gay after ‘years of heartache’

Dame Kelly, a former army officer who won two golds in Athens in 2004, said she had known she was gay since she was 17 but hid her sexuality over fear of repercussions.

Britain’s Kelly Holmes celebrates her victory in the women’s 1500 metres final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. She has now come out as gay, aged 52, after “years of heartache”. Photo: Reuters

Tiffany Yue breaks long jump record – are World Championships in her range?

After finally reaching a target set pre-pandemic, she hopes to extend her stay in Europe to find the extra she needs to grab a berth in Oregon next month.

Tiffany Yue was second in the Lisbon meet, but broke a Hong Kong record in the process. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong athletes see Worlds wild-card dreams crushed as Yiu handed marathon spot

City’s marathon record holder qualifies for event in Oregon after organisers expanded field to include top 100, but it means Hong Kong will no longer get a wild-card entry and likes of sprinter Ng Ka-fung and top hurdler Vera Lui will now have to meet tough qualifying standard.

Tokyo National Stadium a candidate for track and field world championships

With venues for the 2025 and 2027 world championships undecided, Japan’s US$1.4 billion Tokyo National Stadium has emerged as a strong contender.

World Athletics

Vera Lui just shy of PB at World Indoor Championships, hails ‘great experience’

Hong Kong hurdler clocks 8.45 seconds in 60m heats – 0.13 seconds off the unofficial Hong Kong record – as coach eyes more world-class competitions.

Hong Kong hurdler Vera Lui Lai-yiu (third from left) in the World Athletics Indoor Championships 60m hurdles heats event at the Stark Arena in Serbia. Photo: AFP
Su Bingtian

Who is Su Bingtian? China sprint star is Asia’s fastest man

The 32-year-old had best year of his career in with history making appearance in Tokyo Olympic 100m final – and he could yet get relay medal.

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China’s Su Bingtian of China reacts after the men's 100m semi-final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Xinhua
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is legendary Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake?

From promising youth cricketer to multiple-time track gold medallist, ‘Beast’ Yohan Blake explains why he would ‘rather miss the Olympics than take a vaccine’.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Team GB talent Jake Smith apologises for switching Wales for England

Jake Smith, who broke Wales’ long-standing half-marathon record just four days in, says he knows he ‘may get abuse’ but it’s now full steam ahead for Tokyo 2020.

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