USA Track & Field (USATF) have pledged their full support to the Los Angeles Grand Prix as part of its strategy to help raise interest in the sport before the 2028 Olympic Games in the Californian city.

Local hero Soufiane El Bakkali, the world and Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase champion, lived up to his billing once again at the Rabat Diamond League meeting as he broke his own meeting record with a personal best of 7min 56.68sec, the fastest time this season.

America’s Ryan Crouser added 19 centimetres to his own world shot put record at the Los Angeles Grand Prix with a fourth-round throw of 23.56 metres.

Budapest's National Athletics Centre is set to open on June 17 before it stages the World Athletics Championships from August 19 to 27.

Proud Texan Eddie Southern, who won Olympic 400 metres hurdles silver at the 1956 Melbourne Games as an 18-year-old in only his fifth career race at the event, has died aged 85.

World Athletics will introduce the term "short track" to replace the current term "indoor" to describe events and performances that are set on a 200 metres track, traditionally staged indoors, in order to encourage temporary venues in city locations.

Iran's athletics head has resigned after women competed at an event without wearing a headscarf.

Athletics Australia has announced a squad of 39 athletes for the upcoming Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

Christian Coleman of the United States ran a wind-assisted 9.78sec to win the 100 metres at the USATF meeting in Bermuda - but only just got to the line before the super-fast finishing Noah Lyles arrived to clock 9.80.

World 100 metres champion Fred Kerley of the United States called out his Italian rival Marcell Jacobs after clocking his fastest debut time for a season, 9.88sec, at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Yokohama.

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has apologised for mistakes in the ticketing process that have angered top French athletes.

The Sustainable Event Management System (SEMS) developed by World Athletics for its competitions has achieved certification for a globally-recognised standard.

Kenya’s Rhonex Kipruto, the 10 kilometres road race world record holder, has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced.

Beijing 2008 gold medallist Andrei Silnov has decided not to appeal the extension of his doping ban as he believes it would be a "waste of time".

Two Four Six Sports has been appointed to initiate the delivery of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.