The Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has lifted the ban on Youth Olympic gold medallist Martha Bissah which had been in place since 2016.

The United States' Olympic discus silver medallist and former world record holder Rink Babka has died at the age of 85, it has been announced.

Banned athletics coach Alberto Salazar reportedly received a £125,000 ($170,000/€150,000) bonus for helping Sir Mo Farah win Olympic gold medals and major titles between 2012 and 2016, despite being dropped as a consultant by UK Athletics in 2015.

Ethiopian distance running legend Kenenisa Bekele has been announced as the star name in the men's field for the 2022 Boston Marathon, with the three-time Olympic champion being one of 12 runners having personal bests under the 2 hours 6 minutes mark.

Global Sports Week (GSW) Paris has been postponed by two months because of COVID-19 restrictions, with World Athletics and the International Cycling Union (UCI) the latest sporting organisations to sign on.

Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is setting his sights on making history at Paris 2024 as he eyes a third successive marathon gold medal.

The French Athletics Federation (FFA) has signed a four-year deal with Adidas for the company to become its official kit supplier.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic and world medallist Deon Lendore has died at the age of 29 after being involved in a car accident in Texas in the United States.

Scott Goodman is set to end his 11-year tenure as high-performance director of Athletics New Zealand (NZ), with lead throws coach Dale Stevenson due to follow him through the exit door.

Kenyans Nicholas Kimeli and Edinah Jebitok came away from the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar with victories on a wet and muddy day on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour.

Namibian teenage sprinter Christine Mboma has been voted the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year for 2021, becoming the first woman to win the accolade after a successful Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Performances by three athletes in 2021 have been officially recognised as the inaugural 50 kilometres world records by World Athletics.

Some of Kenya's most prominent distance runners are on the start list for the latest leg of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour in Elgoibar in Spain, with two world champions headlining the women's race.

Tokyo 2020 400 metres hurdles bronze medallist is to race at this year's European Championships in Munich, the Dutch athlete has admitted.