World Athletics uncovers 1.5 million euros corporate theft by staff

October 31, 2025 10:27 AM

World Athletics uncovers 1.5 million euros corporate theft by staff

Two World Athletics employees and a contracted consultant systematically stole more than 1.5 million euros ($1.75 million) from the organisation over several years in a theft uncovered during an audit, the sport's governing body said on Thursday. World Athletics said it discovered the theft during its first annual audit under new financial leadership, prompting an internal investigation that led to contract terminations and criminal referrals. While one employee had already left the organisati...

Window for fast marathons closing because of climate change, report finds

October 28, 2025 4:53 PM

Window for fast marathons closing because of climate change, report finds

Climate change is narrowing the window for record-breaking performances at the world's top marathons, according to new research released ahead of Sunday's New York City Marathon. Concerned elite athletes say rising temperatures are reshaping the sport with some city marathons more impacted than others. Berlin's event last month was raced in unseasonal temperatures of 75 degrees Fahrenheit. A report by U.S.-based non-profit Climate Central finds that 86% of 221 global marathons analysed on thei...

Enhanced Games destined to fail, says sprint great Carl Lewis

October 17, 2025 11:05 PM

Enhanced Games destined to fail, says sprint great Carl Lewis

Sprint great Carl Lewis says he does not think the controversial Enhanced Games will be successful and the American is not keen to lend it any oxygen either. The Enhanced Games, which allows athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs to elicit 'superhuman' performances, has stirred the still water of traditional sports and attracted Olympic medallists such as American sprinter Fred Kerley and British swimmer Ben Proud. "I don't think it's going to be successful," nine-times Olympic gold medal...

McLaughlin-Levrone runs fastest time for 40 years to win 400 metres gold

September 19, 2025 1:12 PM

McLaughlin-Levrone runs fastest time for 40 years to win 400 metres gold

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the fastest women's 400 metres in 40 years to claim world championship gold in 47.78 seconds on Thursday and complete her transition from the one-lap hurdles in emphatic style. The American stormed through the Tokyo rain and held off Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino in a sprint to the line to add a first global gold in the flat 400m to the two Olympic and one world titles she won over the hurdles. Only Marita Koch has run faster in the event, the East German set...

Shaili Singh breaks Anju Bobby George’s 23-year-old record, calls It ‘Just the Beginning’

April 26, 2025 3:41 PM

Shaili Singh breaks Anju Bobby George’s 23-year-old record, calls It ‘Just the Beginning’

After rewriting history with a stunning jump of 6.64m at the Federation Cup, long jumper Shaili Singh said her record-breaking performance is only the start of her journey. The 21-year-old shattered the 23-year-old record set by her coach and legendary athlete Anju Bobby George at the National Federation Cup Athletics held at Maharaja's College Ground in Ernakulam. Shaili surpassed Anju’s 2002 mark of 6.59m with her impressive leap. "Breaking Anju ma'am's long-standing Federation Cup record ...

Neeraj Chopra classic javelin throw event to be held in Panchkula on May 24

April 4, 2025 1:24 PM

Neeraj Chopra classic javelin throw event to be held in Panchkula on May 24

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will step in as an organiser with the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic javelin throw competition, which is scheduled to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana, on May 24, the World Athletics confirmed on Thursday. Scheduled as NC Classic, the one-day javelin throw meet is classified as a World Athletics ‘A’ category event, equal to a Continental Tour Gold-level competition in ranking points. The Continental Tour, a ...

New global event means world championship every year

June 3, 2024 5:47 PM

New global event means world championship every year

World Athletics has unveiled a new biennial global championship meant to serve as a grand conclusion to the 2026 season, with a record $10 million prize pot on offer and Budapest as the inaugural host city. The World Athletics Ultimate Championship will be held every two years, with gold medallists receiving $150,000 as part of what the sport's world governing body says is the richest prize pot ever in the sport. The event is aligned with World Athletics' aim to stay relevant, and keep pace wi...