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World Athletics, formerly known as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded on 17 July 1912. The IAAF's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 2015 congress before the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. The IAAF hosts its World Championships in Athletics every two years.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour effort may not officially be a world record but it does show the ‘positivity of sport’
- Months after reaching final at World Athletics U20 Championships, Cheung wins third senior 110 metres hurdles race in a row
- He sets personal best in second leg of Hong Kong Athletics Series, while city’s 100 metres record-holder Ng Ka-fung wins his final but laments poor start
‘My confidence to break the Hong Kong record is growing,’ she says after jumping further than the city-best mark in Portugal only for wind speed to rule it out.
After winning gold in the women’s long jump on Sunday in Albufeira, Portugal, with a leap of 6.19m, Hong Kong’s Tiffany Yue turns her focus to breaking personal records.
Mui Ching-yeung, Cheung Wang-fung and Vera Lui Lai-yiu to compete at Thionville meet this weekend, as selection for Hangzhou Asian Games draws near.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe calls state of women’s sport ‘very fragile’ and issues go ‘way, way beyond sport’.
The Olympic bronze medallist hid in a cellar before making the trip over three panic-stricken days to Belgrade, where the Championships took place.
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.
Pair are training together in Shenzhen ahead of the Asian Games in September. Ng Ka-fung says he has learned more from Chinese sprinter than just how to run faster, and praises Su’s character.
Hong Kong athletics has welcomed a plan to build the city’s first ever indoor track and field stadium in Ma On Shan, a move they said will help Hong Kong athletes continue to succeed at a regional level.
Diack was sentenced to four years in prison for covering up the payment of bribes by Russian athletes involved in doping cases.
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.
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’.
Lui easily wins the Series 3 100-metre hurdles at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Hong Kong’s hottest day since records began in 1880s.
Hong Kong marathon record holder has not raced in a marathon for 22 months because of the pandemic but finally gets a chance now – if the event goes off
Leung’s 7.70m was his best result in two years while high jump queen Cecilia Yeung continues to impress since recovering from an Achilles tendon injury.
Hong Kong’s top women’s hurdler clocks 13.49 seconds in the heats for her fourth best result ever as she continues to chase her Olympics dream.
The Hong Kong record holder is unlikely to make it to the Games through ranking or qualifying mark so he needs to convince selectors he is deserving of a wild card.
She arrives at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground at 8.30am expecting to run in the heats but ends up waiting five hours to win the straight final.
Story dates back to 1957 when Schultz’s grandmother Zheng Fengrong became first Chinese world record holder.
The 26-year-old sees her ranking drop to 106 from 35 because of a lack of competition caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hong Kong record holder limited to four attempts rather than the usual six after organisers changed the rules as precautionary health measure.
All participants will be required to test for Covid-19 to be completed within two days before the April 18 race in the first local race of its kind since January 2020.
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s lawyers say Swiss Federal Tribunal ‘failed’ to protect her from World Athletics’ ‘humiliating’ rules to limit her testosterone levels.
Officials will ask World Athletics for permission to hold the meet early next year but the government will have final say.
Association finally announces 2019 results after long delays caused by the pandemic as 33-year-old Ching gets boost before race in Japan on Friday.
In a tough year for sport, these athletes and officials pushed past Covid-19 to soar on and off the court.
The HKAAA is proposing to extend the 2020 event to more competition days so that less people will be inside the venue to maintain a safer environment.
Sebastian Coe believes the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will ‘go ahead’ but remains cautious about whether its athletes should get vaccine priority.
The two-day competition at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground from December 19-20 can offer valuable ranking points towards Tokyo Games qualification
