The world records set earlier this year by Bahamian hurdler Devynne Charlton and Kenyan long-distance runner Peres Jepchirchir have now been ratified by World Athletics. Charlton lowered the 60m ...

Most famously, the Jamaican holds the world record for the 100m sprint with a time of 9.58 seconds, but he later claimed the ...

Usain Bolt could lose all of his world records if a controversial loophole is exploited by rivals. Bolt won eight Olympic ...

Here, Telegraph Sport looks at the 10 athletics world records most likely at threat from this year’s crop of athletes and which ones could finally be broken. Women’s 100m: 10.49sec ...

Seven world records by five athletes hailing from four different continents in the space of only eight days. The reawakening of athletics following the Olympic summer has been spectacular ...

Restrepo will continue athletics’ representation on the Council following the conclusion of World Athletics President ...

Karsten Warholm gave the packed crowd at the Bislett Games the performance they craved as he set a 300m hurdles world best of ...

Sir Mo Farah had held the British 5000m record for 14 years after he set a time of 12 minutes and 53 seconds at a Diamond ...

Organizers for the event, which welcomes athletes on performance-enhancing drugs, said they were “laying the foundation for a healthier, stronger, longer future.” ...

Karsten Warholm crushed his own 300-meter hurdles world best time in front of a home crowd in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday, ...

Mykolas Alekna / Photo courtesy of Cal Athletics After fouling on his second and third attempts, Alekna stretched the world record to 247-10 (75.56), eclipsing his minutes-old mark by more than 2 ...

The Prefontaine Classic will host the selection events for this year’s Athletics Kenya Women’s 5,000m and Men’s 10,000m World Athletics Championship teams, addi ...