The Irish 100m record had been proving very stubborn until Israel Olatunde came along, first breaking the 10.18 mark set by ...

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, culminating ...

Some athletic records seem untouchable. Sebastian Coe’s British 800-metre record of 1:41.73, set in 1981, is one of them. For almost 50 years, it has .

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...

The World Athletics Championships in Tokyo continues after another thrilling day of action in Japan. Tuesday provided another star-studded schedule, with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shattering the ...

Kenyan athletes shone in 2025, dominating track events and breaking world records, with stellar performances from Faith ...

USA’s Yared Nuguse and Grant Fisher will return to the scene of their respective mile and 3000m short track world records ...

The radical plan to wipe out athletics world records set before 2005 was not a cowardly proposal, a senior member of the sports governing body said Thursday. Olivier Gers was responding to criticism ...

The half marathon world record now begins with a 56. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda took a whopping 48 seconds off the previous record Sunday morning at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon, clocking 56:42 to ...

With seven global competitions taking place this year, there are plenty of things to get excited about in 2026. Here are just ...

The radical plan to wipe out athletics world records set before 2005 was not a cowardly proposal, a senior member of the sports governing body said Thursday. Paula Radcliffe ran a world record time of ...