Paula Radcliffe among names on petition urging IAAF to demand money back from Russians More than 180 names have been added to a petition urging the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to require that before the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) is reinstated as an IAAF Member, the ARAF must repay prize money a...

A provisionally suspended coach still working with elite athletes and prior notice of doping tests among claims made in latest documentary by German journalist Hajo Seppelt The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said its taskforce "will look carefully into the matters raised" following the broadcast of a thir...

One letter from IAAF to Russian athletics president Valentin Balakhnichev described test results from 2009 as "startling" The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) highlighted fears in 2009 that some Russian athletes were "putting their health and even their own lives in very serious danger" because their blood l...

Accelerated bidding process was opened for the World U20 Champs and World Race Walking Team Champs following suspension of original host nation Russia, with five member federations having submitted bids The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has received official bids from five member federations looking to host...

World governing body's deputy general secretary Nick Davies says his email, which appears to suggest that the announcement of failed doping tests be delayed, was "brain storming around media handling strategies" The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) issued a response on Monday (December 21) after extracts of an...

An accelerated bidding process was opened for the IAAF World U20 Championships and IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships following the suspension of original host nation Russia Letters of interest have been received from seven member federations keen to host either the IAAF World U20 Championships or the IAAF World Race Walking T...

Inspection team looking into anti-doping reforms programme in Russia due to report back to the IAAF on March 27 "at the earliest" Russia looks set to remain suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) until at least late March after the sport's world governing body announced that its inspection team could...

Usain Bolt, Genzebe Dibaba, Ashton Eaton, Dafne Schippers, Christian Taylor and Anita Wlodarczyk remain in the running for the 2015 awards World sprint champions Usain Bolt and Dafne Schippers are among the six finalists who remain in contention for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards. They are joined by Genzebe Dibaba, Asht...

Aleksandr Menkov forms part of team of 71 athletes as he defends his long jump title in Beijing Russia has announced a team of 71 athletes for the IAAF World Championships in Beijing from August 22-30. Aleksandr Menkov, who won long jump gold in Moscow two years ago, is the only athlete out of the nation's six individual reigning champ...