Okoye throws weight behind a new venture | 28.04.2013

Lawrence Okoye, Britain's No 1 discus thrower, has made a dramatic change in his life by swapping track and field for American Football.

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Otto has his day as he beats Lavillenie at last | 26.04.2013

Björn Otto finally had the better of Renaud Lavillenie when he won the Mall Vault at the Jordan Creek shopping centre in Des Moines this week, but the Frenchman will not have to wait long for revenge.

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Baala plots the final lap of his glorious career | 25.04.2013

Mehdi Baala, one of France's greatest athletes, is set to call time on his career at the end of this summer.

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Farah targets European Athletics Team Championships | 25.04.2013

It is just under two months until the European Athletics Team Championships in Gateshead and the host nation can bank on their star man.

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Lavillenie goes shopping for more pole vault glory | 24.04.2013

It is a pole vault head-to-head that has been running since the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki last summer and each time one man has triumphed.

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A WEEK IN ATHLETICS – APRIL 2013/4 | 22.04.2013

Why time stands still for the world's best women?
It is now more than 10 years since the women's marathon world record was set in London. And as Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo soared to victory in the English capital on Sunday, the irony was not lost in the woman who was helping describe her victory.

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Why time stands still for the world's best women? | 22.04.2013

It is now more than 10 years since the women's marathon world record was set in London. And as Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo soared to victory in the English capital on Sunday, the irony was not lost in the woman who was helping describe her victory.

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Women in World Athletics Seminar proves a success | 22.04.2013

A total of 50 participants from 31 countries took part in the first Women in World Athletics Seminar (WIWA) in Solihull, near Birmingham, England, from 12 to 15 April.

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Farah learns a lesson in London as Lamdassem makes the top 10 | 21.04.2013

At 10am in London on Sunday, silence fell as 36,000 runners stood as one.

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All eyes on Farah but Silva has history on his side in London | 19.04.2013

In 12-months' time, the prospect of a European athlete winning the London Marathon will have reached fever pitch levels because of the anticipation that will grow about Mo Farah's debut at the distance on home soil.

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Lemaitre hopes to make the most of a fast winter | 18.04.2013

Christophe Lemaitre has revealed he has been producing a series of superb times in training as he plots the next part of a career as one of Europe's greatest sprinters.

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Golden trio back to raise the roof in London | 17.04.2013

The phrase 'Super Saturday' needs no explanation in Britain. It refers to the amazing 45 minutes on August 4 last year when the host nation won three track and gold medals all within that short space of time at the Olympic Games.

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Pitkämäki and Britton voted European Athletes of the Month for March | 17.04.2013

European Athletics is pleased to announce that former world javelin champion Tero Pitkämäki of Finland and two-time SPAR European cross country champion Fionnuala Britton of Ireland have been as the European Athletes of the Month for March.

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London goes ahead as shock of Boston sets in | 16.04.2013

The London Marathon is set to go ahead as planned this Sunday as the sporting world comes to terms with the awful events in Boston on Monday.

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