World Athletics, together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), has today launched a US$500,000 fund to support professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, who also chairs the IAF, said the fund would be used to assist athletes who have lost most of their income in the […]
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IAAF President Sebastian Coe has described the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 as the best in history in terms of the quality and depth of performances produced by the athletes of more than 200 nations. Speaking after the final evening session on Sunday (6), Coe noted that six championship records had been set, 43 […]
IAAF President Sebastian Coe was elected for a second term at the 52nd IAAF Congress in Doha on Wednesday (25) while Ximena Restrepo, Sergey Bubka, Geoffrey Gardner and Nawaf Bin Mohammed Al Saud were elected Vice Presidents. All 203 voting members of Congress voted for Coe; there were no abstained votes. Restrepo, the 1992 Olympic […]
The IAAF Council approved the global governing body’s new name and logo at the 217th IAAF Council Meeting which concluded today (8) in Monaco. The new name, ‘World Athletics’, builds upon the organisation’s restructuring and governance reform agenda of the past four years to represent a modern, more creative and positive face for the sport. […]
IAAF President Sebastian Coe announced 11 new locations for the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque at tonight’s IAAF / LOC Dinner on the eve of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019. The new locations in the categories of ‘Competition’ and ‘Landmark’ are spread across the IAAF’s six continental areas. ‘Permanent reminders of outstanding historic athletic […]
While attending the 48th edition of the CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands (20-22 April), IAAF President Sebastian Coe confirmed the latest recipients of the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque. “I am delighted to announce the award of the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque to two internationally famous youth and junior competitions in the NACAC […]
The IAAF today announced the appointment of Jon Ridgeon as its new CEO following approval by the IAAF Council on the first day of its 215th Council Meeting in Monaco. Ridgeon, 51, has spent his life in sport, starting out as an athlete competing in both the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles between 1984 and […]
IAAF President Sebastian Coe this evening announced the creation of the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque. Coe also opened a public competition to design the plaque and launched a dedicated plaque website section for the new award. Coe made the announcements while hosting 150 guests at an IAAF Heritage Legends Reception in the Meridien Beach […]
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The IAAF yesterday (2nd November 2018) accepted the resignation of Vetting Panel Chair, Barrister Akere Muna. Mr Muna, who was a candidate in the recent Presidential election in the Republic of Cameroon, tendered his resignation following a judgment by the Cameroon courts based on what he describes as a politically motivated accusation. He is actively […]
The IAAF has today reached a substantial milestone in its campaign to raise awareness of the effects of air pollution, with the installation of its first stadium air quality monitor in Monaco. As part of a pilot programme designed to highlight the need for clean air, the first device was set up at Stade Louis […]
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IAAF President Sebastian Coe and ConSudAtle President Roberto Gesta De Melo jointly hosted a glittering dinner show on Friday night (27) to officially mark the centennial celebrations of the IAAF’s oldest area association. The historic gathering of IAAF Council members, representatives of South America’s 13 national athletics federations, athletes and coaches in honour of ConSudAtle’s […]
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IAAF President Sebastian Coe this afternoon visited the IAAF Heritage World / Continental Cup – 1977 to 2018 – Exhibition in Ostrava. Coe, who was in the Czech Republic to promote this year’s IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 (Saturday 8 / Sunday 9 September) and to watch tonight’s IAAF World Challenge Golden Spike meeting, toured […]
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