On World Athletics Day 2024, take the first step toward a healthier, more active lifestyle by trying one of these beginner-friendly sports. Remember to start slowly, listen to your body, and have fun along the way.
World Athletics Day is a celebration of the universal appeal and enduring legacy of athletics. By promoting participation in the sport and encouraging healthy lifestyles, this annual event inspires individuals of all ages to embrace the joy of running, jumping, and throwing.
Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win gold at World Athletics Championships
World Athletics Championships: India ended Day 1 of the Championships on a disappointing note as Avinash Sable and none of the triple jumpers qualified for the finals.
Terming India's first Olympic gold in athletics 'as a hugely important moment', Coe advised the country to use it in raising the profile of the sport.
Olympic champions Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica and Karsten Warholm of Norway were named the World Athletes of the Year at the awards night
Clocking 10.54 seconds, the Jamaican topped her Olympic-record 10.61 in Tokyo as she edged closer to Florence Griffith Joyner's world record of 10.49 set in 1988.
In a video tweeted by Coe, the 64-year-old was seen interacting with the Indian athletes, including the medallists.
Gidey clocked 29 minutes, 1.03 seconds at the Ethiopian Olympic trials, which are being held in the Netherlands. Tsigie Gebreselama was second in 30:06.01.
With their national federation under a doping suspension, Russians must apply for individual exemptions to gain “authorized neutral athlete” status after their drug-testing records have been vetted.
The 24-year-old world bronze medallist clocked 3:53.09 to wrap up the convincing win.
European U18 champion smashed the world U20 indoor 800m record with a timing of 1:59.03 at the Indoor Track & Field Vienna meeting.
The World Athletics president attends AFI Annual General Meeting via video conference in Gurugram on Sunday.
The Romanian competed at eight editions of the World Half Marathon Championships and earned seven medals in the process.
A Paris court finds Lamine Diack guilty of for his role in a scheme that allowed Russian athletes who paid hush money to keep competing when they should have been suspended for doping.
The former president of the international track and field federation, according to prosecutors in money laundering case, took millions of dollars for himself, along with his son.
Semenya, an Olympic 800m gold medallist in 2012 and 2016, was challenging the World Athletics regulations which restrict testosterone levels in female athletes.
World Athletics president Coe said athletics can benefit from the new-found habit of more people taking to walking and running and his sport will try to build on it to broaden its base.
A number of World Athletics series events were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, who chaired the meetings, said it was important to communicate regularly with the member federations in this unprecedented situation and to give direction for the future.
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