The Latest Breaking News from World Athletics

World Athletics is set to keep the door open for transgender women to compete at the highest level under a ‘preferred option’ proposal to be voted on in March

World Athletics have reportedly sent a 'confidential consultation' to member federations with the preferred option to tighten rules around trans women athletes but not ban them from female events

In tonight's edition: 46 Ivorian troops appear at a court of appeal in Bamako as West African leaders decide not to sanction Mali following the arrest of the soldiers back in July. Also, in Benin, fresh faces have emerged on the political scene and a youthful electorate is looking to…

World Athletics boss Seb Coe has backed UK Athletics to recover from its current financial predicament.

World Athletics’ research looked at almost half a million social media posts.

The famed East African running nation has avoided being blacklisted after Lord Coe confirmed that they would not be given a blanket ban from competition

Government commits to ‘zero tolerance’ approach as it urges world athletics governing body not to ban its athletes.

The event has secured World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger Status for the second year running

The Council said that the decision was taken with the agreement of both the Guangzhou organizing committee (LOC) and the Chinese Athletics Association (CAA). Read on for details:

Seven Olympic nations have been placed on a "Competition Manipulation Watch List" by World Athletics due to suspicious qualification patterns for last year's Tokyo Olympics.

Brian Hewson, a former Team GB runner who competed at two Olympic Games and was one of the first people to run a mile in under four minutes, has passed away