The IAAF Council has also agreed to introduce the new World Rankings system as planned for the 2019 season so all athletes and all federations can follow the world ranking system in real time and become more familiar with the process before they become the primary qualif...
Nov.24 - Chinesehurdling1star Liu Xiangremains2atop the International Association ofAthletics3Federations4(IAAF) world rankings for the men's 110-meterhurdles5and will probably stay on top of the rankings at the end of the year. The current rankings released on Tuesday include all performances u...
“The world’s athletes have put on the best show in the history of the IAAF World Athletics Championships, according to the competition performance rankings which are used as an objective measure of the quality of international competition. “These performances are incredible but credit must also ...
There is no doubt that things can be improved for the future but let me be very clear this was a great world stage to showcase master athletics and we were successful in that. I wish to thank all my fellow athletes, the organisers and supporters for making this such a memorable occasion...
Starting September 27, the best runners in the country are gathering in Iowa to compete for national titles and a chance to rep USA at the World Championships.
process, whereby the IAAF Council selects an area to host the event and then a bid evaluation panel recommends a host city from interested candidates, will be adopted for World Athletics Championships and World Indoor Championships initially, and eventually for all World Athletics Series (WAS) ...
But where Banks—the consummate showman as an athlete—gets truly excited is when the conversation shifts to promoting the sport. “If athletics is to grow, we need to have big ideas,” he says. “We need to try something new. We need to try and stay with the idea of entertainment. ...
Liu dominates latest IAAF world rankings Liu Xiang of China wins the 110 metershurdles1ahead of Allen Johnson of the U.S during the Shanghai Golden Grand Prixathletics2meet in Shanghai September 23, 2006. Sept. 27 - Olympic champion and world recordholder3Liu Xiang continues to dominate the...