#world-athletics — Public Fediverse posts

Athletics Governance and the Subjective Nature of Character

World Athletics, led by Sebastian Coe, is updating rules on athlete conduct. This may impact how athletes like Keely Hodgkinson are seen publicly. Find out what changes.

#WorldAthletics, #AthleteConduct, #KeelyHodgkinson, #SportsRules, #SebastianCoe

https://newsletter.tf/world-athletics-athlete-character-rules-impact/

World Athletics is changing its rules about what 'good character' means for athletes. This is different from last year's focus.

#WorldAthletics, #AthleteConduct, #KeelyHodgkinson, #SportsRules, #SebastianCoe
https://newsletter.tf/world-athletics-athlete-character-rules-impact/

I wrote a deep dive into World Athletics — the organization behind track and field's biggest moments. From rule-making to world record verification to grassroots programs in schools worldwide, this group has shaped the sport for over a century. Give it a read if you are curious about how international sports are managed.
https://medium.com/@jracetrack/how-world-athletics-is-growing-track-and-field-across-the-globe-ae9377d08d3c

#WorldAthletics #TrackAndField #Sports #Athletics #Running #sport

Ever wonder what makes a running track good enough for the Olympics? I wrote about World Athletics Certification — the global quality standard most people have never heard of. A fascinating deep dive into sports infrastructure. 🔗
https://medium.com/@jracetrack/what-is-world-athletics-certification-and-why-should-you-care-8650a91df0c9
#sports #running #worldathletics #school #constitution #university

https://www.lovenhl.com/1551267/ Caleb Dean and Trevor Bassitt running 44s splits on Tom Jones 4x400m #2026TrackAndField #4x400m #Athletics #CalebDean #CalebJones #CentralDivision #ChicagoBlackhawks #OutdoorTrack #OutdoorTrackAndField #running #TrackAndField #TrevorBassitt #WesternConference #WorldAthletics

World Athletics Rejects 11 Athlete Nationality Switches to Turkiye

World Athletics rejected 11 athletes wanting to compete for Turkiye. This affects top runners and field athletes like Brigid Kosgei.

#WorldAthletics, #TurkiyeSports, #AthleteBan, #TrackAndField, #SportsNews

https://newsletter.tf/world-athletics-blocks-11-athletes-turkiye-switch/

World Athletics denied 11 athletes the chance to switch nationality to Turkiye. This includes former world record holder Brigid Kosgei and Olympic discus champion Roje Stona.

#WorldAthletics, #TurkiyeSports, #AthleteBan, #TrackAndField, #SportsNews
https://newsletter.tf/world-athletics-blocks-11-athletes-turkiye-switch/

World Athletics denies Favour Ofili’s switch of allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey

#favourofili #nigeria #turkey #worldathletics
https://naijasports.com.ng/world-athletics-denies-favour-ofilis-switch-of-allegiance-from-nigeria-to-turkey/

HULL EYEING MULTIPLE TITLES AMIDST DEMANDING SCHEDULE

Australian runner Jessica Hull is competing in 6 races over 4 days at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, aiming for 3 titles. Find out how this affects her.

#JessicaHull, #WorldAthletics, #Tokyo2026, #AthleticsChamps, #MiddleDistance

https://newsletter.tf/jessica-hull-3-titles-4-days-tokyo-athletics/

Jessica Hull is attempting to win 3 titles across 6 races in just 4 days at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. This is a very demanding schedule.

#JessicaHull, #WorldAthletics, #Tokyo2026, #AthleticsChamps, #MiddleDistance
https://newsletter.tf/jessica-hull-3-titles-4-days-tokyo-athletics/

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES GRAB PODIUM SPOTS AMIDST GLOBAL COMPETITION

Jessica Hull and Kurtis Marschall won bronze medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. Find out how it affects Australian athletics.

#AthleticsAustralia, #WorldAthletics, #JessicaHull, #KurtisMarschall, #Torun2024

https://newsletter.tf/australian-athletes-win-medals-in-poland/

Two Australian athletes, Jessica Hull and Kurtis Marschall, won bronze medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. This adds to Australia's total of five medals.

#AthleticsAustralia, #WorldAthletics, #JessicaHull, #KurtisMarschall, #Torun2024
https://newsletter.tf/australian-athletes-win-medals-in-poland/

KERR RECLAIMS 3,000M CROWN AMIDST BRITISH SUCCESS

Josh Kerr won the 3,000m gold for Great Britain at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. Learn about other British successes and disappointments.

#JoshKerr, #WorldAthletics, #GreatBritain, #Torun2024, #Athletics

https://newsletter.tf/josh-kerr-wins-3000m-gold-world-indoors-poland/

Josh Kerr won his second 3,000m world indoor title, beating his rival by just 0.14 seconds. This is a major win for Great Britain.

#JoshKerr, #WorldAthletics, #GreatBritain, #Torun2024, #Athletics
https://newsletter.tf/josh-kerr-wins-3000m-gold-world-indoors-poland/

https://www.lovenhl.com/1534462/ Jakub Szymanski delights home crowd with 60m hurdles gold #worldindoorchamps #Athletics #CentralDivision #ChicagoBlackhawks #IAAF #JakubPour #TrackAndField #WesternConference #WorldAthletics #WorldChampionships #worldAthletics

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he was as frustrated as anyone at the farcical situation surrounding the legal world record belonging to banned Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich's marathon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/17/more-sports/world-athletics-frustration-doping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #sebastiancoe #worldathletics #doping

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he was as frustrated as anyone at the farcical situation surrounding the legal world record belonging to banned Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich's marathon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/17/more-sports/world-athletics-frustration-doping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #sebastiancoe #worldathletics #doping

Sweden's pole vault sensation Armand Duplantis and American 400-meter world champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named World Athletes of the Year on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/01/more-sports/duplantis-mclaughlin-levrone-honored/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #armandduplantis #sydneymclaughlinlevrone #worldathletics

Sweden's pole vault sensation Armand Duplantis and American 400-meter world champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named World Athletes of the Year on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/01/more-sports/duplantis-mclaughlin-levrone-honored/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #armandduplantis #sydneymclaughlinlevrone #worldathletics

Lovely to see how emotional Katarina Johnson-Thompson was after the last heptathlon event and in the interview just now.

#Athletics #WorldAthletics #KJT

Lovely to see how emotional Katarina Johnson-Thompson was after the last heptathlon event and in the interview just now.

#Athletics #WorldAthletics #KJT

Noah Lyles matched Usain Bolt's legendary streak 🔥

Four straight 200m world titles, 19.52s in Tokyo.

The new king of the curve 🏃‍♂️⚡️

#WorldAthletics #Lyles

The chair of the Athletics Integrity Unit says his organization's anti-doping work is having a tangible impact, as evidenced by the wider range of countries winning medals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/19/more-sports/anti-doping-aiu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #doping #athleticsintegrityunit #worldathletics #worldathleticschampionships

The chair of the Athletics Integrity Unit says his organization's anti-doping work is having a tangible impact, as evidenced by the wider range of countries winning medals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/19/more-sports/anti-doping-aiu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #doping #athleticsintegrityunit #worldathletics #worldathleticschampionships

it's such an odd thing that Botswana has became a power in athletics/sprint.

I'm happy African countries get to shine, it's just, well, surprising.

#WorldAthletics #400m

Interesting, Neil Gourley, Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman have all changed their kit options for this 1500m final. #WorldAthletics

I naively thought: let's roughly extrapolate the height at which Mondo Duplantis's pole vault world record series would end. The second derivative turns out to be positive! 😱
#math in the wild #tokyo2025 #worldathletics

I naively thought: let's roughly extrapolate the height at which Mondo Duplantis's pole vault world record series would end. The second derivative turns out to be positive! 😱
#math in the wild #tokyo2025 #worldathletics

Carnage in the third heat of the men's steeplechase event at the World Athletics from Tokyo. A few falls, one runner limping out, another runner helping a competitor unable to jump over the hurdles over the line at the end, wheelchair taking one runner away afterwards.

#Athletics #WorldAthletics

Carnage in the third heat of the men's steeplechase event at the World Athletics from Tokyo. A few falls, one runner limping out, another runner helping a competitor unable to jump over the hurdles over the line at the end, wheelchair taking one runner away afterwards.

#Athletics #WorldAthletics

reminder: domani cominciano i mondiali di atletica.
Salite sul carro ora che ancora c'è posto.

#mondiali #atletica #WorldAthletics

https://www.alojapan.com/1367192/tokyo-has-another-bite-at-athletics-cherry/ Tokyo has another bite at athletics cherry #athletics #business #news #sport #SportBusiness #Tokyo #Tokyo2020Olympics #Tokyo2025WorldAthleticsChampionships #TokyoNews #WorldAthletics #WorldAthleticsChampionships #東京 #東京都 Thursday 11 September 2025 7:00 am  |  Updated:  Wednesday 10 September 2025 2:52 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email The Tokyo 202

Record-high temperatures and debilitating humidity have prompted World Athletics Championships organizers to move up the start times for the race walk and marathon events this weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/road-event-moved-forward-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #weather #heatwaves #racewalk #marathon #tokyo #worldathletics

Record-high temperatures and debilitating humidity have prompted World Athletics Championships organizers to move up the start times for the race walk and marathon events this weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/road-event-moved-forward-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #weather #heatwaves #racewalk #marathon #tokyo #worldathletics

Chile asegura histórica delegación con 12 clasificados al Mundial de Atletismo de Tokio 2025 | vía #UChileRadio

https://radio.uchile.cl/2025/08/27/chile-asegura-historica-delegacion-con-12-clasificados-al-mundial-de-atletismo-de-tokio-2025/

#atletismo #mundialdeatletismo #teamchile #worldathletics

With the world championships in Tokyo looming, athletics federations are struggling to comply with new rules concerning gene tests for female athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/16/more-sports/gene-tests-world-athletics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #women039sissues #worldathletics #canada #france #worldathleticschampionships

With the world championships in Tokyo looming, athletics federations are struggling to comply with new rules concerning gene tests for female athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/16/more-sports/gene-tests-world-athletics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #women039sissues #worldathletics #canada #france #worldathleticschampionships

Detta är modern transfobi.

Att gömma sig bakom "vi vill ju bara att tävlingarna ska vara rättvisa...." är ohederligt och löjligt.

Men detta öppnar dörrar för andra att göra andra saker....

#SebastianCoe kommer ut som en förkämpe för fru Rowlings.

Nu vill jag se högprofil-idrottare protestera!!

https://omni.se/alla-kvinnor-konstestas-infor-friidrotts-vm-i-tokyo/a/o3qQnW

#Sverige #WorldAthleticsChampionship #WorldAthletics #Sports #Trans

https://www.alojapan.com/1331970/usatf-championships-and-tokyo-world-championships-schedule/ USATF championships and Tokyo World Championships schedule #news #Tokyo #TokyoNews #USATF #WorldAthletics #東京 #東京都 Various national championships are taking place or have recently taken place, giving athletes an opportunity to qualify for the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships happening in September. The US Trials event takes place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, starting Thursday, July 31 and runs until August 3rd. The Tokyo Nation

Sebastian Coe has two years left as World Athletics president, and he says next year's inaugural Ultimate Team Championship will remind the world the sport is "big and punchy and still there." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/24/more-sports/coe-athletics-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #sebastiancoe #worldathletics

Sebastian Coe has two years left as World Athletics president, and he says next year's inaugural Ultimate Team Championship will remind the world the sport is "big and punchy and still there." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/24/more-sports/coe-athletics-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #sebastiancoe #worldathletics

https://www.alojapan.com/1255011/japan-airlines-soars-as-official-supplier-for-world-athletics-championships-tokyo-25/ Japan Airlines soars as official supplier for World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 #JapanAirlines #news #sponsorship #Tokyo #TokyoNews #WCHTokyo25 #WorldAthletics #WorldAthleticsChampionshipsTokyo2025 #東京 #東京都 World Athletics has announced Japan Airlines (JAL) as an official supplier for the highly anticipated World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 (WCH Tokyo 25). The prestigious global sporting event is set to electrify the iconic National…

Diesen Menschen geht es sicher nur um die Fairness im Sport 🤡

https://news.sky.com/story/world-athletics-to-introduce-mandatory-sex-testing-for-female-competitions-13335486

#sextesting #WorldAthletics #TransAthletes #transwoman #female

#WorldAthletics beugt sich #Trump und seiner #Transfeindlichkeit.

Künftig sollen nun "Geschlechtstests" für alle verpflichtend sein, die an einem Wettbewerb in der Frauenkategorie teilnehmen wollen.

Wer als Mädchen oder Frau also Leistungssport in diesem Bereich betreiben möchte, muss also auf die Intimsphäre verzichten.

>>World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions<< #Sport #Leichtathletik
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13335486

#WorldAthletics beugt sich #Trump und seiner #Transfeindlichkeit.

Künftig sollen nun "Geschlechtstests" für alle verpflichtend sein, die an einem Wettbewerb in der Frauenkategorie teilnehmen wollen.

Wer als Mädchen oder Frau also Leistungssport in diesem Bereich betreiben möchte, muss also auf die Intimsphäre verzichten.

>>World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions<< #Sport #Leichtathletik
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13335486

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, in the running to be IOC president, said on Thursday his decision to offer prize money to Paris 2024 Olympic champions of his sport should have been handled differently. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/01/31/coe-admits-prize-money-mistakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #worldathletics #sebastiancoe #internationalolympiccommittee #thomasbach

World Athletics has offered 25 athletes year-round AI protection on their social media platforms after they were targeted by cyberbullies during recent major events. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/12/19/more-sports/world-athletics-ai-threat-protect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathletics #cyberbullying #ai #sebastiancoe #junellebromfield

Track and field chief Sebastian Coe has hailed the emergence of an "extraordinary" group of athletes at the Paris Olympics who have gone some way to filling the void left by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/12/sebastian-coe-moved-on-bolt/ #olympics #2024parisolympics #worldathletics #sebastiancoe #usainbolt

I'm still waiting for the apology World Athletics owes to Caster Semenya... #olympics #worldathletics #castersemenya #discrimination