Analysis of how the IAAF selected little-known athletes Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium as the 2017 male and female World Athletes of the Year. At this past weekend's IAAF ...

Wayde van Niekerk claimed the men's gold in the 400 metres at the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships in London, on Tuesday, clocking 43.98. There was also success for Pierre-Ambroise Bosse in the ...

Usain Bolt of Jamaica pulls up injured whilst competing in the 100 metres relay final.

From heartbreak to hope for an athlete who experienced 24 hours like no other at the IAAF World Championships in London. Botswana’s Isaac Makwala, barred from running at the Championships on Monday ...

The IAAF World Championships in London produced one of its more surreal moments on Wednesday evening as Botswanan athlete Isaac Makwala won a one-man race. Makwala was prevented from competing in ...

Coverage Highlighted by Usain Bolt’s Final Race in the 4x100m Relay, Six-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix Competing in the Women’s 400m Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Presents Coverage from ...

For a man who is widely regarded as one of the most talented athletes of his generation, Wayde van Niekerk is curiously humble, almost self-deprecating. The softly spoken 25-year-old refers to himself ...

Follow along with us for the final day of the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. The first race starts at 1:35pm CT. We've got Shelby Houlihan, Molly Huddle, and Shannon Rowbury on the line for ...

A three-way voting process determined the finalists. The IAAF Council and the IAAF Family cast their votes by email, while fans voted online via the IAAF’s social media platforms. The IAAF Council’s ...