Athletics

No woman has ever held two Olympic titles and the same number of World Athletics Championship titles in the 1500m.
Double Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon could achieve this feat at her fifth Track and Feidl Worlds in Oregon on Monday (18 July).
The Kenyan, who is the only woman in

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Faith Kipyegon of Kenya poses as she celebrates with her national flag after winning gold  in the Women's 1500m Final during Olympic Games Day 14 at Olympic Stadium on August 6, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dylan Martinez-Pool/Getty Images)

Faith Kipyegon

World Track and Field Championships 2022: Olympic gold medallist Faith Kipyegon looks to cement status as greatest ever 1500m runner

The double Olympic champion South African 800m runner won’t be at the IAAF World Championships in Doha. New rules means athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) can’t compete in the 400m, 800m, and the 1500m.
The three athletes who took Olympic medals home from Rio 2016 are all affected by the regulations. In this episode, Olympic medallists Margaret Nyairera Wambui and Francine Niyonsaba tell their stories. With world exclusive interviews, we’ve travelled the globe to track down people affected by this important legal case.

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The Rio 800m silver medallist from Burundi opens up about her tough career start, her dreams for Olympic glory and the medical data hack.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Exclusive! Francine Niyonsaba: "I didn't choose to be born like this..."

Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final, Decathlon (100m, Long Jump, Shot Put), Hammer Throw Qualification,
Women's 800m Round 1

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Athletics Integrated: Day 12 Morning | Rio 2016 Replays

Caster Semenya pulls away from the pack and wins gold for South Africa in the women's 800m final.

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Women's 800m Final | Rio 2016 Replays

London 2012 silver medallist Caster Semenya wins gold for South Africa in the women's 800m final in Rio 2016.

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Semenya wins gold in Women's 800m Final

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The first of 13 Diamond League meetings for 2022 takes place in Doha on Friday (13 May), just over 70 days before the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon.
The premier series will play host to several thrilling rematches from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, with the Prefontaine Classic

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 04:  A genaral  view of the Memorial Van Damme Brussels during the 2020 Diamond League meeting at King Baudouin Stadium on September 04, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

 A genaral view of the Memorial Van Damme Brussels

Diamond League athletics 2022 season: How to watch and top things to know

The all-conquering Daniel Stahl struck once again on day two of the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb.
Hot off the back of claiming a Diamond League trophy in Zurich, the reigning Olympic champion from Sweden put in a stellar performance in the men’s discus to notch yet another win in

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Daniel Stahl of Sweden in the Men's Discus throw during the Weltklasse Zurich, part of the Wanda Diamond League at Stadium Letzigrund on September 09, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Daniel Stahl of Sweden in the men's discus throw in Zurich

Olympic champions Daniel Stahl and Valarie Allman unstoppable in discus at memorial event Zagreb

Mondo Duplantis and Christine Mboma were the standout performers at the Brussels leg of the 2021 Diamond League, the Memorial Van Damme, on Friday (3 September).
Having already won the pole vault, Duplantis cleared 6.05m with his third attempt to break his own stadium record in the last series event

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 28: Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes in the men pole vault during the Meeting de Paris Diamond League on August 28, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

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Mondo Duplantis and Christine Mboma shine at Brussels Diamond League

Day 1 brought plenty of drama on the track as Christian Coleman ran the only sub-10s 100m, Justin Gatlin proved he's injury-free, Ajee Wilson and Natoya Goule laid down the gauntlet in the women's 800m, and the men's 400m hurdles big three of Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin and Abderrahman Samba

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signals the start of the Marathon after the Opening Ceremony on day one of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on September 27, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF)

World Athletics Championships 2019 | Day 1 as it happened

Female athletes with Differences of Sexual Development, or DSD, are the focus of athletics' governing body. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has introduced new eligibility rules they need to abide by if they want to compete in track events between 400m and one mile (1.6km).
The most high-profile

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DSD athletes: What does it mean to be DSD and how gender and sex are the big issues in athletics

Maximila Imali was thrown out of Kenya's World Relays team after being found to have high testosterone stemming from a Difference of Sexual Development (DSD). In an exclusive interview with Olympic Channel, she speaks honestly and powerfully about the changes in her life - including the death of her mother - since the discovery. Having switched to jumps and shorter distances than those covered by the IAAF's hyperandrogenism regulations, Imali says she is determined to reach the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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EXCLUSIVE: Kenyan Maximila Imali speaks about life-changing DSD discovery

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will be back on track on 11 June, when she lines up for the 2000m event at the Montreuil meeting, just outside of Paris, France.
It will be Semenya’s first race since she lost her appeal against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules

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Caster Semenya to race next month in Paris

Athletics South Africa will appeal the decision made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reject Caster Semenya's challenge to the IAAF's Hyperandrogenism Regulations.
South African sports ministry spokesman Vuyo Mhaga told AFP the action will be filed to Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court: "We'll file the appeal as

Caster Semenya winning the Doha Diamond League 800m on 3 May 2019

Athletics South Africa to appeal Caster Semenya CAS decision

Caster Semenya threw her bouquet of flowers into the crowd and gave a 'thumbs-up' to the cameras.
The double Olympic champion then beamed a wide smile at the end of a difficult and emotional week.
The 28-year-old had just demolished the field in what may be the last 800m race

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Going out on top? Caster Semenya wins 800m at Doha Diamond League

Caster Semenya has lost her case against athletics' governing body the IAAF in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The decision announced by CAS on Wednesday, means that the double Olympic champion will be forced to reduce her natural levels of testetorone to compete in distances from 400m to

Francine NIYONSABA

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