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New World Athletics project to inform future policy on pregnancy and return to elite sport

World Athletics has launched a new project exploring pregnancy, childbirth and the return to sport for elite female athletes.

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World Athletics launches Ultimate Fan Challenge

World Athletics has launched the World Athletics Ultimate Fan Challenge, a global competition designed to find the sport’s most passionate supporter ahead of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest on 11-13 September 2026.&

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Bidding process launched for 2028-2029 out-of-stadium World Athletics Series events

The World Athletics Road Running Championships has rapidly established itself as one of the sport’s most accessible and dynamic global events. Delivered in its latest format as a one-day competition, the championships bring together approximately 350 elite athletes from about 55 countries to contest the half marathon and 5km road races, alongside highly popular mass participation events.
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World Athletics publishes first Athletics for a Better World Standard report

World Athletics today (22 July) released its inaugural year review of the Athletics for a Better World (ABW) Standard, the system that evaluates, measures and scores an event’s achievement in sustainable delivery.

A jubilant moment at a track event as a sprinter with braided hair, wearing a blue USA uniform and bib number 6, celebrates a win with her arms raised. Her teammate, also in blue and smiling widely, reaches out to clasp her hand in mid-stride. The scene is energetic, with other runners and a blurred stadium crowd in the background.
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World Athletics sets ambitious targets with three-year gender leadership strategy

World Athletics has released further detail about its three-year gender leadership strategy as a clear roadmap to reinforce its commitment to empower women, promote sustainable change, and position athletics as a global model for equity and inclusion.