Russia elects new athletics chief to clean up sport

Russia's new athletics head said his priority was to ensure Russian sportsmen and women compete at the 2016 Olympics as the sport tries to tackle rampant doping. "This is not an easy time for......

Former IAAF chief suspected of receiving bribes

IMAGE: Former IAAF President Lamine Diack. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images for IAAF The former head of world athletics is suspected of receiving just over 1 million euros ($1.09 million) in......

Former IAAF boss Diack targeted in corruption inquiry

IMAGE:Former IAAF President Lamine Diack, left, hands over the flag during the closing ceremony of the 15th IAAF Championships at the National Stadium, in Beijing, in 2015. Photograph: Fabrizio......

Doping ban for three Russian Olympic walk champions

Russian Olympic walk champions Valery Borchin, Sergei Kirdyapkin and Olga Kaniskina are among five athletes banned for doping, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said on Tuesday. Russia's 2011......

Kuzenkova and Krivelyova get two-year bans for doping

Former world and Olympic champions Svetlana Krivelyova and Olga Kuzenkova have been banned for two years each for failing drugs tests after their samples were re-examined, the Russian athletics......