Latest athletics news
Champion runner tests positive to meldonium
10:15 AM The Ukraine's former European indoor 800m champion Nataliya Lupu will miss this week's world indoor championships after she tested positive for meldonium.
Ross channels anger over latest 'missed' ASADA test
Daniel Lane 12:26 AM Sprinter Josh Ross' dream to be on the starting line at the Rio Olympics after serving a two-year ban for missing three drug tests suffered a setback when his latest test was conducted minutes outside his allocated time.
Stratton's great leap forward
Michael Gleeson Brooke Stratton could barely get through training before wanting to lie down. She was listless and weary and barely had the energy to tie her shoes, let alone jump in a sand pit.
Kenyan athletes' rep quits over inaction to tackle doping
The Kenyan athletes' representative, Noah Ngeny, has quit his post, saying that the country's sporting authorities were not doing enough to tackle a doping crisis.
Stratton leaps to new long jump record
Michael Gleeson Australia boasts a new national long jump record after Brooke Stratton soared to 7.05m to take victory at the 2016 Perth Track Classic.
'What should Russian athletics do? Dance on the table? Sing a song?'
Jack Stubbs Russia has already done enough to meet anti-doping standards dictated by world athletics' governing body and reclaim their place at the Rio Olympics this summer, said sports minister Vitaly Mutko.
Russia under pressure to pay back 'stolen' prize money
Ben Rumsby It is already facing a major fight to take part in the Olympics, but now Russia could be forced to repay millions in prize money before its ban from world athletics is lifted.
Russia still violating IAAF rules: report
Russia continues to violate anti-doping rules despite its suspension from international track and field and orders from the IAAF, Germany's ARD broadcaster said on Sunday.
Luke Mathews in the frame for Rio
Michael Gleeson He knows he might never beat David Rudisha but Saturday night's 800m race, which put Luke Mathews in the frame for the Rio Olympics, emboldened him with the thought that if he can't get Rudisha he might at least catch some others a peg below the Kenyan champion.
Olympic track star admits to pornography addiction
New Zealand Olympic 1500m star Nick Willis says breaking the silence over his pornography addiction is worth it if it helps one person succeed in their own battle.
Morgan Mitchell steps up to the world stage
Michael Gleeson First her body shape changed, then the times started to drop to the quickest she had ever run, now Morgan Mitchell is taking the next step to the world stage by beating Jamaican champions.
Alana Boyd has a day of mixed fortunes
Michael Gleeson Alana Boyd lost her Commonwealth record to a rising teenage Kiwi star just hours before she claimed victory in the pole vault in Melbourne and attempted to go one better than her New Zealand training partner at the Melbourne World Challenge athletics meet on Saturday.
Darcy Roper's long jumping into a new life
Michael Gleeson Things were not working out at home between Darcy Roper and his dad's partner, so Darcy packed his bags and left.
Eatons looking for double gold in Rio
Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton, athletics' best-known couple, are not letting widespread concerns about the Zika virus stand in the way of a bid for unprecedented double gold medals at the Rio Olympics.
Preparation, not politics, the worry for Rudisha
Michael Gleeson Kenyan athletes were worried about preparation not politics and would continue to train to compete at the Rio Olympics despite a WADA threat to ban them from the Games following evidence of widespread doping in the country, according to the African country's greatest athlete David Rudisha.
Gatlin breaks Bolt world record ... with some help
Justin Gatlin has stoked up his looming Olympic rivalry with Usain Bolt by "breaking" the Jamaican's 100m world record.
WADA notes progress in Kenyan anti-doping efforts
Kenya has found funding for an anti-doping structure and has prepared necessary legislation but still needs to deliver by April 5 or risk being non-compliant, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Craig Reedie said on Tuesday.
LaCaze clears mental hurdle on road to Rio
Michael Gleeson Genevieve LaCaze is not the athlete she was. Then she was the girl who was pleased to be here. She was the one who needed all of Australia to see logic and persuade bloody-minded coaches to let her on the Olympic team.
Sprint star put on ice after hurting hammy in qualifier
Michael Gleeson Australia's emerging star sprinter Josh Clarke hurt his hamstring in the race that qualified him for the Olympic games.
Fearnley wins Tokyo marathon
Australian wheelchair athlete Kurt Fearnley stormed to victory in the Tokyo marathon on Sunday, marking a great start to a year he hopes will culminate in a third Paralympic marathon gold medal.
