Barshim and Adams among winners in AW Readers’ Choice Awards
The thousands of votes have been counted and and here are the names of the athletes of 2014, according to Athletics Weekly readers The end-of-year awards season has been in full flow for at least the...
View ArticleOnwards and upwards for Mutaz Essa Barshim
Mutaz Essa Barshim has emerged as one of the sport’s biggest global names and the Qatari high jumper has Javier Sotomayor’s world record in his sights If gold medals were awarded on the basis of...
View ArticleBarshim and Bondarenko among those set to star in Shanghai
A look ahead to Sunday’s Shanghai Diamond League meeting as the IAAF series makes its second stop Mutaz Essa Barshim and Bohdan Bondarenko will renew their rivalry on Sunday (May 17) as Diamond League...
View ArticleBislett Games all set to celebrate 50th anniversary
Bohdan Bondarenko, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Genzebe Dibaba, Greg Rutherford and Asha Philip are among the athletes in action in Oslo The 50th anniversary edition of Oslo’s Bislett Games is set to once again...
View ArticleValerie Adams among IAAF Athletes’ Commission candidates
Olympic champion is one of 16 nominees for the six available seats on the IAAF Athletes’ Commission Valerie Adams, Mutaz Essa Barshim and Yelena Isinbayeva are among the 16 candidates hoping to secure...
View ArticleValerie Adams among those elected to IAAF Athletes’ Commission
Adams joined by Mutaz Essa Barshim, Yelena Isinbayeva, Koji Murofushi, Christian Olsson and Andreas Thorkildsen The six newly-elected representatives of the IAAF Athletes’ Commission have been...
View ArticleRobbie Grabarz regains confidence lost since winning London 2012 bronze
The Olympic high jump bronze medallist from London 2012 is satisfied with his progression heading into the World Indoor Championships Robbie Grabarz’s reintroduction to the international picture last...
View ArticleMutaz Essa Barshim clears world-leading 2.40m – global update
A look at some of the latest news and results from the world of athletics, including performances at the Opole Jumping Festival, AtletiCAGeneve and Kladno multi events Barshim 2.40m WL There was an...
View ArticleMutaz Essa Barshim wins world high jump gold
The Qatari athlete enjoys a perfect run up to his winning height, while GB’s Robbie Grabarz has to settle for sixth Mutaz Essa Barshim had a flawless performance up to his winning height of 2.35m to...
View ArticleNafissatou Thiam and Mutaz Essa Barshim named 2017 IAAF world athletes of the...
Karsten Warholm and Yulimar Rojas claim rising star honours at the IAAF Athletics Awards in Monaco World champions Nafissatou Thiam and Mutaz Essa Barshim have been named the IAAF world athletes of the...
View ArticleDanil Lysenko wins first gold of the World Indoor Champs
Russian high jumper beats Mutaz Essa Barshim, as Britain’s Robbie Grabarz has a disappointing night in Birmingham At last year’s IAAF World Championships in London, Mutaz Essa Barshim and Danil Lysenko...
View ArticleWorld Indoor Championships – a statistical round-up
Facts and figures from the men’s events at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot It’s stat time again. Join us as we take a look back at some of the facts and figures from the men’s events...
View ArticleMutaz Essa Barshim hits new heights at Rome Golden Gala
World indoor champ clears Asian record 2.41m to beat top-class field at Rome Diamond League With five 2.40m-plus high jumpers in the field, some top-class action was expected at the Rome Golden Gala –...
View ArticleBondarenko and Barshim clear 2.42m in New York
An incredible high jump battle part of action-packed adidas Grand Prix A world high jump record was attempted in New York on Saturday as both Bohdan Bondarenko and Mutaz Essa Barshim cleared 2.42m and...
View ArticleBlake among athletes looking to light up Lausanne Diamond League
Sprinter Yohan Blake returns to Diamond League action in Switzerland where a number of exciting head-to-head clashes are on the cards A total of 17 Olympic and world champions are due to be among the...
View ArticleMutaz Essa Barshim beats Bondarenko in high jump thriller
Qatari clears 2.43m as high jumpers attack world record at a terrific end to the 2014 Diamond League series in Brussels The men’s high jump is enjoying a golden era and it looks only a matter of time...
View ArticleWorld Athletics Gala
Live streaming of the 2014 World Athletics Gala in Monaco The 2014 World Athletics Gala is to be held in Monaco on Friday evening, with an IAAF live stream available allowing fans to follow the action....
View ArticleBarshim and Adams among winners in AW Readers’ Choice Awards
The thousands of votes have been counted and and here are the names of the athletes of 2014, according to Athletics Weekly readers The end-of-year awards season has been in full flow for at least the...
View ArticleOnwards and upwards for Mutaz Essa Barshim
Mutaz Essa Barshim has emerged as one of the sport’s biggest global names and the Qatari high jumper has Javier Sotomayor’s world record in his sights If gold medals were awarded on the basis of...
View ArticleBarshim and Bondarenko among those set to star in Shanghai
A look ahead to Sunday’s Shanghai Diamond League meeting as the IAAF series makes its second stop Mutaz Essa Barshim and Bohdan Bondarenko will renew their rivalry on Sunday (May 17) as Diamond League...
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