A Letter to World and European Athletics, 22 March 2021
To: Sebastian Coe, World Athletics President, and Dobromir Karamarinov, European Athletics Interim President Dear colleagues We are writing to you to express our concerns about the size of fields for…
From high jump to pole vault, 2026 Commonwealth Games decathlon
High Jump After a windy first morning session of the Commonwealth Games decathlon, the decathletes emerged back into the evening sunlight of Scotstoun, to the strains of “Danny Boy”. Kate…
Day 1 morning session, 2026 Commonwealth Games decathlon
The last time anyone other than Damian Warner or Lindon Victor won a Commonwealth Games decathlon was in 2010. The last time anyone other than a Canadian or Grenadian won…
Day 2 morning session: 2026 Commonwealth Games heptathlon
After a rain-sodden first day of the Commonwealth Games heptathlon, Northern Ireland’s world silver medallist, Kate O’Connor, had a comfortable lead. Not so large that it couldn’t still be reduced…
Day 1 evening session: 2026 Commonwealth heptathlon
While the rain spared the Commonwealth heptathlon athletes on their first morning, they would not be so fortunate on Tuesday evening as thunder and lightning cracked the sky over Scotstoun.…
Day 1 morning session: 2026 Commonwealth Games heptathlon
In the final ten metres of the home straight, a shallow puddle had formed from a morning downpour in the west end of Glasgow. The floodlights of Scotstoun stadium, bright…
Preview: Götzis heptathlon and decathlon 2026
Götzis arrives in the combined events calendar as the first full outdoor competition of the year for many athletes. Some have been active in the indoor season. Some have already…
Rankings Analysis: March to May 2026
This catch-up edition of World Athletics ranking analysis for combined events covers 24 March to 19 May 2026. It runs from the close of the indoor season following the World…
Preview: World Indoors pentathlon, Torun 2026
Anna Hall leads the world lists in pentathlon this year and, as the sole 5000/7000 athlete in the field, will begin as hot favourite for the world indoors. But Hall…
Preview: World Indoor Championships Heptathlon, Torun 2026
Sander Skotheim will not be in Toruń to defend his world indoor heptathlon title. The Norwegian’s withdrawal leaves Kyle Garland of the USA and Simon Ehammer of Switzerland to lead…