Athletics

Usain Bolt took an emotional final bow on the track at the end of the World Championships before declaring that there was no way he would ever return to sprinting.

Usain Bolt pulled up with injury on the anchor leg of the 4x100 metres relay final at the World Athletics Championship as the last race of his unparalleled career ended in high drama.

Mo Farah's aura of invincibility after six years of unrelenting success was finally cracked in his last major track race as he lost his world 5000m title to Ethiopia's Muktar Edris.

Nick Willis has snuck into the final of the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships after claiming one of the two fastest non-automatic times.

World champion shot-putter Tom Walsh will continue on the European circuit despite carrying an injury.

The Botswana sprinter Isaac Makwala has celebrated his reprieve at the World Athletics Championships in London by qualifying for the men's 200 metres finals.

Tom Walsh's world championship celebrations have been tempered by revelations his title was only confirmed moments before the medal ceremony.

Usain Bolt will run in the sprint relay heats for Jamaica this weekend despite being a bit sore after winning bronze in the 100 final at the weekend.

Bay of Plenty sprinter Joseph Millar is out of the World Championships after failing to qualify from his 200 metre heat in London.

The Canterbury shot-putter Tom Walsh has received his world athletics gold medal in London this morning.

Justin Gatlin ruined Usain Bolt's farewell party, winning the 100m final to a chorus of boos in London.

Olympic bronze medallist Eliza McCartney has just snuck into the pole vault final at the World Athletic Championships in London.

The New Zealand team to compete at the world athletic champs in London next week has been increased to twelve with the late addition of two throwers.

New Zealand sprinter Joseph Millar is confident he will be in the best shape of his life for next week's World Athletics Championships in London, despite a knee injury affecting his buildup.

New Zealand has finished with five medals, two silver and three bronze, at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

Usain Bolt overcame a slow start to win the men's 100 metre sprint at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic as he gears up for a final world championships in London this summer.

Mixed news on the injury front for the Auckland pole vaulter Eliza McCartney.

The Auckland polevaulter Eliza McCartney has opened her 2017 Diamond League campaign with a third place in Rome.

The IAAF has rejected bids from 28 Russians to compete as neutral athletes and approved only three.

Angie Petty has been added to the New Zealand team for the World Athletics Championships in London in August.