New world records in some sports are remarkably elusive, yet in others they seem to fall regularly. There is a good mathematical reason why.

Long jump world record holder Mike Powell, who now works as a coach, has been suspended indefinitely over a safeguarding concern, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. Twice Olympic silver ...

The men's Field Athlete of the Year nominees are also all world outdoor champions: Mondo Duplantis (Sweden, pole vault), ...

And 10 World Championships titles — eight in long jump — are a testament to his perseverance. A five-time Paralympics gold medallist, he has rewritten the world record 14 times. The respect he craved ...

Parth Singh from Jharkhand wins gold with a meet record 7.82m jump, qualifying for World U20 Championships. Haryana’s ...

The World Para Athletics Championships are set to take place in New Delhi from September 27 to October 5. This will be the 12th edition of the championships and it's happening in India for the first ...

The current American record holder in the women's long jump let her arms hang as she stood motionless on the runway. Her fingers began to dance as she took a step back and leaned into position before ...

Athlos, a women's only track and field series, is set to light up Times Square with a unique long jump competition.

TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Mondo Duplantis lit up the third night of the Tokyo world championships when he broke the pole vault world record for the 14th time with a jump of 6.30 metres after securing ...