Looking ahead to trials and more top-class action |
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Sunday (13 July) marks two months to go to the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 and the journey to Japan intensifies in July.
As well as Wanda Diamond League meetings in Monaco and London after an incredible competition in Eugene at the start of this month, the Combined Events Tour Gold heads to Naklo nad Notecia in Poland. Attention turns to trials at the end of the month, ahead of the first of the national championships windows on 2-3 August, as athletes compete for places on their teams for Tokyo. |
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The month ahead in athletics
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A summary of competitions and stories that will be covered on the World Athletics website and its social media channels. Publication dates can be subject to change. An extensive calendar of international events can be found on the World Athletics website.
Saturday 5 July
• Wanda Diamond League Eugene (USA) - results
Saturday 5 July - Sunday 6 July
• Decastar (Combined Events Tour Gold), Talence (FRA) - results
Friday 11 July
• Wanda Diamond League Monaco (MON)
Thursday 17 July - Sunday 20 July
• European U23 Championships, Bergen (NOR)
Saturday 19 July
• Wanda Diamond League London (GBR)
Monday 21 July - Sunday 27 July
• World University Games, Bochum (GER)
Saturday 26 July - Sunday 27 July
• Wieslaw Czapiewski Memorial (Combined Events Tour Gold), Naklo nad Notecia (POL)
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Bidding process for 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships launches |
The bidding process for the 2029 and 2031 editions of the World Athletics Championships is now open.
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World record watch (as at 7 July)
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Ratified in the past month
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- men's 35km race walk: 2:21:40 Evan Dunfee (CAN) Dudince, 22 Mar 25
- women's marathon (women-only): 2:15:50 Tigist Assefa (ETH) London, 27 Apr 25
- men's 35km race walk: 2:20:43 Massimo Stano (ITA) Podebrady, 18 May 25
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Pending ratification (set in 2025) |
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U20 men's 1500m short track: 3:32.67+ Cameron Myers (AUS) New York, 8 Feb 25
- U20 men's mile: 3:47.48 (i) Cameron Myers (AUS) New York, 8 Feb 25
- U20 women's 3000m: 8:25.37 (i) Birke Haylom (ETH) Liévin, 13 Feb 25
- men's 5000m short track: 12:44.09 Grant Fisher (USA) New York, 14 Feb 25
- men's half marathon: 56:42 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Barcelona, 16 Feb 25
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U20 women's javelin: 64.83m Yan Ziyi (CHN) Chengdu, 28 Mar 25
- men's discus: 74.89m Mykolas Alekna (LTU) Ramona, 13 Apr 25
- men's discus: 75.56m Mykolas Alekna (LTU) Ramona, 13 Apr 25
- women's 10km (women-only): 29:27 Agnes Ngetich (KEN) Herzogenaurach, 26 Apr 25
- U20 women's hammer: 75.14m Zhang Jiale (CHN) Frankisch-Crumbach, 8 Jun 25
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men's pole vault: 6.28m Mondo Duplantis (SWE) Stockholm, 15 Jun 25
- U20 men's 1500m: 3:27.72 Phanuel Koech (KEN) Paris, 20 Jun 25
- women's 1500m: 3:48.68 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Eugene, 5 Jul 25
- women's 5000m: 13:58.06 Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Eugene, 5 Jul 25
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Athletes sanctioned for a doping offence
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New member federation officers – recent elections / appointments
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| Member federation | President | General secretary |
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| JPN | Yuko Arimori (elected) | - | | KIR | Rusila Tekamotiata (re-elected) | - | | TGA | Semisi Fonua (re-elected) | Alifeleti Tu’ífua Tu’íhalamaka (elected) | | KSA | - | Majed Ahmed Basonbul (appointed) | | GAB | Anaclet Mathieu Taty (re-elected) | Eleonore Matydji (elected) | | SYR | Mohammad Al-Damen (elected) | - | | RSA | James Moloi (re-elected) | - | | CHN | Sun Yuanfu (re-elected) | - | | CAN | Helen Manning (re-elected) | - |
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The above information is supplied by the World Athletics governance, member and international relations department and represents member federation election results received since the last World Athletics newsletter. |
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