The first world record in the women's high jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. In 1936, the FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of ...

In 1968, the legendary Bob Beamon shattered the long jump record ... Chicago Marathon to win the women's professional division and break the women's marathon world record in Grant Park, Sunday ...

As the World Athletics Awards 2024 draws near, we shine a spotlight on the 12 finalists in contention for the World Athlete ...

James C. Wigginton and Alex Coker of the United States broke the world record for the highest tandem parachute jump or skydive ever. According to the Guinness World Record, the skydivers jumped from a ...

The Ukrainian, who won gold at the Paris Olympic games, has seen her record officially ratified by World Athletics. Yaroslava Mahuchikh’s world high jump record of 2.10m set in Paris in July has ...

The International Association of Athletics Federations, World Athletics, has officially ratified the world record of Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh. This was reported on the World Athletics ...

There was a curious response last Sunday afternoon as word began to spread of the new women’s marathon world record run by Ruth Chepngetich in Chicago. Gone was some of the mild scepticism and ...

Image Source : AP Suzie Bates broke Mithali Raj's record as she took the field in the Women's T20 World Cup final New Zealand women's team's 'grandma' as she called herself in the press conference ...

The women's long jump event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 1 and 3 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. 30 athletes from 23 nations competed. Germany's 2019 world champion Malaika ...

Regan Smith set another 100m backstroke world record on Friday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon, South Korea. The 22-year-old Smith set the short-course mark with a time of 54. ...

Blankers-Koen was untouchable in London. She won the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles and relay and could have won more medals, but for a rule limiting women to three individual events in track & field. At the ...

Back in 2010, Sylvester rocketed his 1,400-horsepower, 2006 Cadillac Escalade skyward, and didn't come back to Earth until he had gone some 208 feet forward; a world record at the time.