British sprinter Adam Gemili, who said after failing to qualify for the World Athletics Championships 200 metres semi-finals that media coverage about his coach Rana Reider had "taken its toll", has since apologised.

Five reigning Olympic champions from four different continents underlined the global nature of athletics as they won gold on day four of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.

Japan’s team at the World Athletics Championships has been badly affected by COVID-19, with Hitomi Niiya, who pulled out of today’s women’s marathon in Eugene, being the 11^th member of the party to test positive.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a World Championship record of 10.67sec to retain her women’s 100 metres world title in Eugene, leading a Jamaican clean sweep of medals the day after the hosts had won gold, silver and bronze in the men’s race.

Renowned American sprint coach Rana Reider, who is under investigation for sexual misconduct, has been cautioned by police in Eugene after gaining unauthorised access to the athlete warm-up area at the World Athletics Championships.

Fred Kerley led a United States clean sweep of the men’s 100 metres medals on day two of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, clocking 9.86sec to finish ahead of compatriots Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell, who took silver and bronze, respectively, in 9.88.

Tokyo in Japan has been announced as the host of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with competition set to take place at the Olympic Stadium.

The World Athletics Council is set to discuss the ongoing suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) at its meeting prior to the World Championships in Eugene.

Olympic silver medallist Nijel Amos has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for a banned metabolite.

Russian athletes have been banned from competing at the upcoming Oregon22 World Athletics Championships.