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The recidivist Russian bear's steely mentality
The 2013 track and field world championships in Moscow offered an indelible impression of the Russian athletic psyche.
Athletics doping: Russia suspended by IAAF
Athletics giant Russia was provisionally suspended from track and field today over accusations of "state-sponsored" doping.
Coe facing monumental task to clean up athletics
Whether Sebastian Coe will be able to rise to the challenge remains to be seen, writes Daniel Hough
Doping scandal not just Russia's problem
COMMENT: Ruling bodies are dead because they have mistaken governance for business, writes Paul Hayward.
Kenya warned to get serious over doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency are stepping up efforts to get Kenya banned from international competition for 4 years, including next year's Rio Olympics.
College Sport: Shot put power on the rise
Maddison Wesche brings explosive power and meticulous preparation to a growing body of achievements as a shot putter of real promise.
Athletics: Blade jumper eyes Rio
German long jumper Markus Rehm, who wants to compete against able-bodied athletes, took gold at the World Paralympics Championships yesterday.
Nailing path to medal shot
Tom Walsh is on the cusp of becoming New Zealand's finest male shot putter at next year's Rio Games.
Lee Hamilton and Angus Hunter: Muscling in on the myth
Our skeletal muscle fibres function as part of a wider body system, writes Lee Hamilton and Angus Hunter. Weightlifting can increase the size of skeletal muscles but it can also improve the function of supporting connective tissues.
Grimaldi shaping up as future star
High Performance Sport New Zealand boss Alex Baumann has spoken of the good work of the administrators in unearthing the future stars.
Kiwi Olympian's medical drama
Kiwi long distance star Kim Smith is lucky to be alive after several large blood clots were found on her lungs soon after she gave birth to her first child.
Willis' ambitions for medal dashed
Nick Willis' ambitions for a first world championship medal were dashed in the 1500m final in Beijing last night.
Athletics: Confident Willis in final
Nick Willis will tonight return to the scene of one of his biggest accomplishments as he chases a medal in tonight's final of the 1500m final at the world championships in Beijing.
Another Kiwi books ticket to Rio Olympics
Another Kiwi has booked his flights to the Rio Olympics at the Athletics World Champs.
'I am number one' says unbeatable Bolt
As it turned out, the greatest threat to Usain Bolt in the 200 metres came not from Justin Gatlin but from a Segway scooter.
Athletics: Angie Petty through to 800m semis in Beijing
New Zealand runner Angie Petty is through to the 800m semifinal at the world athletics championships in Beijing.
Gold medal used as cab fare
Polish hammer thrower Pawel Fajdek reportedly used the gold medal he won at the IAAF World Championships to pay for a taxi after a night out.
Don't celebrate until you've won
WATCH: American 10,000m runner loses race after she started celebrating a stride too soon.
Walsh misses shot put medal by 11cm
New Zealand has two athletes in the final of the shot put at the IAAF World Championships.