Olympic fields take shape in Antalya and The Bahamas
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— It has been a busy few weeks, with two World Athletics Series events – the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Antalya 24 and the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 – both offering Olympic qualification opportunities.

First up was the event in Antalya, Turkiye, on 21 April, when athletes raced for individual, team and relay honours. Then, on 4-5 May, some of the world’s best sprinters competed in Nassau, The Bahamas, looking to book places for Paris in the 4x100m and 4x400m.

Now attention returns to the action-packed one-day meeting circuit and World Athletics Tour competition, as athletes continue their preparations for the No.1 Olympic sport in Paris in August.

The month ahead in athletics
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.

Friday 10 May

• Doha Meeting (Wanda Diamond League)

Friday 10 May – Sunday 12 May

• Ibero American Championships, Cuiaba

Saturday 11 May

• Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética (World Race Walking Tour Gold)

Saturday 11 May – Sunday 12 May

• XIII Meeting Arona Pruebas Combinadas (Combined Events Tour Gold)

Saturday 18 May

• USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix (Continental Tour Gold)
• Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha (World Race Walking Tour Gold)

Saturday 18 May – Sunday 19 May

• Hypomeeting, Götzis (Combined Events Tour Gold)

Sunday 19 May

• Seiko Golden Grand Prix, Tokyo (Continental Tour Gold)
• Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athlétisme de Rabat/Marrakech (Wanda Diamond League)

Saturday 25 May

• Prefontaine Classic, Eugene (Wanda Diamond League)

Tuesday 28 May

• Ostrava Golden Spike (Continental Tour Gold)

Thursday 30 May

• Oslo Bislett Games (Wanda Diamond League)
  RECAP OF THE PAST MONTH
  Headline news

World Athletics introduces prize money for Olympic gold medallists
In a landmark decision, World Athletics has announced it will become the first international federation to award prize money at an Olympic Games, financially rewarding athletes for achieving the pinnacle of sporting success, starting at the Olympic Games in Paris. More

Other featured news

• World Athletics invites kids to join the World Mile Challenge on Kids’ Athletics Day
• Olympic relay fields formed at WRE Bahamas 24
• Teams book places for Paris at WRW Antalya 24
• Chebet and Kwizera win 2023-2024 World Athletics Cross Country Tour
• Olympic Refugee Team selected for Paris 2024 Games
• Charlton donates world record singlet and bib to Museum of World Athletics
• World Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 earns platinum level recognition for sustainable delivery
• Athlete respiratory health in the spotlight thanks to new sensor in Nice

Action replay

Championship record falls as USA wins 4x100m finals at WRE Bahamas 24

USA and Botswana make history in 4x400m finals at WRE Bahamas 24
FOR THE RECORD
World record watch (as at 30 April)
Pending ratification set in 2024

• women’s 5km (mixed): 14:13 Agnes Ngetich (KEN) Valencia, 14 Jan 24
• women’s 10km (mixed): 28:46 Agnes Ngetich (KEN) Valencia, 14 Jan 24
• U20 women’s indoor 3000m: 8:32.34 Melknat Wudu (ETH) Boston, 4 Feb 24
• U20 women’s indoor 1500m: 3:58.43 Birke Haylom (ETH) Boston, 4 Feb 24
• U20 men’s indoor 1500m: 3:34.83 Biniam Mehary (ETH) Torun, 6 Feb 24
• women’s 60m hurdles: 7.67 Devynne Charlton (BAH) New York, 11 Feb 24
• women’s 60m hurdles: 7.67 Tia Jones (USA) Albuquerque, 16 Feb 24
• men’s 60m hurdles: 7.27 Grant Holloway (USA) Albuquerque, 16 Feb 24
• women’s indoor 400m: 49.24 Femke Bol (NED) Apeldoorn, 18 Feb 24
• women’s indoor 400m: 49.17 Femke Bol (NED) Glasgow, 2 Mar 24
• women’s 60m hurdles: 7.65 Devynne Charlton (BAH) Glasgow, 3 Mar 24
• U20 women’s indoor 200m: 22.34 JaMeesia Ford (USA) Boston, 9 Mar 24
• men’s discus: 74.35m Mykolas Alekna (LTU) Ramona, 14 April 24
• U20 women’s javelin: 64.28m Yan Ziyi (CHN) Hangzhou, 14 April 24
• men’s distance medley relay: 9:14.58 Brannon Kidder-1200m/2:49.60, Brandon Miller-400m/46.60 Isaiah Harris-800m/1:45.75, Henry Wynne-1600m/3:52.64 (USA) Eugene, 19 April 24
• men’s pole vault: 6.24m Armand Duplantis (SWE) Xiamen, 20 April 24
• women’s marathon (women-only): 2:16:16 Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) London, 21 April 24
• men’s road mile: 3:54.56 Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) Herzogenaurach, 27 April 24

Athletes sanctioned for a doping offence
An up-to-date list is available on the Athletics Integrity Unit website.
New member federation officers – recent elections / appointments
Member federation

President

General secretary

ISL

Freyr Olafsson (re-elected)

Gudmundur Karlsson (re-appointed)

COK

Simone Fe’ao (re-elected)

Not up for elections

SEY

Selby Dora (re-elected)

Wilfred Adrien (re-elected)

PNG

Tony Green (re-elected)

Philip Rehder (re-elected)

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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