Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai will host the inaugural world mountain and trail championships next year, World Athletics said on Wednesday.

Canadian Damian Warner's attempt to win his first world championship title won't be happening in Tokyo after he was forced to withdraw from the decathlon with an Achilles injury.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter mixes some hard data with a little human touch to predict how Canada will do at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

The Americans nominated for Men’s Track Athlete of the Year are world champions Rai Benjamin (400m hurdles), Noah Lyles (200m ...