In 2016, the foremost athletics events will be staged at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The two other major global level competitions in 2016 are the World Indoor Championships and World Half Marathon Championships.
A new addition to the continental tournament schedule came in the form of the 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships.About Championships. Tbilisi2016. Retrieved on 2016-05-28. Two long-running competitions were renamed and held under new titles in 2016. The World Junior Championships in Athletics became the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships and the IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held as the 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships.IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Rome 2016 Facts & Figures. IAAF (2016). Retrieved on 2016-05-07.
The hosting of the two above events had to be reopened as they were affected by the suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation as a result of contraventions of the World Anti-Doping Code.Rome and Bydgoszcz to host reallocated 2016 IAAF World Athletics Series events. IAAF (2016-01-07). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.Athletics doping scandal: Russia federation accepts IAAF ban. BBC Sport (2016-11-26). Retrieved on 2016-05-28. As a major nation in athletics, Russia's ban meant the absence of many world class athletes from competition. Kenya – another prominent country – was subject to a World Anti-Doping Agency plan to improve its own anti-doping infrastructure, on pain of exclusion from international events.Kenya changes anti-doping laws in bid to avoid Olympic ban. BBC Sport (2016-05-27. Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
Major championships
World
Olympic Games Paralympic Games World Indoor Championships World Race Walking Team Championships World Half Marathon Championships World U20 Championships World Mountain Running Championships WMA World Masters Indoor Championships FISU Cross Country Championships IAU 24 Hour World Championships IAU 100 km World Championships
Regional
African Championships African Cross Country Championships Arab Cross Country Championships Arab Junior Championships Asian Indoor Championships Asian Junior Championships Asian Cross Country Championships Asian Race Walking Championships South Asian Games European Athletics Championships European Athletics U18 Championships European Cross Country Championships European Throwing Cup European Mountain Running Championships Mediterranean U23 Championships in Athletics2nd Mediterranean U23 Championships. Mediterranean Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2016-05-28. Ibero-American Championships NACAC Under-23 Championships CARIFTA Games South American U23 Championships South American Youth Championships South American Cross Country Championships Pan American Combined Events Cup Pan American Cross Country Cup
Seasonal events
Diamond League IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge IAAF Combined Events Challenge IAAF Race Walking Challenge World Marathon Majors Tokyo Boston London Berlin Chicago New York City IAAF Label Road Races
World records
Indoor Event Athlete Nation Result Location DateMen's 500 metresAbdelalelah Haroun59.83Stockholm, Sweden17 FebruaryMen's 1000 metresAyanleh Souleiman2:14.20Stockholm, Sweden17 FebruaryWomen's mile runGenzebe Dibaba4:13.31Stockholm, Sweden17 FebruaryWomen's pole vaultJennifer Suhr5.03 mBrockport, United States23 February
Outdoor Event Athlete Nation Result Location DateMen's 400 metresWayde van Niekerk43.03Rio de Janeiro, Brazil14 AugustWomen's 10,000 metresAlmaz Ayana29:17.45Rio de Janeiro, Brazil12 AugustWomen's 100 m hurdlesKendra Harrison12.20London, United Kingdom22 JulyWomen's 3000 m steeplechaseRuth Jebet8:52.78Paris, France27 AugustWomen's hammer throwAnita Włodarczyk82.98 mWarsaw, Poland28 August
Awards Men AwardWinner IAAF World Athlete of the Year Track & Field News Athlete of the Year European Athlete of the Year European Athletics Rising Star The Bowerman
Women AwardWinner IAAF World Athlete of the Year Track & Field Athlete of the Year European Athlete of the Year European Athletics Rising Star The Bowerman
Doping Among the first doping suspensions of the year was Kazakhstan hurdler Anastasiya Soprunova, who had won the Asian indoor title.Kazakh hurdler Soprunova banned 4 years for doping. ESPN (2016-04-28). Retrieved on 2016-05-28. Retests of samples taken at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics using new methods revealed several high-profile track athletes had given positive results, including major medallists for Russia.Riach, James (2016-05-24). 14 Russians guilty of doping at Beijing Olympics, suggests state media . Guardian. Retrieved on 2016-05-28. Russia says eight athletes positive in London 2012 re-tests. Reuters (2016-05-28). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
Results
2016 Summer Olympics (IAAF) May 14 – 16: 2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Aquece Rio Athletics 2016) in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics Website won both the gold and overall medal tallies. August 12–21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Men Men's 100m: Usain Bolt; Justin Gatlin; Andre De Grasse Men's 200m: Usain Bolt; Andre De Grasse; Christophe Lemaitre Men's 400m: Wayde van Niekerk (WR); Kirani James; LaShawn Merritt Men's 800m: David Rudisha; Taoufik Makhloufi; Clayton Murphy Men's 1,500m: Matthew Centrowitz Jr.; Taoufik Makhloufi; Nick Willis Men's 5,000m: Mo Farah; Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo; Hagos Gebrhiwet Men's 10,000m: Mo Farah; Paul Tanui; Tamirat Tola Men's 110m Hurdles: Omar McLeod; Orlando Ortega; Dimitri Bascou Men's 400m Hurdles: Kerron Clement; Boniface Mucheru Tumuti; Yasmani Copello Men's 3,000m Steeplechase: Conseslus Kipruto (OR); Evan Jager; Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Men's 20 km Walk: Wang Zhen; Cai Zelin; Dane Bird-Smith Men's 50 km Walk: Matej Tóth; Jared Tallent; Hirooki Arai Men's High Jump: Derek Drouin; Mutaz Essa Barshim; Bohdan Bondarenko Men's Pole Vault: Thiago Braz da Silva (OR); Renaud Lavillenie; Sam Kendricks Men's Long Jump: Jeff Henderson; Luvo Manyonga; Greg Rutherford Men's Triple Jump: Christian Taylor; Will Claye; Dong Bin Men's Shot Put: Ryan Crouser (OR); Joe Kovacs; Tomas Walsh Men's Discus Throw: Christoph Harting; Piotr Małachowski; Daniel Jasinski Men's Hammer Throw: Dilshod Nazarov; Ivan Tsikhan; Wojciech Nowicki Men's Javelin Throw: Thomas Röhler; Julius Yego; Keshorn Walcott Men's Decathlon: Ashton Eaton (OR); Kévin Mayer; Damian Warner Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay: ; ; Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay: ; ; Men's Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge; Feyisa Lilesa; Galen Rupp Women Women's 100m: Elaine Thompson; Tori Bowie; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Women's 200m: Elaine Thompson; Dafne Schippers; Tori Bowie Women's 400m: Shaunae Miller; Allyson Felix; Shericka Jackson Women's 800m: Caster Semenya; Francine Niyonsaba; Margaret Wambui Women's 1,500m: Faith Kipyegon; Genzebe Dibaba; Jennifer Simpson Women's 5,000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (OR); Hellen Onsando Obiri; Almaz Ayana Women's 10,000m: Almaz Ayana (WR); Vivian Cheruiyot; Tirunesh Dibaba Women's 100m Hurdles: Brianna Rollins; Nia Ali; Kristi Castlin Women's 400m Hurdles: Dalilah Muhammad; Sara Petersen; Ashley Spencer Women's 3,000m Steeplechase: Ruth Jebet; Hyvin Jepkemoi; Emma Coburn Women's 20 km Walk: Liu Hong; María Guadalupe González; Lü Xiuzhi Women's High Jump: Ruth Beitia; Mirela Demireva; Blanka Vlašić Women's Pole Vault: Ekaterini Stefanidi; Sandi Morris; Eliza McCartney Women's Long Jump: Tianna Bartoletta; Brittney Reese; Ivana Španović Women's Triple Jump: Caterine Ibargüen; Yulimar Rojas; Olga Rypakova Women's Shot Put: Michelle Carter; Valerie Adams; Anita Márton Women's Discus Throw: Sandra Perković; Mélina Robert-Michon; Denia Caballero Women's Hammer Throw: Anita Włodarczyk (WR); Zhang Wenxiu; Sophie Hitchon Women's Javelin Throw: Sara Kolak; Sunette Viljoen; Barbora Špotáková Women's Heptathlon: Nafissatou Thiam; Jessica Ennis-Hill; Brianne Theisen-Eaton Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay: ; ; Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay: ; ; ; Women's Marathon: Jemima Sumgong; Eunice Kirwa; Mare Dibaba
World athletics championships March 11–13: 2016 World University Cross Country Championships in Cassino2016 World University Cross Country Championships Website Men's 10.7 km winner: Hicham Amghar Women's 6.2 km winner: Sevilay Eytemis March 17–20: 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships Website The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. March 26: 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff Men's winner: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Women's winner: Peres Jepchirchir Men's team winners: Women's team winners: May 7 & 8: 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in RomeIAAF's 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Page Note: This event was taken away from Cheboksary, due to WADA and the IAAF report and votes against ARAF. won both the gold and overall medal tallies. July 19–24: 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in BydgoszczIAAF's 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics Page Note: This event was taken away from Kazan, due to WADA and the IAAF report and votes against ARAF. The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2016 World Marathon Majors February 28: 2016 Tokyo MarathonKiprop wins Tokyo Marathon with course record, Lilesa takes men's title Winners: Feyisa Lilesa (m) / Helah Kiprop (f) April 18: 2016 Boston MarathonEthiopian double at Boston Marathon with wins for Hayle and Baysa Winners: Lemi Berhanu Hayle (m) / Atsede Baysa (f) April 24: 2016 London MarathonKipchoge runs 2:03:05 to win the London Marathon, second fastest time ever Winners: Eliud Kipchoge (m) / Jemima Sumgong (f) September 25: 2016 Berlin MarathonBekele gets back to his brilliant best at Berlin Marathon Winners: Kenenisa Bekele (m) / Aberu Kebede (f) October 9: 2016 Chicago MarathonKiplagat and Kirui prevail in Chicago Winners: Abel Kirui (m) / Florence Kiplagat (f) November 6: 2016 New York City Marathon (final)Keitany romps to third New York City Marathon crown, Ghebreslassie takes men’s win Winners: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (m) / Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (f)
2016 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold) January 2: Xiamen International MarathonKipruto and Edesa triumph at Xiamen Marathon Winners: Vincent Kipruto (m) / Worknesh Edesa (f) January 17: Hong Kong MarathonMutai defies downpour to triumph in Hong Kong Winners: Mike Kiprotich Mutai (m) / Letebrhan Haylay Gebreslasea (f) January 22: Dubai MarathonEthiopia’s Abera and Tsegaye triumph at Dubai Marathon Winners: Tesfaye Abera (m) / Tirfi Tsegaye (f) February 28: World's Best 10KKaroki and Wacera regain World’s Best 10K titles in Puerto Rico Winners: Bedan Karoki (m) / Mary Wacera Ngugi (f) March 6: Lake Biwa Marathon (men only)Rotich wins Lake Biwa Marathon as Kitajima boosts Olympic selection chances Winner: Lucas Rotich March 13: Roma-Ostia Half MarathonKirwa Yego runs world-leading 58:44 at Rome-Ostia half marathon Winners: Solomon Kirwa Yego (m) / Workenesh Degefa (f) March 13: Nagoya Women's Marathon (women only)Kirwa retains Nagoya title while Tanaka wins Olympic qualifying race Winner: Eunice Kirwa March 20: Seoul International MarathonLoyanae gets course record at the Seoul International Marathon Winners: Wilson Loyanae (m) / Rose Chelimo (f) March 20: Lisbon Half MarathonKitwara wins Lisbon Half Marathon in 59:47 Winners: Sammy Kitwara (m) / Ruti Aga (f) April 2: Prague Half MarathonJepchumba joins the greats at Prague Half Marathon Winners: Daniel Wanjiru (m) / Violah Jepchumba (f) April 3: Paris MarathonJepkesho and Kotut reign supreme at the Paris Marathon Winners: Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut (m) / Visiline Jepkesho (f) April 10: Rome MarathonKipruto triumphs in Rome in his marathon debut Winners: Amos Kipruto (m) / Rahma Tusa (f)