2022 in athletics was a year highlighted by an unusual number of significant athletics events. The delayed 2020 Olympic program led to the 2021 World Athletics Championships being rearranged for 2022, while events normally held in the middle years of Olympic cycles, such as the Commonwealth Games athletics program and the various continental championships (e.g. the 2022 European Athletics Championships) were also held, meaning significant numbers of athletes had several peaks in quick succession, particularly Canadian, British, Australian, Kenyan and South African athletes.
World records
Indoor EventAthlete(s)DateMeetingLocationMen's 1500 mMeeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-CalaisLiévinINGEBRIGTSEN'S FIRST RACE IN 2022 - Men's 1500m - Liévin Meeting World Indoor Tour 2022 New World RecordMen's World ChampionshipsBelgradePMen's BelgradePBelgradeWomen's World ChampionshipsBelgradeWomen's A Night at the TRACKPresented by New Balance RunningBostonA Night at the TRACK Presented by New Balance Running April 15th 2022 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Women's Distance Medley Relay runnerspace.com
Outdoor EventAthlete(s)DateMeetingLocationMen's Berlin MarathonBerlinELIUD KIPCHOGE CLOCKS 2:01:09 FOR NEW WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN MARATHON Fox NewsMen's Nedbank Runified 50kmGqeberhaCJ AlbertsonRuth Anderson Memorial Endurance RunSan FranciscoMen's World ChampionshipsEugenePWomen's Yalemzerf YehualawWorld Athletics Label road raceCastellón de la PlanaWomen's World ChampionshipsEugenePWomen's USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsEugenePWorld ChampionshipsEugene
World Athletics Series
March 4 & 5: 2022 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat 10 km: Wang Hongren (m) / Jiang Yunyan (f) 20 km: Toshikazu Yamanishi (m) / Ma Zhenxia (f) 35 km: Perseus Karlström (m) / Glenda Morejón (f) March 12: 2022 FISU Cross Country Championships in Leiria XC 10 km: Dismas Yeko (m) / Glenda Morejón (f) March 18–20: 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade 60 metres: Marcell Jacobs (m) / Mujinga Kambundji (f) 400 metres: Jereem Richards (m) / Shaunae Miller-Uibo (f) 800 metres: Mariano García (m) / Ajeé Wilson (f) 1500 metres: Samuel Tefera (m) / Gudaf Tsegay (f) 3000 metres: Selemon Barega (m) / Lemlem Hailu (f) 60 metres hurdles: Grant Holloway (m) / Cyréna Samba-Mayela (f) 4 × 400 metres relay: (m) / (f) High jump: Woo Sang-hyeok (m) / Yaroslava Mahuchikh (f) Pole vault: Armand Duplantis (m) / Sandi Morris (f) Long jump: Miltiadis Tentoglou (m) / Ivana Vuleta (f) Triple jump: Lázaro Martínez (m) / Yulimar Rojas (f) Shot put: Darlan Romani (m) / Auriol Dongmo (f) June 30 – July 5: 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu July 15–24: 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene August 1–6: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali November 13: 2022 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Yangzhou
Areas, Regional and Continental Championships February 5 & 6: South American Race Walking Championships in Lima 35 km winners: Luis Henry Campos (m) / Paola Pérez (f) 20 km winners: César Rodríguez (m) / Glenda Morejón (f) February 6: European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country in Oeiras Winners: Rodrigue Kwizera (m) / Likina Amebaw (f) U20 winners: Dean Casey (m) / Ilona Mononen (f) Team winners: Ankara Ego (Polat Kemboi Arıkan, Yemane Haileselassie, İlham Tanui Özbilen, Üzeyir Söylemez) (m) / CA Playas de Castellón (Likina Amebaw, Blanca Fernández, Cristina Espejo, Clara Viñaras) (f) Team U20 winners: Ennis Track AC (Dean Casey, Dylan Casey, Niall Murphy, Mark Hanrahan) (m) / AC Mica Romă (Iulia Mărginean, Alexandra Hudea, Mihaela Blaga, Andrea Bogdan) (f) February 13: Oceania Open 20 km Race Walking Championships in Adelaide Winners: Declan Tingay (m) / Jemima Montag (f) February 19 & 20: 2022 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics in Cochabamba 60 metres: Felipe Bardi dos Santos (m) / Rosângela Santos (f) 400 metres: Lucas Carvalho (m) / Tábata de Carvalho (f) 800 metres: Lucirio Antonio Garrido (m) / Deborah Rodríguez (f) 1500 metres: David Ninavia (m) / Jhoselyn Camargo (f) 3000 metres: Daniel Toroya (m) / Lizeth Veizaga (f) 60 metres hurdles: Rafael Pereira (m) / Ketiley Batista (f) 4 × 400 metres relay: (m) / (f) High jump: Thiago Moura (m) / Sarah Freitas (f) Pole vault: Augusto Dutra de Oliveira (m) / Isabel de Quadros (f) Long jump: José Luis Mandros (m) / Nathalee Aranda (f) Triple jump: Alexsandro Melo (m) / Gabriele dos Santos (f) Shot put: Darlan Romani (m) / Livia Avancini (f) Heptathlon: Felipe Vinícius dos Santos (m) Pentathlon: Raiane Procópio February 20: 2022 Central American Race Walking Championship in San Salvador 20 km winners: Érick Barrondo (m) / Yasury Palacios (f) March 5: 2022 Balkan Indoor Championships in Istanbul 60 m winners: Kayhan Özer (m) / Olivia Fotopoulou (f) 400 m winners: Ilyas Çanakçi (m) / Anita Horvat (f) 800 m winners: Abedin Mujezinović (m) / Tuğba Toptaš (f) 1500 m winners: Mehmet Çelík (m) / Šilan Ayyildiz (f) 3000 m winners: Vid Botolin (m) / Luiza Gega (f) 60 m Hurdles winners: Alin Ionuț Anton (m) / Anamaria Nesteriuc (f) High Jump winners: Božidar Marković (m) / Mirela Demireva (f) Pole Vault winners: Riccardo Klotz (m) / Eleni-Klaoudia Polak (f) Long Jump winners: İzmir Smajlaj (m) / Vasiliki Chaitidou (f) Triple Jump winners: Levon Aghasyan (m) / Tuğba Danișmaz (f) Shot put winners: Giorgi Mujaridze (m) / Pinar Akyol (f) winners: (Remus Niculita, Mihai Dringo, Denis Toma, Robert Parge) (m) / (Agata Zupin, Jerneja Smonkar, Veronika Sadek, Anita Horvat) (f) February 15: Banskobystricka latka in Banská Bystrica High Jump winners: Sanghyeok Woo (m) / Eleanor Patterson (f) March 27: 2022 Pan American Cross Country Cup in Serra April 16 – 18: 2022 RIFTA Games in Kingston May 14 – 15: 2022 NACAC Combined Events Championship Ottawa May 15: 2022 Oceania Open 35 km Race Walking Championship Melbourne May 22: 2022 South American Marathon Championships Asunción June 8–12: 2022 African Athletics Championships in St. Pierre June 11: 2022 Championships of the Small States of Europe in Marsa June 29 – July 3: 2022 Caribbean Games (U23) in Guadeloupe July 1–4: XIX Mediterranean Games (Athletics) in Oran July 4–7: 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem August 15–21: 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich August 16–22: 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou August 19–21: 2022 NACAC Championships in Nassau August 21: 2022 South American Half Marathon Championships Buenos Aires September 9–11: 2022 South American Athletics U18 Championships São Paulo September 30 – October 2: 2022 South American Athletics U23 Championships in Cascavel October 12–15: 2022 South American Games in Asunción TBA: 4th Asian U18 Athletics Championships in Al-Kuwait
2022 World Athletics Label Road Races 2022 World Athletics Label Road Races Elite Platinum March 6: Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo Winners: Eliud Kipchoge (m) / Brigid Kosgei (f) March 13: Nagoya Women's Marathon in Nagoya (Only women's) Winners: Ruth Chepngetich April 10: C&D Xiamen Marathon in Xiamen April 17: Seoul Marathon in Seoul April 18: Boston Marathon in Boston
Elite January 16: Houston Half Marathon in Houston Winners: Milkesa Mengesha (m) / Vicoty Chepngeno (f) January 16: Houston Marathon in Houston Winners: James Ngandu (m) / Keira D'Amato (f) January 30: Osaka International Ladies Marathon in Osaka Winner: Mizuki Matsuda February 12: Lagos City Marathon in Lagos Winners: Dagne Siranesh Yirga (m) / Ulfata Gelata (f) February 19: Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in Ras Al Khaimah Winners: Jacob Kiplimo (m) / Girmawit Gebrzihair (f) February 20: Sevilla Marathon in Sevilla Winners: Asrar Abderehman (m) / Alemu Megertu (f) February 20: XXXVI Medio Maraton Internacional Guadalajara Electrolit in Guadalajara Winners: Rhonzai Lokitam Kilimo (m) / Besu Sado (f) February 27: The Combined 10th Osaka Marathon and 77th Lake Biwa Marathon in Osaka Winners: Gaku Hoshi (m) / Misato Horie (f) March 5: Riyadh Marathon in Riyadh Winners: Tsegaye Getachew (m) / Tadu Teshome (f) March 6: Nedbank #Runified 50 km in Gqeberha Winner: Stephen Mokoka Cancelled: Marathon International de Rabat in Rabat Postponed: Xuzhou Marathon in Xuzhou March 20: New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon in New Taipei City Winners: Felix Kimutai (m) / Motu Megersa (f) March 27: N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon in Istanbul TBD: Mumbai Marathon in Mumbai
Label January 9: 10K Valencia Ibercaja in Valencia Winners: Daniel Ebenyo (m) / Norah Jeruto (f) January 22: Buriram Marathon in Buriram Winners: Sergey Zyryanov (m) / Aleksandra Morozova (f) January 23: XXX Mitja Marató Internacional Vila de Santa Pola in Santa Pola Winners: Felix Kibitok (m) / Pauline Esikon (f) February 25: Tel Aviv Marathon in Winners: Vincent Kipsang Rono (m) / Mentamir Bikayia (f) February 26: Amazing Thailand 10k Bangkok in Bangkok Winner: Krzysztof Hadas February 27: Napoli City Half Marathon in Naples Winners: Yemaneberhan Crippa (m) / Gladys Chepkurui (f) February 27: Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok in Bangkok Winners: David Kibet (m) / Aleksandra Morozova (f) February 27: Maratón BP Castellón in Castellón Winners: Ronald Korir (m) / Betty Jepleting (f) February 27: Amazing Thailand Half Marathon Bangkok in Bangkok Winners: Nattawut Innum (m) / Aoranuch Aiamtas (f) March 5: Riyadh Half Marathon in Riyadh Winners: Geofry Toroitich (m) / Daisy Cherotich (f) March 6: RomaOstia Half Marathon in Roma Winners: Sabastian Kimaru Sawe (m) / Irine Jepchumba Kimais (f) March 26: Azkoitia Azpeitia Diego Garcia Memorial in Azpeitia March 27: Run Rome The Marathon in Roma March 27: Tashkent International Marathon in Tashkent March 27: Kiss-Run Pukou Women's Half Marathon in Nanjing March 27: Zagreb 21 powered by Heineken 0,0 in Zagreb TBD: Zheng-Kai International Marathon in Zhengzhou Postponed Suzhou Jinji Lake International Half Marathon in Suzhou
2022 World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze February 20: Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland 100 m winners: Lex Revell-Lewis (m) / Zoe Hobbs (f) 400 m winners: James Ford (m) / Rosie Elliot (f) 1500 m winners: Julian Oakley (m) / Laura Nagel (f) Men's 5000 m winner: Hayden Wilde Women's 400 m hurdles winner: Portia Bing Discus Throw winners: Connor Bell (m) / Savannah Scheen (f) Hammer Throw winners: Anthony Nobilo (m) / Lauren Bruce (f) High Jump winners: Hamish Kerr (m) / Keeley O'hagan (f) Men's Long Jump winners: Felix McDonald Pole Vault winners: Nicholas Southgate (m) / Olivia McTaggart (f) Shot Put winners: Tom Walsh (m) / Maddison-Lee Wesche (f) Women's Javelin Throw winner: Tori Peeters February 26: International Track Meet in Christchurch 200 m winners: Tiaan Whelpton (m) / Katherine Camp (f) Mile winners: Hayden Wilde (m) / Penelope Salmon (f) Men's 110 m hurdles winners: Joshua Hawkins Women's 100 m hurdles winner: Maggie Jones Discus Throw winners: Kieran Fowler (m) / Tatiana Kaumoana (f) Hammer Throw winners: Anthony Nobilo (m) / Lauren Bruce (f) High Jump winners: Hamish Kerr (m) / Keeley O'hagan (f) Triple Jump winners: Scott Thompson (m) / Anna Thompson (f) Shot Put winners: Tom Walsh (m) / Tapenisa Havea (f) February 26: Sydney Track Classic in Sydney 60 metres: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Abbie Taddeo (f) 100 metres: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Ella Connolly (f) 400 metres: Alex Beck (m) / Ella Connolly (f) 800 metres: Peter Bol (m) / Bendere Oboya (f) 3000 metres: Jude Thomas (m) / Rosa Davies (f) Men's 110 metres hurdles: Nicholas Hough Women's 100 metres hurdles: Liz Clay Women's 400 metres hurdles: Portia Bing High jump: Joel Baden (m) / Keeley O'Hagan (f) Pole vault: Dalton Di Medio (m) / Courtney Smallacombe (f) Triple jump: Ayo Ore (m) / Desleigh Owushu (f) Women's Shot Put: Sally Shokry Discus Throw: Matthew Denny / Jade Lally (f) Harmer Throw: Ned Weatherly (m) / Alexandra Hulley (f) March 19: Melbourne Track Classic in Melbourne