Germany restores '36 high jump record

Germany has restored the 1936 high jump record to the woman who was stripped of the mark because she was Jewish.

Bolt, Richards named athletes of 2009

Sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

Bolt, Gay to race at least 3 times

Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the U.S. will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meetings next year.

Gay, Richards win Jesse Owens awards

Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards have both won the Jesse Owens Award for a second time.

Gender tests to remain private matter

South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.

IAAF says tests on runner not finished

Gender tests on South African world champion Caster Semenya have not yet been completed, the IAAF said Wednesday.

...AUGUST 20: Rasheed Ramzi of Bahrain poses after winning a gold medal in the men's 1500m track and field athletics event at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games...

Study: Pistorius' advantage significant

The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to a new study.

Ramzi loses Beijing gold, 4 others DQ'd

Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the Beijing Games.

Missing the Mark (Martin)

There is no one -- and I am including Jimmie Johnson here -- that doesn't want to see Mark Martin win a Sprint Cup Series championship. At 50, he now ...

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Semenya's lawyers say she was tricked

Caster Semenya's lawyers say the South African runner was tricked into speaking to a reporter for The Guardian for an article that was published Saturday in the British newspaper.

Semenya not enjoying fame

South African runner Caster Semenya says she isn't comfortable with her fame since her world championship title was obscured by gender-test revelations.

Ryan heads Chicago '16 legacy group

Patrick Ryan will continue his efforts to expand Olympic sports in Chicago.

Bolt granted diplomatic passport

Sprint star Usain Bolt was appointed an ambassador-at-large by Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding during a ceremony Thursday. Bolt was also granted a diplomatic passport.

Athletes will plead case Jan. 25-27

Two Belarusian hammer throwers stripped of their Olympic medals for doping must wait until next year to try to win them back at an appeal hearing.