Usain Bolt chasing medals and not money at 2017 World Championships, claim London chiefs

The world’s fastest man is expected to draw the curtain on his illustrious career when the IAAF world athletics championships take place at the Olympic stadium next year.

Although retiring at this year’s Rio Olympics would perhaps be more fitting, it is believed Jamaican Bolt, 29, will elect to race for another season, finishing at the venue where he won three gold medals during the London 2012 Games

Russia announces anti-doping reforms in bid to avoid Rio ban

Russia has announced reforms it hopes will repair the credibility of its anti-doping body and will see its athletics team compete at the Rio Olympics.