Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	6424	▲ +103
2	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	1686	▲ +1
3	Russia	Russia	Jamaica	Jamaica	Jamaica	1628	▲ +68
4	Great Britain	Jamaica	Russia	Russia	Russia	1562	▲ +3
5	Jamaica	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	1558	▲ +32
6	Nigeria	Nigeria	Nigeria	Poland	Poland	750	▲ +15
7	Kenya	Poland	Poland	Nigeria	Nigeria	715	▲ +12
8	France	Kenya	Kenya	Kenya	Kenya	603	▲ +13
9	Poland	France	France	France	France	566	▲ +3
10	Japan	Australia	Bahamas	Bahamas	Bahamas	561	▲ +20
11	India	Japan	Australia	Japan	Australia	548	▲ +20
12	Bahamas	Bahamas	Japan	Australia	Japan	539	▲ +2
13	Australia	India	India	India	India	515	▲ +24
14	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	445	–
15	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	398	▲ +6
16	Fiji	Fiji	Fiji	Fiji	Fiji	313	▲ +3
17	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	307	▲ +9
18	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	290	▲ +13
19	Czech Republic	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	Botswana	260	▲ +26
20	Trinidad and Tobago	Czech Republic	Botswana	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago	257	▲ +17
21	Botswana	Botswana	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	219	–
22	China	China	China	China	China	205	–
23	England	England	England	England	Belgium	176	▲ +39
24	Senegal	Senegal	Senegal	Senegal	Dominican Republic	158	▲ +47
25	New Zealand	Belgium	Belgium	Italy	England	154	▲ +5
26	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	New Zealand	Belgium	New Zealand	153	▲ +16
27	Sweden	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	Netherlands	150	▲ +56
28	Belgium	Italy	Italy	Sri Lanka	Senegal	148	–
29	Italy	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Italy	138	–
30	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	Sri Lanka	127	▲ +6
31	Grenada	Bahrain	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain	120	▲ +31
32	Qatar	Grenada	Grenada	Grenada	Sweden	115	▲ +2
33	New Caledonia	Qatar	Bahrain	Netherlands	Saudi Arabia	108	▲ +4
34	Mexico	Mexico	Qatar	Bahrain	Grenada	105	▲ +11
35	Uganda	New Caledonia	Mexico	Qatar	Qatar	92	▲ +6
36	Kazakhstan	Uganda	Colombia	Mexico	Mexico	82	–
37	Brazil	Kazakhstan	New Caledonia	Colombia	Colombia	80	–
38	Ghana	Colombia	Uganda	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	80	–
39	Belarus	Brazil	Kazakhstan	Brazil	Brazil	78	–
40	Malaysia	Ghana	Brazil	Uganda	Kazakhstan	73	▲ +3
41	Iraq	Belarus	Ghana	Kazakhstan	Uganda	72	–
42	Dominican Republic	Malaysia	Belarus	Ghana	Spain	68	▲ +12
43	Philippines	Vanuatu	Malaysia	Belarus	Ghana	65	–
44	Vanuatu	Iraq	Vanuatu	Malaysia	Belarus	62	–
45	Cameroon	Dominican Republic	Iraq	Vanuatu	Malaysia	62	▲ +1
46	South Korea	Philippines	Philippines	Iraq	Vanuatu	60	–
47	Ivory Coast	Spain	Spain	Spain	Iraq	59	–
48	Ukraine	Cameroon	Cameroon	Philippines	Philippines	55	–
49	Spain	South Korea	South Korea	Cameroon	Cameroon	51	–
50	Thailand	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	South Korea	South Korea	49	–

Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season

WorldAthletics.org | 06.09.2026

A total of seven meeting records were set on the final night of the Wanda Diamond League season in Brussels on Saturday.

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Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Olympics.com | 27.08.2026

The Olympic champion took 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's mark with no wind at all, less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos set a world record of his own in Zurich.

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Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

APnews.com | 17.08.2026

Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.

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