DALLAS – First Lady Michelle Obama today joined U.S. athletes, including Team USA track stars Bernard Lagat, Lashinda Demus, Wallace Spearmon and LaShawn Merritt, to announce a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active as part of her Let’s Move! initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity.

23 April: The second edition of the AIMS Children's Series took place on 21 April 2012, starting and finishing at the Tushikamane Care secondary school in Tanzania.

This week sees the start of the AVIVA Schools’ Track & Field Championships with 42 fixtures set to take place over the next two months. After battling it out at local and regional level, the best of Irish schools’ athletics talent will get set to compete at the highly anticipated AVIVA All Ireland Schools Track & Field Final on Saturday, 2nd June 2012 at Tullamore Harriers Stadium.

Defending champion Jessica Judd will target her fourth successive title at the Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon this Sunday, 22 April.

Athletics Australia is thrilled to today announce a 74-strong Under 17 Development Squad.

Three thousand future marathoners and 500 parents and teachers will be taking to the streets of Pacific Grove on Saturday morning, April 28, to run the JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K. The semi-annual fun run is part of the Big Sur International Marathon’s weekend line up of events. California’s Superintendent of Schools, Tom Torlakson, will be on hand to start the race and help present awards to the participating schools.

Beijing, China - The IAAF/Nestlé lecturers’ course for Kids’ Athletics in China is currently taking place in Beijing.

The 2012 Australian Junior Athletics Championships have concluded at Sydney Olympic Park today, with Luke Cann (Vic), Brandon Starc (NSW), Hugh Donovan (Qld) and Monica Brennan (Vic) all, pending official selection, securing their spot on the Australian Spark team for the 2012 IAAF world junior championships in Barcelona (ESP).

Kids can be part of Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon weekend excitement by participating in ING KiDS ROCK D.C..

Sara Klein (NSW), Tessa Consedine (Vic) and Sarah Carli (NSW) have won gold, silver and bronze in a show-stopping girls’ under 20 400m hurdles on day four at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships.