Category: Athletics

German channel to broadcast new documentary on Russian doping scandal

Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS) German television channel ARD will air a new documentary on the abuse of performance enhancing drugs…

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Russian sports minister to attend IAAF Taskforce meet on membership reinstatement

Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS) Russia Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko and a representative of the country's investigative committee will be attending…

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Edna seeks Boston win to inspire quest for third World marathon title

Nairobi, Jan 21 (IANS) With Kenya's focus on the London marathon on April 23, two-time World marathon champion Edna Kiplagat…

8 years ago

Ethiopian icon Gebrselassie urges athletes to shun doping

Nairobi, Jan 20 (IANS) Ethiopian running legend Haile Gebrselassie has called upon athletes to shun doping and compete with a…

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Kenya’s Kipchoge to skip 2017 London Marathon

Nairobi, Jan 20 (IANS) Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Elud Kipchoge said he will not take part in this year's London…

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Russian athlete moves IAAF to perform under neutral flag

Moscow, Jan 19 (IANS) Russian runner Sergei Shubenkov has filed an application with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)…

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Moscow court rejects Russian athlete’s defamation suit

Moscow, Jan 19 (IANS) A Moscow court has rejected a defamation lawsuit filed by Russian athlete Kristina Ugarova against German…

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Bekele primed for Dubai marathon

Dubai, Jan 18 (IANS) Ethiopian runner Kenenisa Bekele said here on Wednesday that he returns to the Dubai Marathon, to…

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Russia to present its assessment of McLaren’s report to IOC

Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS) Russias independent public anti-doping commission will present its assessment of the second part of the World…

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Kenya’s runner Longosiwa keen to compete at World Cross

Nairobi, Jan 12 (IANS) A groin injury and stiff competition in the team camp denied former Olympic 5,000 metres bronze…

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Russia’s participation in 2018 Olympics hinges on two IOC commissions

Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will take a decision regarding Russias participation in the 2018 Winter…

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Top Kenyan athletes set for anti-doping seminar

Nairobi, Jan 12 (IANS) Athletics Kenya will hold a seminar on January 16 targeting 108 elite athletes, coaches and managers…

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Bolt, Ronaldo nominated; Messi misses out on Laureus awards nomination

Monaco, Jan 11 (IANS) Sprint legend Usain Bolt and football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo were nominated but his great rival Lionel…

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Kenya’s Karoki itching to take London marathon plunge

Nairobi, Jan 10 (IANS) After a decade of competing on track, World Half Marathon silver medallist Bedan Karoki of Kenya…

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Kenyan Olympic medallist to train in Finland

Nairobi, Jan 10 (IANS) Olympic 400m hurdles silver medallist Boniface Tumuti Mucheru of Kenya will pitch his training camp in…

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Bekele to run 2017 London Marathon

London, Jan 9 (IANS) Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele tops the list of world-class contenders for the men's race at the…

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IAAF ready to discuss scrapping of tainted world records

Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is ready to discuss with the International Sports Press…

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Olympic 800m champion Rudisha named event ambassador of Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Reigning Olympic and World 800m champion David Rudisha was on Saturday named the international event Ambassador…

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Over 41,000 set to run in 14th Mumbai marathon

Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Ethiopias Ayele Abshero along with Dinknesh Mekash, a two-time winner in Mumbai, will lead the elite…

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Asian athletics meet top draw event in AFI calendar

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The 22nd Asian Athletics Championships, to be held in Ranchi in July, will be the…

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