Category: Athletics

Expelled Kenyan coach denies he posed as athlete at dope test

Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Kenyan sprint coach expelled from the Rio Olympics has denied he was intentionally impersonating as…

8 years ago

Spoils shared at track and field on Rio’s Super Saturday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Belgium, Jamaica, Britain, the US and Germany all claimed track and field gold medals…

8 years ago

Thompson wins Olympic gold for Jamaica in women’s 100m

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Elaine Thompson continued Jamaica's Olympic sprint monopoly by winning gold in the women's 100m…

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Shoeless runner Diro of Ethiopia makes heroine in Olympic steeplechase

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Ethiopian runner Etenesh Diro ran the last 800 meters of her 3000m steeplechase heat…

8 years ago

Rio Olympics: Lalita, Dattu provide cheer on dismal day

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India's hopes alive by qualifying for the women's…

8 years ago

Russian long jumper Klishina banned from Olympics

Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) president Dmitry Shlyakhtin on Saturday said that long jumper Darya Klishina, country's…

8 years ago

Lalita raise India’s Rio hopes on dismal Saturday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India's hopes alive on Saturday by qualifying for…

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Bolt qualifies for 100m semis

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his qualifying heat in the men's…

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Bolt qualifies for 100m semifinals

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning sprint champion Usain Bolt won his qualifying heat in the men's 100…

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Gymnast Dipa eyes historic medal in Rio vault final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has already created history by qualifying for the final…

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Nirmala fails to qualify for 400m semifinals

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Nirmala Sheoran failed to qualify for the semifinals of the women's 400 metre athletics…

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Lalita sets national record to qualify for 3,000m Steeplechase final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India's Lalita Babbar shattered the national record in the women's 3,000 metre Steeplechase to…

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It was not my moment: Dutee Chand

Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, who failed to qualify for the 100m semi-finals in the Rio Olympics,…

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Brazilian cyclist suspended over doping test

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Brazilian Olympic cyclist Kleber Da Silva Ramos was provisionally suspended after failing a doping…

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Disappointing day for Indian athletes in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian athletes Muhammed Anas Yahiya and Ankit Sharma crashed out of thier respective events…

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Dope accused Kenyan athletics manager released on bail

Nairobi, Aug 13 (IANS) Kenyan athletics manager Michael Rotich was released on bail after he was sent home from the…

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India’s Manish Singh finishes 13th in men’s 20km race walk

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India's Manish Singh finished 13th in the men's 20km race walk event at the…

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Ethiopian Almaz Ayana breaks women’s 10,000m world record

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Ethiopian Almaz Ayana clocked 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds to break the women's 10,000 metres…

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Ethiopian Almaz Ayana breaks women’s 10,000m world record

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Ethiopian Almaz Ayana clocked 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds to break the women's 10,000 metres…

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Indian Shot Putter Manpreet Kaur fails to qualify for final round

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian athlete Manpreet Kaur failed to get past the women's Shot Put qualifying round…

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