Category: Athletics

23 athletes test positive in London 2012 sample re-analysis

Lausanne (Switzerland), May 27 (IANS) Twenty three athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games returned with positive doping tests after…

8 years ago

800m runner Tintu to aim to go sub-2 in European events

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Reigning Asian champion in 800 metres, Tintu Lukka will aim to hit peak form for…

9 years ago

Javelin thrower Neeraj bags silver but misses Rio cut

Warsaw, May 23 (IANS) Promising javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra missed the Rio Olympics qualification mark even after bagging the silver…

9 years ago

African athletes shine at Diamond League

Rabat, May 23 (IANS) African athletes produced impressive performances at the third stage of the athletics Diamond League here. Kenyan…

9 years ago

Kenya to amend laws in line with WADA anti-doping code

Nairobi, May 22 (IANS) Kenya hope that in two months they will have amended their World Anti-Doping Law to conform…

9 years ago

Bolt keeps sub-10 time promise in Golden Spike success

Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 21 (IANS) World and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt delivered on his sub-ten promise as he…

9 years ago

India athletes claim four golds at Taiwan Open

Taoyuan City (Taiwan), May 20 (IANS) Sprinter Dutee Chand clinched the gold medal in the women's 200 metres as the…

9 years ago

Kremlin sceptical about US probe into Russian athletes’ doping abuse

Moscow, May 18 (IANS) The Kremlin perceives with scepticism a statement by the US Department of Justice to investigate alleged…

9 years ago

Bolt suffers hamstring injury

Kingston (Jamaica), May 18 (IANS) Sprint star Usain Bolt is being treated in Germany for an "aggravated hamstring injury" following…

9 years ago

Dutee Chand-led Indian relay team eyes Rio berth

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Led by Dutee Chand, the National 100 metres record holder, an Indian women's 4x100 metres…

9 years ago

Dope tainted 31 athletes may be banned from Rio Olympics: IOC

Lausanne (Switzerland), May 17 (IANS) Thirty-one athletes from six sports have tested positive for doping offences following the retesting of…

9 years ago

Rio spirit to ‘absorb’ Olympics: IAAF chief Coe

Rio de Janeiro, May 17 (IANS) Rio's "unique spirit" and warm hospitality will ensure that the Rio 2016 Olympic Games…

9 years ago

Sonowal assures food supplements for NIS Patiala campers

Patiala, May 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who on Monday visited the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS)…

9 years ago

National record a gift for India’s support: Steeplechaser Sudha

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) After shattering the national record in women's 3,000 metres steeplechase at the International Amateur Athletics…

9 years ago

Russia may sue American publication over doping story: Sports minister

Moscow, May 16 (IANS) Russia will decide within the next two days on suing The New York Times, which accused…

9 years ago

Three Brazilians clinch Olympic berths at athletics test event

Rio de Janeiro, May 16 (IANS) Three Brazilians recorded Olympic qualifying times on the second day of the Iberian-American athletics…

9 years ago

Kenya’s Kangor triumphs at Riga Marathon with new record

Riga, May 15 (IANS) Kenyan distance runner Dominic Kimwetich Kangor won the Lattelecom Riga Marathon on Sunday, setting a new…

9 years ago

Uganda’s Cheptegei takes silver at IAAF Diamond League

Shanghai (China), May 15 (IANS) Promising Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei finished second in the 5,000m race at the 2016 IAAF…

9 years ago

Russian minister apologises for athletes caught for doping

Moscow, May 15 (IANS) Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has apologised for his country’s athletes who have cheated over the…

9 years ago

Olympic champ Perkovic wins discus gold in Shanghai Diamond League

Shanghai, May 14 (IANS) Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic opened her World Diamond League discus season campaign with a league record…

9 years ago



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