Category: Athletics

Discus thrower Seema seals Olympics berth

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Veteran discuss thrower Seema Antil qualified for the Rio Olympics with a gold medal winning…

9 years ago

Athlete Seema qualifies for Rio Olympics

Salinas (US), May 29 (IANS) Veteran discuss thrower Seema Antil qualified for the Rio Olympics with a gold medal winning…

9 years ago

Asian Junior Athletics to be held in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, May 29 (IANS) The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will take place here on June 3-6,…

9 years ago

Retest confirms 8 Russian 2012 olympic athletes’ doping

Moscow, May 29 (IANS) The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has confirmed that doping samples of eight Russian athletes taken during…

9 years ago

Runner Kiplimo becomes Uganda’s youngest athlete for Rio

Kampala, May 28 (IANS) Jacob Kiplimo, 16, has become the youngest ever Ugandan athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games,…

9 years ago

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…

9 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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