Category: Athletics

Finland’s Tampere to host 2018 U-20 athletics worlds

Paris, March 11 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) decided at its 203rd council meeting that the Finnish…

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Meldonium producer trying to get drug excluded from prohibited list

Riga, March 10 (IANS) Latvian pharmaceutical firm Grindex, the producer of Meldonium, is struggling with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)…

9 years ago

Russian anti-doping agency’s chief may sue German journalist for defamation

Moscow, March 10 (IANS) Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Acting Director General Anna Antseliovich has said she is considering filing a…

9 years ago

Ban on Meldonium may raise death rate in athletes: Inventor

Riga, March 10 (IANS) The inventor of the drug Meldonium has warned that the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) decision to…

9 years ago

Bolt preparation for Rio Games on course

Kingston (Jamaica), March 10 (IANS) Sprint icon Usain Bolt says his preparations for Rio’s Summer Olympics are on track, despite…

9 years ago

More Russian athletes may be banned for doping, says government

Moscow, March 8 (IANS) More Russian athletes may be disqualified from international games for using banned drugs amid the latest…

9 years ago

Russia supports WADA, IAAF measures on athletics reforms

Moscow, March 7 (IANS) Russia will support all measures of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Association of Athletics…

9 years ago

Olympic champ Chen Ding set to lead Chinese race walkers in Rio

Huangshan (China), March 5 (IANS) Olympic champion Chen Ding almost secured a berth in China's team for the Rio Olympic…

9 years ago

Elite athletes gear up for Kolkata Marathon

Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) The country's elite athletes, including the likes of Sindhu Yadav, Rashmi Gurumule, Girish Tiwari, Md Yunus,…

9 years ago

IAAF Diamond League expands into Africa

Zurich, March 3 (IANS) The General Assembly of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting has decided…

9 years ago

IOC identigies 43 for team of refugee athletes

Geneva, March 3 (IANS) Sending a message of hope for refugees across the world, IOC has announced plans to send…

9 years ago

Djokovic, Bolt, Messi lead Laureus Awards nomination

Beijing, March 3 (IANS) The nominees for the 2015 Laureus Awards were announced with 2014 winner Novak Djokovic, Usain Bolt…

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Santosh, Rohini clinch inaugural New Delhi Marathon

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The inaugural New Delhi Marathon title was here on Sunday clinched by Santosh Kumar in…

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