Category: Athletics

Doping situation in Russia very much politicised: Sports minister

Moscow, March 27 (IANS) Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko believes the doping situation in Russia is very much politicised. A…

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Kenyans sweep half marathon world titles

Cardiff (England), March 27 (IANS) Kenyan athletes have won both men's and women's races at the world half-marathon championships. Geoffrey…

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Russian athletes test positive for meldonium

Moscow, March 25 (IANS) Twenty seven Russian athletes have so far tested positive for meldonium, a drug banned by the…

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Russia accepts revision of athletes’ disqualification by CAS

Moscow, March 25 (IANS) The All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) said it has no objection regarding the revision of the disqualification…

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Brazilian Olympic hopeful handed four-year doping ban

Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) Brazilian marathon runner and Rio 2016 Olympic hopeful Sueli Pereira has been banned for…

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Bolt confirms plans to call curtains on Olympic career this year

Kingston (Jamaica), March 23 (IANS) Sprint super star Usain Bolt has announced his intention to call curtains on his Olympic…

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Russian sports minister calls on athletes to stop taking Meldonium

Moscow, March 22 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Tuesday called on all Russian athletes to immediately stop taking…

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British athletes are hiding from competitions: IAAF boss

London, March 22 (IANS) International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has alleged that some British athletes are…

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NYCS and GAIL launch grassroots athletics programme

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) To select and nurture talent in athletics, GAIL (India) Ltd. and National Yuva Cooperative Society…

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Olympic bronze medallist Kipsang to compete in Berlin Half marathon

Nairobi, March 22 (IANS) With over a month before the London Marathon, Olympic bronze medallist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya will…

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Russian swimmer Yefimova to challenge suspension for alleged doping

Moscow, March 21 (IANS) Four-time world champion Russian swimmer Yulia Yefimova said on Monday she would challenge her suspension for…

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Another Russian athlete tests positive for Meldonium

Moscow, March 21 (IANS) Russian track-and-field athlete Nadezhda Kotlyarova, a silver medallist of the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in…

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Russia minister to oversee Meldonium cases of athletes

Moscow, March 20 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he would be personally overseeing each case of reported…

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Dong Bin wins men’s triple jump at World Indoor athletics

Portland (Oregon), March 20 (IANS) China's Dong Bin won the men's triple jump gold at the athletics World Indoor Championships…

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Kenyan athletics team lauded for good performance at Africa cross-country

Nairobi, March 14 (IANS) Kenyan coaches and officials have congratulated their athletes for winning and dominating the Africa Cross Country…

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Inventor says ban on Meldonium lobbyism by vested interests

Moscow, March 12 (IANS) Drug Meldonium, also known as Mildronate, has been enlisted as a banned substance due to lobbyism…

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‘Russian athletics specialists objected to Meldonium getting blacklisted’

Monaco, March 11 (IANS) Specialists at the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) objected to the inclusion of the drug Meldonium in…

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Bolt to headline inaugural Racers Grand Prix

Kingston (Jamaica), March 11 (IANS) World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will headline the inaugural Racers Grand Prix, scheduled…

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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)…

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