Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS) German television channel ARD will air a new documentary on the abuse of performance enhancing drugs on Sunday, German journalist Hajo Seppelt, known for reports on high-profile doping scandals in Russian…
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS) Russia Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko and a representative of the country’s investigative committee will be attending a meeting of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Taskforce on the possible reinstatement…
Nairobi, Jan 21 (IANS) With Kenya’s focus on the London marathon on April 23, two-time World marathon champion Edna Kiplagat will be working on a different plot in the United States to win the Boston…
Nairobi, Jan 20 (IANS) Ethiopian running legend Haile Gebrselassie has called upon athletes to shun doping and compete with a clean slate. Gebrselassie, who is also the president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, on Thursday…
Nairobi, Jan 20 (IANS) Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Elud Kipchoge said he will not take part in this year’s London Marathon scheduled for April. Kipchoge, who is also the London Marathon defending champion, has instead…
Moscow, Jan 19 (IANS) Russian runner Sergei Shubenkov has filed an application with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) requesting a permit for taking part in international competitions as a neutral athlete. In early…
Moscow, Jan 19 (IANS) A Moscow court has rejected a defamation lawsuit filed by Russian athlete Kristina Ugarova against German TV channel ARD. The Dorogomilovsky Court of Moscow held hearings on a lawsuit on the…
Dubai, Jan 18 (IANS) Ethiopian runner Kenenisa Bekele said here on Wednesday that he returns to the Dubai Marathon, to be held on Friday, in order to erase his disappointment from January 2015 when he…
Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS) Russias independent public anti-doping commission will present its assessment of the second part of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission report, headed by Canadian sports law professor Richard McLaren. “We…
Nairobi, Jan 12 (IANS) A groin injury and stiff competition in the team camp denied former Olympic 5,000 metres bronze medallist Thomas Longosiwa a chance to travel to Rio Olympics in August. But he has…
Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will take a decision regarding Russias participation in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea’s PyeongChang following relevant findings of its two commissions, the governing body…
Nairobi, Jan 12 (IANS) Athletics Kenya will hold a seminar on January 16 targeting 108 elite athletes, coaches and managers who have been invited in order to be briefed on the governing body’s new medical…
Monaco, Jan 11 (IANS) Sprint legend Usain Bolt and football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo were nominated but his great rival Lionel Messi missed out on the shortlist for the Laureus World Sports Awards on Wednesday. Nominees…
Nairobi, Jan 10 (IANS) After a decade of competing on track, World Half Marathon silver medallist Bedan Karoki of Kenya feels he is ready to seek redemption in the ultimate distance, the marathon. Karoki, 26,…
Nairobi, Jan 10 (IANS) Olympic 400m hurdles silver medallist Boniface Tumuti Mucheru of Kenya will pitch his training camp in Finland, aiming to polish his skills ahead of the World Championships in London in August….
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele tops the list of world-class contenders for the men’s race at the 2017 London Marathon to be held on April 23, organisers said on Monday. Already a…
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is ready to discuss with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) its proposal to scrap the world records list, as some of athletes may…
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Reigning Olympic and World 800m champion David Rudisha was on Saturday named the international event Ambassador of the 14th edition of the Mumbai Marathon, to be held on January 15. The…
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Ethiopias Ayele Abshero along with Dinknesh Mekash, a two-time winner in Mumbai, will lead the elite field at the 14th edition of the Mumbai Marathon here on January 15. Abshero is…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The 22nd Asian Athletics Championships, to be held in Ranchi in July, will be the highlight event in an otherwise packed calendar for the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) which…