Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the appeal of the Russian track and field athlete Darya Klishina against the decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s 100 metre event at the Rio Games here….
Rio de Janeiro: Jamaican speedster Usain Bolt in action during Mens 100m heats at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 13, 2016. (Xinhua/IANS) Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s 100 metre event at the Rio Games here….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Usain Bolt qualified fastest for the men’s 100m sprint final in Rio as he continued his bid for a third straight Olympic gold medal in the blue riband event….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar lightened up another dismal day for India with a brave performance at the Rio Olympics even as the tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India had a disappointing day in the women’s marathon on Sunday as O.P. Jaisha finished in the 89th position, while her compatriot Kavita Raut finished 120th at the Olympic…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India had a disappointing day in the women’s marathon on Sunday as O.P. Jaisha finished in the 89th position, while her compatriot Kavita Raut finished 120th at the Olympic…
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) Suspension of Russian long jumper Darya Klishina from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro may not be the last provocation against the country’s athletes, Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko said…
Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has absolved John Anzrah, the Kenyan Olympic sprint coach who was expelled from the Rio Olympics for allegedly posing as 800 metres runner Ferguson Rotich. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has stressed that the sport of athletics needs him to win in the 2016 Rio Olympics. In an interview to French newspaper Le Parisien…
Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Kenyan sprint coach expelled from the Rio Olympics has denied he was intentionally impersonating as men’s 800-metre athlete Ferguson Rotich at a dope test. John Anzra, in a move to…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Belgium, Jamaica, Britain, the US and Germany all claimed track and field gold medals in an action-packed Super Saturday at the Rio Olympics. Nafissatou Thiam secured Belgium’s second gold…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Elaine Thompson continued Jamaica’s Olympic sprint monopoly by winning gold in the women’s 100m at the Rio Games. The 24-year-old clocked 10.71 seconds to hold off the US’ Tori…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Ethiopian runner Etenesh Diro ran the last 800 meters of her 3000m steeplechase heat with one shoe on and one shoe off, but she was later given a chance…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India’s hopes alive by qualifying for the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals while rower Dattu Bhokanal topped the Final C to finish 13th…
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) president Dmitry Shlyakhtin on Saturday said that long jumper Darya Klishina, country’s sole contender at the athletics competition in the Olympic Games, was banned from competing in…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India’s hopes alive on Saturday by qualifying for the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals while rower Dattu Bhokanal topped the Final C to…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his qualifying heat in the men’s 100 metres easily at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. He won Heat 7 at…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning sprint champion Usain Bolt won his qualifying heat in the men’s 100 metres easily at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. He won Heat 7 aat 10.07…