Madrid, July 13 (IANS) Spanish pole vaulter Didac Salas’ last chance of booking a Rio Olympic berth were dashed when his baggage was lost during his flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona. Salas returned to Barcelona…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Pia Hansson, an ultra marathon runner from Denmark, who is one of the 15 elite runners participating in The Great India Run, is looking forward to her India experience starting…
Washington, July 13 (IANS) Team USA have named five defending Olympic champions in their 126-member track and field squad for next month’s Rio 2016 Games. London 2012 gold medallists Ashton Eaton (decathlon), Allyson Felix (400m…
Rio de Janeiro, July 12 (IANS) Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has been included in Jamaica’s squad for the Rio 2016 Games, officials from the Caribbean nation have announced. There were fears Bolt’s participation could…
Moscow, July 11 (IANS) The world athletics association IAAF approached formalistically the issue of examining Russian athletes applications for admission to global competitions as it didnt even take the effort of reading them before imposing…
Moscow, July 11 (IANS) Russia has never backed boycotts of Olympic Games, President Vladimir Putins spokesman said on Monday, as the country awaits the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s verdict on allowing its track…
Kampala, July 11 (IANS) Uganda has dropped star athlete Moses Kipsiro from the team that will take part in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil from August 5. “Although Kipsiro qualified for the marathon…
Moscow, July 11 (IANS) Long jumper Darya Klishina, who is the sole Russian athlete to get the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) nod to take part in international competitions, on Monday rejected accusations of…
Moscow, July 10 (IANS) It is high time now to dissolve the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday, commenting on the association’s decision to reject applications from…
Bucharest, July 10 (IANS) Romania will send 96 participants across 16 sports to next month’s Rio Olympics with seven sportspersons in reserve. According to the Executive Committee of the Romanian Olympic Committee which announced the…
Moscow, July 10 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has rejected applications from all Russian athletes for participation in international competitions, including the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, except for long jumper…
Hanoi, July 10 (IANS) “I love running. It keeps me healthy,” said septuagenarian Amnaj Prompinun from Thailand in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi after climbing 1,914 steps over 72 floors of the tallest building in the city….
Nairobi, July 10 (IANS) International athletics managers are considering quitting Kenya over what they term as intimidation by authorities after one of their own, Italian Federico Rosa, was brought before court as investigations on doping…
Rio de Janeiro, July 9 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Arthur Zanetti and former world champion Diego Hypolito were named in Brazil’s 10-member gymnastics team for next month’s Rio Olympics. The women’s team will include Hypolito’s…
Moscow, July 9 (IANS) Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Alexander Zhukov has said that the national contingent will be successful at the upcoming Olympic Games despite recent media reports and probes carried out by sports…
Geneva, July 8 (IANS) The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has requested an evaluation from its ethics commission concerning the participation of Russian runner Yulia Stepanova at the 2016 Olympics next month….
Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (IANS) Tanzania has become the first nation to submit its official team entry for next month’s Rio Olympics, the organisers said. The African nation of around 50 million people will…
Nairobi, July 6 (IANS) Uganda’s Olympic marathon title holder Stephen Kiprotich is fired up to take on the challenge of runaway favourite and Kenyan training partner Eliud Kipchoge, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro…
Pretoria, July 6 (IANS) A South African court on Wednesday sentenced Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. Pretoria High Court judge Thokozile Masipa…
Pretoria, July 6 (IANS) Oscar Pistorius’ defence team said on Wednesday that they will not appeal a six-year sentence given to the Paralympian by high court. Earlier, the high court in Pretoria handed down a…