Nairobi, April 28 (IANS) Athletics Kenya has sacked its suspended CEO, Isaac Mwangi, after an annual general meeting (AGM) abolished the post and reinstated the secretary general’s position. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)…
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), April 27 (IANS) Reigning Olympic 400-metre hurdles champion Felix Sanchez has announced his retirement. He announced this here on Tuesday via a video press conference, reports Xinhua. The 38-year-old won’t be…
Kingston (Jamaica), April 25 (IANS) American Tyson Gay will compete in the mens 100 metre sprint at the Jamaica International Invitational carded for May 7 at the National Stadium, the organisers have confirmed. Gay, 33,…
Waco (Texas), April 25 (IANS) Sprinter Asafa Powell blew away the field to win the 200 metre race during the Michael Johnson Invitational at Clyde Hart Track and Field stadium. The Olympic 4×100 relay gold…
London, April 24 (IANS) Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge retained the men’s title of the London Marathon here on Sunday with a second fastest time in the event so far. The 31-year-old Kipchoge, the men’s 5000 metre…
Yangzhou (China), April 24 (IANS) Newly-crowned world half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya continued her solid form as she cut 55 seconds off the women’s course record en route to claim the title at…
Hamilton (Bermuda), April 24 (IANS) Veteran Jamaican sprinter Michael Frater has said the countrys star-studded 4×100 metres relay team will be hoping to make a big statement at the Rio Olympics, as many of them…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A slew of athletics stars, former champions on a comeback trail and upcoming ones are expected to clinch qualification berths for the 2016 Olympic Games when the first Indian Grand…
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Technical mistakes caused the Beijing anti-doping laboratory to be suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the lab’s head said here on Friday. WADA announced on Friday that it has suspended…
Caracas, April 22 (IANS) The fifth edition of the CAF (Andean Development Corporation — Development Bank of Latin America) Marathon which will be run on Sunday here will welcome 10,680 athletes, according to the event…
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Friday it has suspended accreditation of the National Anti-Doping Laboratory in Beijing, China, for a maximum period of four months. The suspension will take effect…
New York, April 22 (IANS) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt is targeting a sub-19 seconds run in the 200 metres and has cast doubt over whether he will wind up his illustrious career following the…
Moscow, April 19 (IANS) The decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to include Meldonium in the list of the banned performance-enhancing drugs was a politically motivated campaign against Russian athletes, Federal Micro-Biological Agency (FMBA)…
Kingston (Jamaica), April 19 (IANS) Former World champion Yohan Blake has described his timing of 9.95 seconds in the 100 metres at MVP track and field as “a big step” and says he is now…
MOscow, April 18 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will have to exclude drug Meldonium from its list of banned substances after the Rio Olympics, preparation developer and member of Latvias Academy of Sciences Ivars…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Latvian pharmaceutical company Grindex, manufacturer of banned drug Meldonium, seeks the exclusion of the substance from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list from next year, its chairman of the board…
Athens, April 17 (IANS) More than 3,000 runners from across Greece attended the third annual Half Marathon race of the Marathon Municipality and Run in History in the birthplace of the Marathon race on Sunday….
Belgrade, April 17 (IANS) Abel Rop Kipruto and Stellah Barsosio Jepngetich from Kenya won the 29th Belgrade Marathon event. Kipruto finished the men’s race in two hours, 23 minutes and 59 seconds while Jepngetich took…
Moscow, April 15 (IANS) Russian cyclist Eduard Vorganov, who retired after testing positive for banned substance Meldonium early this year, is ready to resume his career in case he is amnestied in light of the…
Moscow, April 14 (IANS) President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed to protect Russian athletes against unfair decisions made by international sports organisations. Russia will fight so all decisions would be fairly made on participation of…