Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Russian track and field athletes will miss the FISU Summer Universiade, due to kick off later this month, Russian Students Sport Union (RSSU) president Sergey Seiranov said on Wednesday. The 29th…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world javelin throw title at the IAAF World Championships here while South African Wayde Van Niekerk was in a…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France tasted his first world title in men’s 800m at IAAF World Championships here. “Am I dreaming? I still can’t believe it,” a surprised Bosse said after the…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic women’s javelin champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world championships title here and China took the silver and broze medals through Li Lingwei and Lyu…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Conseslus Kipruto added more glory to his name with victory in the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase at the IAAF World Athletics Championships here. The Kenyan clocked eight minutes…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Sam Kendricks of the US has claimed the title of men’s pole vault at the World Athletics Championships here. Kendricks, who took bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, cleared 5.95 meters…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) South Africa’s Wayde Van Niekerk unsurprisingly defended his 400m title at the IAAF World Championships here. The current world record holder and Olympic gold medalist finished the race with a comfortable…
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A number of athletes participating in the 2017 World Athletic Championships, including sprint medal contender Isaac Makwala of Botswana, were on Tuesday affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis at their hotel….
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk completed a hat-trick of women’s hammer throw world titles at the World Athletics Championships here. Wlodarczyk, who won the event in 2009 and 2015, on Monday won the…
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas claimed the women’s triple jump gold medal at the World Athletics Championships here. The 21-year-old, the 2016 world indoor champion, on Monday soared to 14.91 metres for the…
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya won the women’s 1,500 metres title at the World Athletics Championships here. Kipyegon, 23, the silver medallist two year ago in Beijing, pulled away in…
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Jamaica’s Omar McLeod won the final in the 110-metre hurdles on the fourth day of the World Athletics Championships, helping to ease the blow to the track-mad nation’s pride after losses…
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Olympic silver medallist Tori Bowie captured the women’s 100 metres title at the World Athletics Championships here. The 26-year-old American threw herself at the line to take the gold in a…
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Ekaterini Stefanidi of Greece claimed the women’s pole vault title by clearing a 4.91 metres at the World Athletics Championships here. The 27-year-old on Sunday then added the world title to…
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Olympic champion Omar McLeod qualified for men’s 110 metres hurdles final of the IAAF World Championships with a top finish in the semi-finals. The Jamaican hurdler on Sunday clocked 13.10 seconds…
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Tori Bowie of the US took the gold medal in the women’s 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships here. Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson, winner in both the 100m and 200m at…
Canberra, Aug 7 (IANS) Betty Cuthbert, Australia’s most successful Olympic track and field athlete, has passed away aged 79. Athletics Australia announced her death on Monday while describing her as an “Olympic legend”, Xinhua news…
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Rose Chelimo of Bahrain won women’s marathon at the IAAF World Championships here on Sunday. Chelimo, born in Kenya, made a decisive sprint in the final kilometre to clock two hours,…
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui claimed the men’s marathon title at the world championships here on Sunday. The Boston marathon winner timed two hours, eight minutes and 27 seconds to first race…
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Nirmla brought some cheer to the Indian camp by entering the semi-finals of the women’s 400-metre event at the IAAF World Championships here on Sunday. Nirmla clocked a time of 52.1…