London, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian athlete Dutee Chand crashed out of the women’s 100 metre event after finishing sixth in her heat at the ongoing IAAF World Championships here on Saturday. Dutee clocked 12.07 seconds…
London, Aug 5 (IANS) London Stadium, the focus of the sporting world during the 2012 Olympics, was packed with spectators again on Saturday on the second day of the 2017 IAAF World Championships, ahead of…
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Mo Farah of Britain registered the second fastest time in the history of the IAAF World Championships on his way to winning gold in the men’s 10,000 metre event here. Farah,…
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Refugee athlete Angelina Nadi said she had made great improvement at the London world championships one year after she competed at the Rio Olympic Games, both in sporting performance and her…
London, Aug 4 (IANS) British distance running legend Sir Mo Farah was gearing up for the 2017 IAAF World Championships, in which he is widely expected to take gold. Farah, originally from Somalia, has dominated…
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) After becoming the first Paralympian to be nominated for the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — two-time Paralympics gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia on…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur and Cheteshwar Pujara along with Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu were among 17 sportspersons selected for the prestigious Arjuna Awards this year. Former India hockey team captain Sardar Singh…
Nairobi, Aug 2 (IANS) The retirement of Vivian Cheruiyot in the women’s 10,000-metre race leaves it open for anyone to make a rush for the gold medal during the World Championships, which kicks off in…
Nairobi, Aug 2 (IANS) Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon will have to fight off a stiff competition from Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba and the Netherlands’ world indoor champion Sifan Hassan in the 1,500 metres race at the…
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Jamaica’s Usain Bolt said he was pretty confident about his chances in the upcoming IAAF World Championships, which will be his last competition before retiring. At a press conference here on…
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and United Kingdom Athletics have announced a strict anti-doping programme for the upcoming IAAF World Championships here. AIU and UKI on Monday revealed in a statement…
Nairobi, Aug 1 (IANS) Two-time world champion David Rudisha has pulled out of the London 2017 IAAF World Championships due to injury. Rudisha, who won gold at the Daegu 2011 and Beijing 2015 editions of…
Kochi, July 31 (IANS) The Kerala High Court, which had ordered the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to include Kerala athlete P.U. Chitra in the squad for the World Athletics Championship, adopted a tough stance…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A day after the Kerala High Court directed the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to include Asian Athletics gold medallist runner P.U. Chitra in the team for next months IAAF…
Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) Five years ago, David Rudisha of Kenya arrived in London with hopes of delivering something special at the Olympic Games. He left not only with a gold medal but also a…
Kochi, July 27 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to explain why was state athlete P.U. Chitra left out of the national squad despite qualifying for next month’s World Athletics Championship….
Nairobi, July 26 (IANS) Just a week before heading to London for the World Athletics Championships, the Kenya men’s marathon team is confident that it will reclaim the world title in the longest and toughest…
Novogorsk (Russia), July 26 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has said he hoped that the membership of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) will be reinstated with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) by…
Nairobi, July 25 (IANS) Kenya’s hopes at the London World Athletics Championships were dealt a blow on Tuesday after world 400 metres hurdles champion Nicholas Bett pulled out with a recurrent right leg injury. Bett…
London, July 25 (IANS) British long jump champion Greg Rutherford will not be able to defend his title at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 in August, as he pulled out on Tuesday. British Athletics…