Tokyo: Good news for all those who have already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics: You’re in for 2021. Olympic officials have confirmed that the 6,200 or...
New Delhi: Indian shot putter Navin Chikara has been suspended for four years by global athletics body’s (IAAF) Athletics Integrity Unit for failing an out-of-competition dope...
Bengaluru: The 13th edition of Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru scheduled to take place on May 17, was on Thursday postponed in view of the...
New Delhi: The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics was her “worst fear” and India’s medal hopeful Vinesh Phogat says the extended wait is going to be...
Paris: World Athletics has said it was prepared to shift the world championships in 2021 in order to accommodate a potential move of this year’s coronavirus-threatened...
London: British track cyclist Callum Skinner has labelled International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach “arrogant” and “stubborn” over the organisation’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic. The...
New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has officially announced the postponement of the Federation Cup National Senior Championships to be held next month in...
London: The leader of the international track federation, Seb Coe, sent a letter to IOC president Thomas Bach saying holding the Olympics in July is neither...
Washington: Almost three-quarters of the 300 US athletes who took part in a virtual town hall with US Olympic officials support delaying the 2020 Tokyo Games,...
Washington: Nine-time Olympic track and field champion Carl Lewis says he wants a delay of up to two years for the Tokyo Olympics but rejects any...
Tokyo: A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control. “As the...
New Delhi: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says he is keeping himself busy with workouts at gym and some movie-watching during self-isolation at NIS Patiala, urging...
New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday postponed its Annual General Body meeting and elections of its office bearers to be held in...
New Delhi: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been ordered by Sports Authority of India (SAI) to remain self-isolated for 14 days at the NIS-Patiala after...
New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India on Thursday cancelled the Indian Grand Prix hours before it was to begin, paying heed to the government’s directive...
Tokyo: Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi said athletes were being forced to take health risks as competitors started to speak out about holding the Tokyo...
New Delhi: The first competition of the Indian Grand Prix (IGP) series slated for March 20 will be open only for athletes who are part of...
New Delhi: Four minors, including two track and field athletes, have been placed under provisional suspension after they returned positive for banned substances in tests conducted...
New Delhi: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who has qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, is returning home from his training base in Turkey owing to...
Monaco: World Athletics has fined Russia’s track and field federation 10 million for breaching anti-doping rules and capped at 10 the number of Russians allowed to...
Paris: The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in the Polish city of Gdynia was postponed until October 17 because of the coronavirus. “The current international situation...
Paris: The Paris Marathon, scheduled for April 5 with 60,000 registered runners, has been postponed until October 18 due to the coronavirus outbreak, race organisers have...
New Delhi: Long-distance runner Kiranjeet Kaur, who won the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K among the Indians, has tested positive for a banned substance and has been...
New Delhi: The Asian 20km Race Walk Championships in Japan scheduled for March 15, where 13 Indians were to take part, has been cancelled due to...
London: Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele broke Mo Farah’s course record as he won the London half-marathon on Sunday in a time of one hour and 22 seconds....
London: Mo Farah says he has suffered “financially and emotionally” from his association with disgraced coach Alberto Salazar, who is banned from athletics for four years...
New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics-bound Bhawana Jat was on Monday named in a 13-member Indian team for the Asian 20km Race Walk Championships, to be held in...
New Delhi: In a “landmark” decision by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of the NADA, Haryana’s Amit Dahiya has been banned for four years for evading dope...
New Delhi: Kambala jockey Srinivas Gowda, who has created a social media storm after his record-setting performance in a traditional buffalo race, has refused to undergo...
Glasgow: Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set a world pole vault record of 6.18 metres at an indoor meeting in Glasgow, adding one centimetre to the record he...
New Delhi: Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda, whose running exploits during a traditional buffalo race in Karnataka has evoked a social media frenzy, will be assessed by...
Paris: Papa Massata Diack, the son of former world athletics supremo Lamine Diack, has denied corruption linked to the Russian doping scandal, saying he is too...
Paris: Armand Duplantis of Sweden set a world pole vault record of 6.17 metres at an indoor meeting in Poland. Duplantis, the US-born 20-year-old who won...
London: British distance-running great Mo Farah has withdrawn from next month’s Big Half race in London with an achilles injury. The four-time Olympic gold medallist, preparing...
Lausanne: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said it must receive permission from Russia’s anti-doping agency to approve a public hearing in the appeal...
Nairobi: Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, the first to break the mythic two-hour mark, and Vivian Cheruiyot will lead the Kenyan marathon team for the Tokyo...
New Delhi: Wrestler Ravinder won a silver medal at the Under-23 World Championships last year, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and he has been...
