New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India on Wednesday confirmed recommending star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, country’s highest sporting...
New Delhi: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Saturday recommended for the coveted Khel Ratna Award by the committee constituted by the Athletics Federation of...
New Delhi: Long-distance runner Kiranjeet Kaur, who won the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K among the Indians last year, has been handed a four-year ban by World...
Nairobi: Two-time Olympic and world 800m record holder David Rudisha will be sidelined for 16 weeks after fracturing his left ankle. The 31-year-old Rudisha twisted his...
Kingston: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt has become a father for the first time after welcoming the birth of a baby girl with partner Kasi...
New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has decided to tentatively start the 2020 season’s competitions in September provided the health crisis, triggered by the...
New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the country will need to raise the level of athletics at the world stage. He was speaking...
New Delhi: Middle distance runner Jhuma Khatun has been banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit of the world governing body for testing positive...
Denver: The typical day for Noah Lyles now looks something like this: Drive to park. Unload weights from truck. Sprint on grassy field. Lift. And, every...
Washington: Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he’s still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the...
New Delhi: All training camps at Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres across the country will remain suspended till May 3 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
New Delhi: World Athletics’ decision to suspend the Olympic qualification period till end of November has dealt a huge blow to Indian track-and-field competitors aiming for...
London: World Athletics has suspended the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics until December 2020 in wake of the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic following consultation with its...
Bengaluru: The 13th edition of Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru will take place on September 13, the race promoters said on Friday. The Gold Label...
New Delhi: Confined to their hostel rooms at NIS Patiala amid the coronavirus-forced lockdown, some athletes, led by star sprinter Hima Das, have requested the sports...
Paris: The 2021 world athletics championships in Eugene, Oregon will be shifted to 2022 to accommodate the re-arranged Tokyo Olympics, World Athletics said. The announcement came...
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...
