Category: Athletics

Bolt qualifies fastest for Olympic 100m final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Usain Bolt qualified fastest for the men's 100m sprint final in Rio as he…

9 years ago

Rio Olympics: Spirited Dipa lights up dismal day

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar lightened up another dismal day for India with a brave performance…

9 years ago

O.P. Jaisha finishes 89th in women’s marathon in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India had a disappointing day in the women's marathon on Sunday as O.P. Jaisha…

9 years ago

OP Jaisha finishes 89th in women’s marathon in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India had a disappointing day in the women's marathon on Sunday as O.P. Jaisha…

9 years ago

‘Situation with Klishina is not last provocation against Russia’

Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) Suspension of Russian long jumper Darya Klishina from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro may…

9 years ago

IOC absolves Kenyan sprint coach Anzrah of wrongdoing

Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has absolved John Anzrah, the Kenyan Olympic sprint coach who was…

9 years ago

Bolt says athletics needs him to win at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has stressed that the sport of athletics needs him…

9 years ago

Expelled Kenyan coach denies he posed as athlete at dope test

Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Kenyan sprint coach expelled from the Rio Olympics has denied he was intentionally impersonating as…

9 years ago

Spoils shared at track and field on Rio’s Super Saturday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Belgium, Jamaica, Britain, the US and Germany all claimed track and field gold medals…

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Thompson wins Olympic gold for Jamaica in women’s 100m

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Elaine Thompson continued Jamaica's Olympic sprint monopoly by winning gold in the women's 100m…

9 years ago

Shoeless runner Diro of Ethiopia makes heroine in Olympic steeplechase

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Ethiopian runner Etenesh Diro ran the last 800 meters of her 3000m steeplechase heat…

9 years ago

Rio Olympics: Lalita, Dattu provide cheer on dismal day

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India's hopes alive by qualifying for the women's…

9 years ago

Russian long jumper Klishina banned from Olympics

Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) president Dmitry Shlyakhtin on Saturday said that long jumper Darya Klishina, country's…

9 years ago

Lalita raise India’s Rio hopes on dismal Saturday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India's hopes alive on Saturday by qualifying for…

9 years ago

Bolt qualifies for 100m semis

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his qualifying heat in the men's…

9 years ago

Bolt qualifies for 100m semifinals

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning sprint champion Usain Bolt won his qualifying heat in the men's 100…

9 years ago

Gymnast Dipa eyes historic medal in Rio vault final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has already created history by qualifying for the final…

9 years ago

Nirmala fails to qualify for 400m semifinals

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Nirmala Sheoran failed to qualify for the semifinals of the women's 400 metre athletics…

9 years ago

Lalita sets national record to qualify for 3,000m Steeplechase final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India's Lalita Babbar shattered the national record in the women's 3,000 metre Steeplechase to…

9 years ago

It was not my moment: Dutee Chand

Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, who failed to qualify for the 100m semi-finals in the Rio Olympics,…

9 years ago



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