Category: Athletics

Olympic bronze medallist Kipsang to compete in Berlin Half marathon

Nairobi, March 22 (IANS) With over a month before the London Marathon, Olympic bronze medallist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya will…

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Russian swimmer Yefimova to challenge suspension for alleged doping

Moscow, March 21 (IANS) Four-time world champion Russian swimmer Yulia Yefimova said on Monday she would challenge her suspension for…

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Another Russian athlete tests positive for Meldonium

Moscow, March 21 (IANS) Russian track-and-field athlete Nadezhda Kotlyarova, a silver medallist of the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in…

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Russia minister to oversee Meldonium cases of athletes

Moscow, March 20 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he would be personally overseeing each case of reported…

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Dong Bin wins men’s triple jump at World Indoor athletics

Portland (Oregon), March 20 (IANS) China's Dong Bin won the men's triple jump gold at the athletics World Indoor Championships…

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Kenyan athletics team lauded for good performance at Africa cross-country

Nairobi, March 14 (IANS) Kenyan coaches and officials have congratulated their athletes for winning and dominating the Africa Cross Country…

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Inventor says ban on Meldonium lobbyism by vested interests

Moscow, March 12 (IANS) Drug Meldonium, also known as Mildronate, has been enlisted as a banned substance due to lobbyism…

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‘Russian athletics specialists objected to Meldonium getting blacklisted’

Monaco, March 11 (IANS) Specialists at the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) objected to the inclusion of the drug Meldonium in…

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Bolt to headline inaugural Racers Grand Prix

Kingston (Jamaica), March 11 (IANS) World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will headline the inaugural Racers Grand Prix, scheduled…

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Finland’s Tampere to host 2018 U-20 athletics worlds

Paris, March 11 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) decided at its 203rd council meeting that the Finnish…

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Meldonium producer trying to get drug excluded from prohibited list

Riga, March 10 (IANS) Latvian pharmaceutical firm Grindex, the producer of Meldonium, is struggling with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)…

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Russian anti-doping agency’s chief may sue German journalist for defamation

Moscow, March 10 (IANS) Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Acting Director General Anna Antseliovich has said she is considering filing a…

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Ban on Meldonium may raise death rate in athletes: Inventor

Riga, March 10 (IANS) The inventor of the drug Meldonium has warned that the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) decision to…

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Bolt preparation for Rio Games on course

Kingston (Jamaica), March 10 (IANS) Sprint icon Usain Bolt says his preparations for Rio’s Summer Olympics are on track, despite…

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More Russian athletes may be banned for doping, says government

Moscow, March 8 (IANS) More Russian athletes may be disqualified from international games for using banned drugs amid the latest…

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Russia supports WADA, IAAF measures on athletics reforms

Moscow, March 7 (IANS) Russia will support all measures of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Association of Athletics…

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Olympic champ Chen Ding set to lead Chinese race walkers in Rio

Huangshan (China), March 5 (IANS) Olympic champion Chen Ding almost secured a berth in China's team for the Rio Olympic…

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Elite athletes gear up for Kolkata Marathon

Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) The country's elite athletes, including the likes of Sindhu Yadav, Rashmi Gurumule, Girish Tiwari, Md Yunus,…

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IAAF Diamond League expands into Africa

Zurich, March 3 (IANS) The General Assembly of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting has decided…

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IOC identigies 43 for team of refugee athletes

Geneva, March 3 (IANS) Sending a message of hope for refugees across the world, IOC has announced plans to send…

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