Category: Athletics

Sporting culture needed to produce quality athletes, says marathoner Sunita

By Kaushik Kumar New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Experienced marathon runner and Born2Run half-marathon's Race Director Sunita Godra believes a…

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Kenya ensures safety for U20 athletics worlds as terror attack rocks Nairobi

Nairobi, Jan 16 (IANS) Kenyan sports officials have reassured visiting International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) officials of athletes' safety…

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Olympic champion Zhou Yang to become ISU Athletes Commission member

Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) Two-time Chinese short track speed skating Olympic champion Zhou Yang will be elected as the International…

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Olympic champ says running marathon in under two hours is possible

Nairobi, Jan 13 (IANS) Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge says breaking the two-hour mark in marathon is very much possible.…

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Gopi T, Nitendra ready for Tata Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Defending and Asian Marathon Champion Gopi Thonakal, course record holder Nitendra Singh Rawat and 2014 and…

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Kenyans Kiplagat, Kirui plan to reclaim Boston Marathon titles

Nairobi, Jan 11 (IANS) Edna Kiplagat, the two-time Boston Marathon champion, has thrown down the gauntlet, warning Kenya athletes are…

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Ethiopians continue dominance at Xiamen Marathon

Xiamen, Jan 6 (IANS) Ethiopian runners continued their dominance in both men's and women's competition at the 2019 Xiamen Marathon,…

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African runners dominate Latin America’s biggest race

Sao Paulo, Jan 1 (IANS) Ethiopia's Belay Bezahb and Kenyan runner Sandrafelis Tuei won the men's and women's divisions in…

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New records set at Madrid’s Vallecana 10K

Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo and Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei established new men's and women's records in the…

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2018 China-Myanmar International Marathon held

Kunming (China), Dec 31 (IANS) A cross-border marathon between China and Myanmar was held Monday in the city of Ruili,…

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Beijing Shunxin become official sponsor of Olympic, Paralympic Winter Games 2022

Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd. became the latest official sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter…

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Olympic champ Kipchoge epitomizes Kenya’s dominance in athletics

Nairobi, Dec 24 (IANS) Kenya once more proved its prowess in track and field. As the curtain draws on the…

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Kenya’s Kipruto eyes Xiamen Marathon title after poor show in 2018

Nairobi, Dec 24 (IANS) Former world marathon silver medallist Vincent Kipruto will lead Kenya's charge at the Xiamen International Marathon…

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Ethiopian runners triumph in Hainan Danzhou Marathon

Haikou (China), Dec 23 (IANS) The 2018 Hainan Danzhou International Marathon concluded here on Sunday, with Ethiopia's Mazengiya Ayalew Meseret…

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Gopi T unveils ASICS ‘Race Day Tee’ for Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Procam International and sport performance brand ASICS on Thursday unveiled the official 'Race Day Tee for…

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Marathon champ Kirui undecided on world title defence

Nairobi, Dec 19 (IANS) Former marathon world champion Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya said that he will wait until April to…

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Ethiopians win men’s, women’s titles at TSK 25K

Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Avinash Sable and L Surya kept the Indian flag fluttering while Birhanu Legese and Dibaba Kuma…

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Kipruto aims to break Bekele’s course record in Kolkata 25 km race

Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Kenyan Amos Kipruto, who won silver at the Berlin marathon three months back, is confident of…

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Khelo India Youth Games from January 9

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Building on the roaring success of the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games,…

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Khelo India games from January 9

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Building on the roaring success of the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games,…

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