Category: Athletics

My plea of innocence in dope case not being heard: Kiprop

Nairobi, Feb 4 (IANS) One year after he was temporarily suspended for alleged doping, three-time world 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop…

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Born2Run organises its first ever half marathon

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) With a mission to inspire people to focus on fitness and live a healthy lifestyle,…

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Olympic champ to skip Athletics Indoor Tour, focus on World Cross Country

Nairobi, Jan 25 (IANS) Olympic 5,000 metre silver medallist Hellen Obiri of Kenya has changed her mind and will skip…

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Olympic marathon champ Sumgong banned for eight years for doping

Nairobi, Jan 25 (IANS) Rio Olympic marathon champion Jemimah Sumgong may never return to active competition after her four-year ban…

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Tendulkar to flag-off Kolkata marathon on Feb 3

Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will flag-off the third IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon from…

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Focus only on Olympic medal: Bajrang

By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Having slowly emerged from shadow of star wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar…

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Kenya’s athletes need to prepare for life after retirement: Official

Nairobi, Jan 20 (IANS) A senior sports official in Kenya has advised athletes to prepare for life after retirement from…

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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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