Category: Athletics

American Reese lands fourth long jump world title

London, Aug 12 (IANS) American Brittney Reese claimed her fourth women's long jump world title at the World Athletics Championships…

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Coburn sets women’s steeplechase championship record at London worlds

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Emma Coburn of the United States cut nearly four seconds off the championships…

7 years ago

Schippers retains women’s 200m world title

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Holland's Dafine Schippers retained the women's 200 meters title at the World Athletics Championships here. Schipper,…

7 years ago

Long jumper Klishina glad to just focus on competition

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Darya Klishina, the Russian long jumper who competed at the London world championships as a neutral…

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Kenya dominant in women’s 3,000m steeplechase, feels Chemos

Nairobi, Aug 11 (IANS) Milcah Chemos, the former world champion in the women's 3,000 metre steeplechase said on Friday with…

7 years ago

Milkha appointed WHO ambassador

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Legendary athlete Milkha Singh was on Friday appointed the World Health Organisation's goodwill ambassador for…

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Unheralded athletes shine at world championships

London, Aug 11 (IANS) The seventh day of competitions at the IAAF London world championships saw unheralded athletes stun big…

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Kori Carter wins women’s 400m hurdles at worlds

London, Aug 11 (IANS) Underdog Kori Carter made a surprising lane nine move to bag the gold in the women's…

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Guliyev shocks favourite Van Niekerk in 200m at worlds

London, Aug 11 (IANS) Ramil Guliyev won Turkey's first gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships here as…

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Kenyans shine at IAAF worlds in London

Nairobi, Aug 10 (IANS) Kenyans have come out to praise the performance of the country's team at the IAAF World…

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Francis wins women’s 400m title at world athletics

London, Aug 10 (IANS) American Phyllis Francis won her first major individual title as she took the women's 400 metres…

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Warholm wins men’s 400m hurdles at world athletics

London, Aug 10 (IANS) Norway's Karsten Warholm scored a surprise victory in the men's 400 meters hurdles at the World…

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Botswana’s Makwala qualifies for 200m semis

London, Aug 10 (IANS) Botswana's Isaac Makwala qualified for the men's 200m semi-finals in a race he ran alone after…

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Gong wins China’s first gold at world athletics

London, Aug 10 (IANS) Olympic and world silver medalist Gong Lijiao won the first gold medal for China at the…

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Olympic champions dominate at World athletics championships

London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world javelin throw title…

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Russian track and field team to skip FISU Summer Universiade

Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Russian track and field athletes will miss the FISU Summer Universiade, due to kick off later…

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Van Niekerk sails to 400m win, Spotakova takes javelin title

London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world javelin throw title…

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Frenchman Bosse crowned men’s 800m world champion

London, Aug 9 (IANS) Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France tasted his first world title in men's 800m at IAAF World Championships…

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Spotakova wins second javelin world title

London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic women's javelin champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world championships…

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Kipruto claims 3,000m steeplechase world title

London, Aug 9 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Conseslus Kipruto added more glory to his name with victory in the men's…

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