London, Nov 30 (IANS) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has said that he is pleased with the work done by producers of a new documentary which chronicles his rise to iconic status. “I am Bolt” premiered…
Moscow, Nov 27 (IANS) Two US athletes allegedly used cocaine before Rio Olympics, a cyber-espionage group Fancy Bears has revealed. The group leaked the information by hacking into senior World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials’ confidential…
Nairobi, Nov 23 (IANS) Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge wants to go for a double in London next year following his victory in the Delhi Half Marathon last Sunday. First he will put everything…
Nairobi, Nov 21 (IANS) Suspense is building up in the Kenya camp over the selection of the senior men’s team for the world cross country athletics championships in Kampala, Uganda, in March 2017. Men’s 12km…
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) He may have won the men’s title at the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday, but Rio Olympics gold medallist Eliot Kipchoge isn’t fully satisfied with his performance here. Kipchoge won…
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Rio Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya lived up to the expectations and won the men’s title, while Ethiopian Worknesh Degefa captured the women’s title in the Airtel Delhi…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Reigning Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will start as the favourite, although he is expected to face a strong challenge from fellow east African athletes when the Delhi…
Moscow, Nov 19 (IANS) Russian high jumper Elena Slesarenko will appeal the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to annul her fourth place standing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after her doping samples turned out to…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Star Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, who has broken the 10-second barrier more times than anyone else — 98 times — on Friday said he is not sure about his career…
Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS) Former head of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) the suspended Valentin Balakhnichev said on Friday he plans to appeal to Switzerlands Supreme Court regardless of the decision of the Court of…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Rio Olympics gold medallist Eliud Kipchoge, who is all set to debut in Sunday’s Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM), says he decided to race in India to inspire millions of…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda will not participate in the upcoming Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) as the long-distance runner has lost his father, the promoters announced here on Wednesday. Kiprotich,…
Nairobi, Nov 16 (IANS) Kenya’s athletics head coach Julius Kirwa has ruled that merit and current form will be the yardstick for selecting the team to the World Championships in London next year. Kirwa, who…
Nairobi, Nov 16 (IANS) Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya has quashed any doubts about his fitness, saying he is focused on winning the New Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. Kipchoge said on Tuesday…
Havana, Nov 16 (IANS) A record number of runners have registered for this year’s Havana International Marathon, organisers have said. The 30th edition of the “Marabana” will see 4,763 runners, including 1,800 foreigners from 113…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) G. Lakshmanan and Swati Gadhave are all geared up for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to be held here on Sunday. Army runner Lakshmanan bagged numerous titles by winning the…
Nairobi, Nov 15 (IANS) Kenya’s Stephen Kamande, a hawker selling trinkets at a local market, started his athletics career in 2005 for leisure as a way of keeping fit and quickly became a regular participant…
Athens, Nov 14 (IANS) Kenyan athlete Lobuwan Luka Rotich won the 34th Athens Authentic Marathon in his debut on the original course here. The 28-year-old Kenyan runner crossed the finish line at the Panathinaic Stadium…
Beirut, Nov 13 (IANS) Almost 50,000 people came together in the Lebanese capital city on Sunday morning to participate in the annual Beirut Marathon, a charitable and sporting event, which draws people from across the…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Over 5,000 Mumbaikars from all age groups took part in the first Indian Navy Half Marathon organised by the Western Naval Command here on Sunday, an official said. The runners were…