London, Aug 11 (IANS) The seventh day of competitions at the IAAF London world championships saw unheralded athletes stun big names as United States became the biggest winners with two one-two finishes. Ramil Guliyev staged…
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Underdog Kori Carter made a surprising lane nine move to bag the gold in the women’s 400 metres hurdles at the IAAF World Athletics Championships here. Carter on Thursday clocked 53.07…
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Ramil Guliyev won Turkey’s first gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships here as he shocked title favourite Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa in the men’s 200 metres…
Nairobi, Aug 10 (IANS) Kenyans have come out to praise the performance of the country’s team at the IAAF World Championships in London. David Letting, the former cross country national coach, said on Thursday that…
London, Aug 10 (IANS) American Phyllis Francis won her first major individual title as she took the women’s 400 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships here. The 25-year-old clocked a personal best of 49.92…
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Norway’s Karsten Warholm scored a surprise victory in the men’s 400 meters hurdles at the World Athletics Championships here. The 21-year-old shocked the field with a time of 48.35 seconds for…
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Botswana’s Isaac Makwala qualified for the men’s 200m semi-finals in a race he ran alone after he was declared medically fit to contest at the world championships here. Makwala clocked 20.20…
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Olympic and world silver medalist Gong Lijiao won the first gold medal for China at the ongoing IAAF World Championship after she grabbed the shot put title at the London Stadium…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world javelin throw title at the IAAF World Championships here, South African Wayde Van Niekerk was in a class…
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Russian track and field athletes will miss the FISU Summer Universiade, due to kick off later this month, Russian Students Sport Union (RSSU) president Sergey Seiranov said on Wednesday. The 29th…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world javelin throw title at the IAAF World Championships here while South African Wayde Van Niekerk was in a…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France tasted his first world title in men’s 800m at IAAF World Championships here. “Am I dreaming? I still can’t believe it,” a surprised Bosse said after the…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic women’s javelin champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world championships title here and China took the silver and broze medals through Li Lingwei and Lyu…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Conseslus Kipruto added more glory to his name with victory in the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase at the IAAF World Athletics Championships here. The Kenyan clocked eight minutes…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Sam Kendricks of the US has claimed the title of men’s pole vault at the World Athletics Championships here. Kendricks, who took bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, cleared 5.95 meters…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) South Africa’s Wayde Van Niekerk unsurprisingly defended his 400m title at the IAAF World Championships here. The current world record holder and Olympic gold medalist finished the race with a comfortable…
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A number of athletes participating in the 2017 World Athletic Championships, including sprint medal contender Isaac Makwala of Botswana, were on Tuesday affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis at their hotel….
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk completed a hat-trick of women’s hammer throw world titles at the World Athletics Championships here. Wlodarczyk, who won the event in 2009 and 2015, on Monday won the…
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas claimed the women’s triple jump gold medal at the World Athletics Championships here. The 21-year-old, the 2016 world indoor champion, on Monday soared to 14.91 metres for the…
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya won the women’s 1,500 metres title at the World Athletics Championships here. Kipyegon, 23, the silver medallist two year ago in Beijing, pulled away in…