Nairobi, May 3 (IANS) World javelin throw champion Julius Yego of Kenya says he will be seeking answers about his fitness level as he makes his first show in competitive action in Qatar on Friday…
Nairobi, May 2 (IANS) World women’s marathon record holder Mary Keitany of Kenya could skip the Athletics World Championships in London in order to focus on a lucrative race she is yet to confirm. Keitany,…
Paris, April 28 (IANS) Paris will host the European Athletics Championships in 2020, shortly after the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympic Games, European Athletics confirmed on Friday. The 26th edition of the tournament will take…
Nairobi, April 28 (IANS) Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha of Kenya says he has his eyes set on defending his world title in London in August, but he will seek a new experience when…
Jiaxing (China), April 27 (IANS) Indian athletes shone bright at the Asian Grand Prix athletics meet here on Thursday with Neena Varakil and Neeraj Chopra clinching gold and silver respectively. Varakil claimed gold in the…
Nairobi, April 27 (IANS) Kenya’s iconic long distance runner Paul Tergat is expected to assume the leadership of the country’s Olympic body after the incumbent and his only rival failed to present his nomination papers…
Nairobi, April 26 (IANS) London Marathon champion Daniel Wanjiru and relative unknown Geoffrey Kirui, who won in Boston, will give the Kenya team to the World Championships a new look in August. With known names…
Nairobi, April 25 (IANS) With the London World Championships not in their plans, Kenyans Lani Rutto, Frankline Chepkwony and Stephen Chemlany will be under little pressure to impress and dominate at the Prague Marathon on…
Moscow, April 25 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled to suspend Russian long-distance runner Albina Mayorova from all sports-related activities for four years after finding her guilty of taking banned performance…
Auckland, April 24 (IANS) Indian Man Kaur, 101, won the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games here on Monday. Hailing from Chandigarh, Man Kaur was the lone contender in the 100-years-and-over event which…
Nassau (Bahamas), April 24 (IANS) China collected their second bronze medal at the 2017 IAAF World Relays here as their women’s 4X100m team clocked a season best of 43.11 seconds. In the heats round, China…
London, April 23 (IANS) Kenya’s Mary Keitany broke the 12-year-old world record at the women-only London Marathon here on Sunday. The 35-year-old clocked 2:17:01 hours at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race, taking 41 seconds…
Yangzhou (China), April 23 (IANS) Course record holder Mosinet Geremew of Ethiopia completed his title hat-trick at the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, an IAAF gold label race, here on Sunday after a breathtaking four-man…
Washington, April 21 (IANS) American Olympic champion hurdler Brianna Rollins has accepted a one-year ban for failing to report correctly her whereabouts to anti-doping officials, a media report said. Rollins missed three tests, on April…
London, April 20 (IANS) Kenya’s Mary Keitany, the second fastest woman of all time, has said that a new world record could be on the cards at the 2017 London Marathon to be held on…
Moscow, April 19 (IANS) Russian runner Antonina Krivoshapka as well as four more national track and field athletes have admitted to consuming performance-enhancing drugs, the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) announced on Wednesday. Over two months…
Boston, April 18 (IANS) Kenya’s Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat were the winners in the men’s and women’s categories of the 121st Boston Marathon here. Geoffrey Kirui on Monday completed the course in 2:09:37, reports…
Nairobi, April 12 (IANS) Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya is gearing up to his biggest test when he attempts to break the sub-two hours marathon run in a special course in Monza, Italy,…
Nairobi, April 12 (IANS) Former New York marathon champion Stanley Biwott of Kenya has pulled out of the London Marathon scheduled for April 23. Biwott will miss out after citing a recurrent hamstring injury, which…
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday decided to set up 13 different committees for the smooth management of the Asian Athletics Championships, scheduled to be held in July at the Kalinga Stadium…