Nairobi, Oct 22 (IANS) World half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya has withdrawn from the Frankfurt marathon on October 30 because of poor preparations. Earlier this year she finished fourth at the Ras Al-Khaimah…
Moscow, Oct 21 (IANS) Russian investigators have questioned over 50 athletes, coaches and managers as part of the investigation into doping allegations, the Russian Investigative Committee has said. The doping scandal involving Russian athletes, simmering…
Eldoret (Kenya), Oct 19 (IANS) Four out of the seven gold medalists from Kenya at the Rio Olympics have been nominated for the 2016 World Athletes of the Year award. Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge,…
Moscow, Oct 18 (IANS) Russian Paralympic skiers and biathlon racers skipped the deadline to apply for the upcoming international tournaments, which also serve as the qualifiers for the 2018 Winter Paralympics, the head coach of…
Nairobi, Oct 18 (IANS) Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will run his first race since his memorable triumph in Rio at the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. Kipchoge said he has rested enough…
Nairobi, Oct 15 (IANS) Kenya’s Bernard Kipyego will be aiming for his third successive title at the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old will be one of 15 runners in the elite men’s race who…
Nairobi, Oct 15 (IANS) Injury had taken the wind out of Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo’s sails, but the 32-year-old is determined to claim her first win in the marathon when she lines up at the Amsterdam…
Nairobi, Oct 14 (IANS) Aiming for his third successive title in the upcoming Amsterdam Marathon, defending champion Bernard Kipyego of Kenya said his focus is on improving his personal best time as well as claiming…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Kenyas Rio Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge is all set to participate in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, to be held on November 20. Kipchoge has put together a winning…
Nairobi, Oct 12 (IANS) Berlin marathon champion Gladys Cherono on Wednesday pulled out of the New York marathon on November 6, citing a back injury. It will be the second time this year that the…
Nairobi, Oct 11 (IANS) World half-marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir geared up for the Frankfurt Marathon with victory in the Family Bank Half Marathon in Eldoret in 72:27 ahead of Lucy Cheruiyot (72:55). Kenya’s Jepchirchir, now…
Nairobi, Oct 10 (IANS) Chicago marathon champion Abel Kirui, who has not won a marathon since his triumph at the 2011 World Championships, is eyeing his third title in the competition, and to become the…
Nairobi, Oct 1 (IANS) Injuries have taken the wind out of her sail but former London Marathon champion Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya will look to a fresh start as she seeks redemption at the Amsterdam…
Moscow, Sep 30 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has included controversial substance Meldonium, a drug it considers to be a metabolic modulator, on a list of prohibited substances for next year. In March, a…
Tokyo, Sep 27 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he “still does not understand” why Russian athletes were sanctioned at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Talking to the Japanese Yomiuri newspaper, Bach…
Suzhou (China), Sep 27 (IANS) Only one month after claiming the men’s 20-kilometre race walk title at the Rio Olympic Games, China’s Wang Zhen has already set his sights on defending gold at the 2020…
Athens, Sep 26 (IANS) Greek veteran triple jumper Pigi Devetzis, who won the silver medal in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and the bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games, has admitted that she was under…
Berlin, Sep 24 (IANS) Kenya’s Janet Ronoh is ready to take over from where her mentor Gladys Cherono left last year as she goes for the gold medal at the Berlin marathon on Sunday. Ronoh,…
Moscow, Sep 22 (IANS) Russian track and field athlete Yulia Chermoshanskaya on Thursday said she will not challenge the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to strip her of her gold medal from the…
Moscow, Sep 20 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has sent a letter concerning the reinstatement of Russian track and field athletes, the country’s sports minister said. The All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) has…