Fast time ‘a big step’, says Jamaican sprinter Blake
Kingston (Jamaica), April 19 (IANS) Former World champion Yohan Blake has described his timing of 9.95 seconds in the 100 metres at MVP track and field as “a big step” and says he is now…
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Meldonium inventor certain ban will be lifted after Rio Olympics
MOscow, April 18 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will have to exclude drug Meldonium from its list of banned substances after the Rio Olympics, preparation developer and member of Latvias Academy of Sciences Ivars…
Meldonium should be excluded from WADA list in 2017: Manufacturer
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Latvian pharmaceutical company Grindex, manufacturer of banned drug Meldonium, seeks the exclusion of the substance from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list from next year, its chairman of the board…
Marathon becomes another bridge of Sino-Greek friendship and cooperation
Athens, April 17 (IANS) More than 3,000 runners from across Greece attended the third annual Half Marathon race of the Marathon Municipality and Run in History in the birthplace of the Marathon race on Sunday….
Kenyans triumph at 29th Belgrade Marathon
Belgrade, April 17 (IANS) Abel Rop Kipruto and Stellah Barsosio Jepngetich from Kenya won the 29th Belgrade Marathon event. Kipruto finished the men’s race in two hours, 23 minutes and 59 seconds while Jepngetich took…
Russian cyclist Vorganov ready to return after WADA findings: Coach
Moscow, April 15 (IANS) Russian cyclist Eduard Vorganov, who retired after testing positive for banned substance Meldonium early this year, is ready to resume his career in case he is amnestied in light of the…
Putin calls for fair treatment to Russian athletes
Moscow, April 14 (IANS) President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed to protect Russian athletes against unfair decisions made by international sports organisations. Russia will fight so all decisions would be fairly made on participation of…
WADA president calls Meldonium situation ‘unprecedented’
Montreal (Canada), April 14 (IANS) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Craig Reedie has said the situation with banned drug Meldonium is “unprecedented”. On April 13, WADA issued a notice regarding Meldonium, prohibited at all times…
WADA names acceptable concentration of Meldonium in doping tests
Montreal (Canada), April 13 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that the concentration of banned drug Meldonium below 1 microgram in a doping test of an athlete carried out before March 1…
Olympic champion James to open season in Bahamas
Nassau (Bahamas), April 13 (IANS) Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James is set to open his 2016 season at the Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational (CBBI) on April 16, organisers have said. The former world champion…
‘Europe’s boxing champ took Meldonium two weeks prior to bout’
Moscow, April 12 (IANS) Russias European boxing champion in light heavyweight division Igor Mikhalkin, who has tested positive for Meldonium, consumed the banned performance enhancing drug last time in February, his agent Erol Ceylan has…
Two die in marathon in eastern Spain
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Two participants died in a marathon in the Spanish province of Castellon, local media confirmed on Monday. The Maraton Vias Verdes de Ojos Negros witnessed the death of 57-year-old Francisco Amat…
Two die while marathon running in eastern Spain
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Two participants died while running in a marathon in the Spanish province of Castellon, local media confirmed on Monday. The Marathon of the Green Route of the Black Eyes Region (Maraton…
Kipserem, Gebreslasea win Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam, April 10 (IANS) Kenyan Marius Kipserem and Ethiopian Leterbrhan Gebreslasea triumphed in the races for men and women, respectively, of the 36th edition of the Rotterdam Marathon here on Sunday. Under sunny conditions, a…
Fit-again Blake turns attention to Rio
Kingston (Jamaica), April 8 (IANS) Olympic star Yohan Blake has declared himself fully fit, following an incident-free outing at the UWI Invitational last weekend. The 26-year-old, who has been plagued with injury ever since his…
Superstar Bolt to open season in Cayman
Kingston (Jamaica), April 7 (IANS) Sprint icon Usain Bolt will open his season at the Cayman Invitation next month as he sets his sight on history at the Rio Olympics this summer. The 29-year-old has…
Russia will be represented at Rio Olympics: Official
Moscow, April 7 (IANS) Russia will certainly be represented at the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Alexander Zhukov has said. “No doubt, our team will be represented. We…
Modern Olympics opened this day 120 years ago
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) It was on his day 120 years ago that the “greates show on earth”, the modern Olympics, opened in Athens to a ringing cry from Baron Pierre…
Russia says no papers on hammer thrower Beloborodova suspension
Moscow, April 6 (IANS) The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has not received any documents on suspension of hammer thrower Tatyana Beloborodova for violation of anti-doping regulations, ARAF president Dmitry Shlyakhtin has said. Reports said on…
28 athletes picked from GAIL Indian Speedstar trials
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A total of 28 young athletes were picked from the state trials of the GAIL Indian Speedstar for north and central India at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday….