Athletics

Berlin, April 4 (IANS) Richard Mengich returned from injury to win the 36th edition of the Berlin Half Marathon under 60 minutes. Mengich, who turned 27 on Sunday, returned from an injury and clocked a…

Moscow, April 1 (IANS) Russian agent Larisa Mikhaylova, accused of violating anti-doping rules, has no relation to the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), secretary general of the governing body Mikhail Butov has said. Mikhaylova is accused…

Nairobi, March 31 (IANS) The Kenyan government is seeking an extension of Tuesday’s World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) deadline after authorities admitted they will not pass the law to curb the vice in time to comply…

Nairobi, March 28 (IANS) World half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya will have two weeks of rest before returning to training as he expects to dominate at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on May…

Sofia, March 28 (IANS) Bulgaria’s triple jumper Gabriela Petrova tested positive for the banned drug Meldonium. The 23-year-old European indoor triple jump silver medallist had taken the substance in 2015 while it was not yet…

Moscow, March 28 (IANS) The number of Russian athletes caught using the banned drug Meldonium could in the near future reach as high as 30, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. “We need to understand…

Moscow, March 27 (IANS) Doping cases in Russian football are given the toughest and most serious control, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has said. A new wave of doping abuse cases in Russian sport has…

Moscow, March 27 (IANS) Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko believes the doping situation in Russia is very much politicised. A new wave of doping abuse cases in Russian sport has been connected with the use…

Cardiff (England), March 27 (IANS) Kenyan athletes have won both men’s and women’s races at the world half-marathon championships. Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor won the men’s race in 59.10 minutes while his compatriot Bedan Karoki Muchiri…

Moscow, March 25 (IANS) Twenty seven Russian athletes have so far tested positive for meldonium, a drug banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) this year, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Friday. “Currently…

Moscow, March 25 (IANS) The All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) said it has no objection regarding the revision of the disqualification of six of their athletes by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “The decision…

Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) Brazilian marathon runner and Rio 2016 Olympic hopeful Sueli Pereira has been banned for four years for doping. Pereira, 39, was found to have traces of the human growth…

Kingston (Jamaica), March 23 (IANS) Sprint super star Usain Bolt has announced his intention to call curtains on his Olympic career after the Rio Games in Brazil later this year. Bolt’s announcement that his year’s…

Moscow, March 22 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Tuesday called on all Russian athletes to immediately stop taking the banned drug Meldonium. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned the cardiovascular drug since January…

London, March 22 (IANS) International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has alleged that some British athletes are hiding from major competitions after the team’s disappointing performance at the World Indoor Championships. The…

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) To select and nurture talent in athletics, GAIL (India) Ltd. and National Yuva Cooperative Society (NYCS) have launched a nationwide grassroots athletics programme, naming it GAIL-Indian Speedstar. The project, a…

Nairobi, March 22 (IANS) With over a month before the London Marathon, Olympic bronze medallist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya will head back to Europe for a race, the Berlin Half Marathon on April 3. The…

Moscow, March 21 (IANS) Four-time world champion Russian swimmer Yulia Yefimova said on Monday she would challenge her suspension for suspected doping. “Currently we are preparing for hearings of my case. We intend to prove…

Moscow, March 21 (IANS) Russian track-and-field athlete Nadezhda Kotlyarova, a silver medallist of the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in 4×400 metres relay race, has tested positive for the banned drug Meldonium, her coach Sergei…

Moscow, March 20 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he would be personally overseeing each case of reported Meldonium drug abuse by the Russian athletes. “I will be keeping all of these cases…