Portland (Oregon), March 20 (IANS) China’s Dong Bin won the men’s triple jump gold at the athletics World Indoor Championships and became the third Chinese athlete ever to win a world indoor title. Dong, world…
Nairobi, March 14 (IANS) Kenyan coaches and officials have congratulated their athletes for winning and dominating the Africa Cross Country Championships in Yaounde, Cameroon. Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jack Tuwei on Sunday said that the…
Moscow, March 12 (IANS) Drug Meldonium, also known as Mildronate, has been enlisted as a banned substance due to lobbyism by vested interests, the medical formula’s inventor Ivars Kalvins said. “We can accept only one…
Monaco, March 11 (IANS) Specialists at the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) objected to the inclusion of the drug Meldonium in WADA’s blacklist but the objections were ignored, member of the International Association of Athletics Federations…
Kingston (Jamaica), March 11 (IANS) World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will headline the inaugural Racers Grand Prix, scheduled for June 11 at the National Stadium here. The meet, organised by the Racers Track…
Paris, March 11 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) decided at its 203rd council meeting that the Finnish city of Tampere, the sole bidder, will host the 2018 under-20 world championships. The IAAF…
Riga, March 10 (IANS) Latvian pharmaceutical firm Grindex, the producer of Meldonium, is struggling with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for the drug’s exclusion from the list of prohibited substances, Grindex spokeswoman Laila Klavina said…
Moscow, March 10 (IANS) Russias Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Acting Director General Anna Antseliovich has said she is considering filing a business defamation lawsuit against German journalist Hajo Seppelt, who, in his films on doping in…
Riga, March 10 (IANS) The inventor of the drug Meldonium has warned that the World Anti-Doping Agencys (WADA) decision to outlaw the formula may soon contribute to a higher death rate among professional athletes. Ivars…
Kingston (Jamaica), March 10 (IANS) Sprint icon Usain Bolt says his preparations for Rios Summer Olympics are on track, despite an ankle injury which kept him out of training recently. The 29-year-old is bidding to…
Moscow, March 8 (IANS) More Russian athletes may be disqualified from international games for using banned drugs amid the latest revelation of doping among Russian sports stars, the country’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko said on…
Moscow, March 7 (IANS) Russia will support all measures of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on the reform of All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) after the widespread rule-breaking scandal…
Huangshan (China), March 5 (IANS) Olympic champion Chen Ding almost secured a berth in China’s team for the Rio Olympic Games by finishing second in the national race walking qualifier here on Saturday. With a…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) The country’s elite athletes, including the likes of Sindhu Yadav, Rashmi Gurumule, Girish Tiwari, Md Yunus, B. Prakash, B. Patel and Bahadur Singh Dhoumi, will run in the Kolkata Marathon on…
Zurich, March 3 (IANS) The General Assembly of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting has decided to include Rabat, Morocco, as a new host city for the prestigious global series of…
Geneva, March 3 (IANS) Sending a message of hope for refugees across the world, IOC has announced plans to send a team of refugee athletes to take part in the Rio Olympics this summer. The…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) The nominees for the 2015 Laureus Awards were announced with 2014 winner Novak Djokovic, Usain Bolt and Lionel Messi featuring in the category of Best Male Athlete of the Year. China’s…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The inaugural New Delhi Marathon title was here on Sunday clinched by Santosh Kumar in the men’s category while Rohini Raut won among the women. Santosh clocked two hours, 20…