Athletics

Mumbai, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ethiopian Hayle Lemi Berhanu became only the second athlete to defend the men’s crown in the history of the Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, as he successfully…

Mumbai, Jan 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gopi T is looking to get into the groove in his favourite race for two more marathons to come before Paris 2024. “I will aim for the course record at Tata…

Mumbai, Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic Games and pole vault champion Katie Moon, the international Event Ambassador for Mumbai Marathon 2024, is focused on qualifying for Paris 2024 as defending the title will come later. “We…

Mumbai, 5 Jan (SocialNews.XYZ) Defending champions and event record holders Ethiopians Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Anchialem Haymanot will headline the 19th edition of the Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, scheduled on…

Monaco, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics, the governing body for track and field and road running events, has ratified World records set by CJ Albertson (men’s 50km), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Men’s 100km) and Aleksandr Sorokin (Men’s…

New Delhi, Dec 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Double (100m and 200m) world record holder and eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt remains unfazed about anyone breaking his world records saying “he is not worried about them”. The fastest…

Paris, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six stars, namely Armand Duplantis, Noah Lyles, Faith Kipyegon, Kelvin Kiptum, Yulimar Rojas and Tigist Assefa have been announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023 by World Athletics, the…

New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) When the 200m final of the T64 category started at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday, it was being telecast live on a big screen at Annai Vailankanni College in Tambaram,…

Mumbai, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tirtha Pun of the Gorkha Regiment (Darjeeling) ended defending champion Mohit Rathor’s dreams of a hat-trick of titles by winning the full marathon in the 11th All-India Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation…

Kolkata, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kolkata 25K, the World athletics elite label road race, will be headlined by 10K world record-holder Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw in the women’s category and two-time world championship silver medallist Kenyan…

Ahmedabad, Nov 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The landmark seventh edition of the Ahmedabad Marathon produced some stellar displays, with the city and the running community coming together in what was nothing short of a celebration. The Adani…

Cape Town, Nov 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three runners were mugged during a 100-mile trail race in Cape Town on Saturday, reported local media. The incident occurred as the athletes were participating in the Ultra-trail Cape Town…

New Delhi, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) World records set this year by Ryan Crouser, Mondo Duplantis and Gudaf Tsegay have been ratified, while the world U20 record by Reynold Cheruiyot is also now official. Crouser’s was…

London, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field competitions, has ratified World records set this year by Ryan Crouser, Mondo Duplantis and Gudaf Tsegay, while also making official the…

Kingston (Jamaica), Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Less than a year before her attempt to defend her sprint titles at the Paris 2024 Olympics, five-time Olympic champion sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with her coach Shanikie Osbourne….