Monaco, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad of the US have been named the male and female world athletes of the year . The World Athletics Awards 2019 ceremony took…
Madrid, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics, the former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has decided to halt the process of reinstating Russia following new charges against its leaders filed by the Athletics Integrity Unit…
Paris, Nov 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics has announced that world pole vault record-holder Renaud Lavillenie of France and four-time world shot put champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand will become the first active athletes to…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hero Electric on Tuesday announced the fourth edition of One Race SuperSikh Run to promote Humanitarian Values and the concept of ‘Sewa. Founded on four pillars – Sewa, Environment, Learning,…
Mumbai, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) World and Olympic 100m and 200m champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica will be in India to promote the Road Safety World Series — the T20 cricket event which will be played…
Geneva, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced the five finalists for the Female World Athlete of the Year 2019. Following are the finalists: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) won world 100m…
Dubai, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three foul attempts, but promising Indian thrower Yogesh Kathuniya didn’t give up hope to claim the bronze medal in men’s discus throw F56 final at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics…
Pune, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pune gets ready to celebrate its festival of wellness as the second edition of Pune Half Marathon returns on December 22. A target of 20,000 registrations has been set this year…
Katowice (Poland), Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Witold Banka, Poland’s Minister for Sport and Tourism, has been elected as the new president of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) while double Olympic gold-medalist in short-track speed skating, Yang Yang…
Paris, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 200 meters, 3,000m steeplechase, triple jump and discus throw will be dropped from next season’s IAAF Diamond League series, athletics’ world governing body announced has announced. The IAAF on Wednesday…
Mumbai, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Procam International announced Tiger Shroff as the face of the Mumbai Marathon 2020. Asias most prestigious marathon will witness over 50,000 people take a step forward. The 17th edition of the…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Army soldier, who lost his left leg in a mine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in 2008, has made India proud by bagging…
Nairobi, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three more Kenyans have failed doping tests and have been handed suspensions by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). African Youth Games 800m silver medalist Angela Munguti has received a charge by…
Abu Dhabi, Oct 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dubai will be hosting the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships at the Dubai Club for the People of Determination Stadium from November 7-15. The Higher Organising Committee of the Championships…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has written a letter to International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) wherein he has stated that all is not well in the Gymnastics Federation of…
Chicago, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei has set a new world record by winning the elite runner women group at 2019 Chicago Marathon, with a time of two hours 14 minutes and four seconds,…
Vienna, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday became the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours. Kipchoge, 34, covered the 42.2 km distance in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds….
Ranchi, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dutee Chand on Friday broke her own 100m national record, clocking 11.22 seconds in the semifinal before winning gold in the event at the ongoing National Open Athletics Championships here. Dutee’s…
By Aakash Kumar New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla has confirmed that ace Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not be participating in the 59th National Open Athletics…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not be participating in the 59th National Open Athletics Championships beginning Thursday in Ranchi. Initially, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had allowed…