Athletics

Nairobi, March 21 (IANS) Kenyan athletes will seek to find inspiration elsewhere as they wait for their allowances and bonuses ahead of the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Gold Coast, Australia from April…

Nairobi, March 20 (IANS) Kenya’s Fancy Chemutai says she is ready for the World Half Marathon title in Valencia after her effortless victory at the RAK Half Marathon in the UAE. The 23-year-old on Monday…

Nairobi, March 18 (IANS) Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor believes he will withstand the challenges from runners of Ethiopia and the United States to clinch his third title in IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain…

Kampala, March 11 (IANS) Six Ugandan athletes have received doping tests ahead of the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon in Valencia, Spain. Namayo Mawerere, spokesman for the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), said on Saturday that…

Patiala, March 8 (IANS) Dharun Ayyasamy of Tamil Nadu shattered the 11-year-old national record in the mens 400m hurdles at the Run Adam Federation Cup on Thursday to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in April….

Patiala, March 7 (IANS) Tejaswin Shankar set a new national record in the mens high jump scaling 2.28 metres at the Run Adam Federation Cup athletics championships here on Wednesday. Shankar had earlier cleared 2.28m…

Patiala, March 6 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra re-asserted his position as the best javelin thrower in the country by setting a new meet record on his way to the gold medal at the Run Adam Federation…

London, March 4 (IANS) Roger Bannister, the British athlete famed as the first man in history to run the four-minute mile, has died at the age of 88. Bannister, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease…

Birmingham, March 4 (IANS) American runner Christian Coleman backed up his worldwide dominance in sprint racing by taking the gold medal in the 60-meter dash timed at 6.37 seconds in the 2018 IAAF World Indoor…

Birmingham, March 2 (IANS) Russia’s Danil Lysenko captured the men’s high jump title while his compatriot Mariya Lasitskene won the women’s gold on the opening day’s competition of the World Indoor Championships here. Lysenko, competing…

Nairobi, Feb 28 (IANS) Defending champion Ezekiel Chebii of Kenya will put his title up for grabs during this year’s Lake Biwa marathon in Japan on March 4. Chebii’s timing of 2 hours, 6 minutes…

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Defending champion T. Gopi, Nitendra Singh Rawat and Kheta Ram will be the favourites in the mens category while Monica Athare and Jyoti Gawate will headline the women’s section at…

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Over 15,000 runners are all set to run the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018 on February 25. The AIMS certified marathon, recognized by the Athletics Federation of…

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Over 15,000 runners are all set to run the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018 on February 25. The AIMS certified marathon, recognized by the Athletics Federation of…

Nairobi, Feb 1 (IANS) Injured Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha of Kenya is unlikely to compete at the Commonwealth Games, to be held in Gold Coast from April 4 t 15. The Kenyan, who holds…

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Anu Kumar of Uttarakhand grabbed the first gold medal of the inaugural Khelo India School Games, even as Tamil Nadu won two of the six gold medals on offer on…