World Athletics award Heritage Plaque to 6 historic road races
Monaco, Oct 3 (IANS) Six of the world’s oldest footraces have been awarded the Heritage Plaque by World Athletics. The road races are Around the...
ATHLETICS
Athens Marathon cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Athens, Oct 2 (IANS) The 2020 Athens Marathon, which was slated to take place on November 7-8, has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic....
AFI competitions to begin with event for throwers from Oct 26
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has finalised its deferred calendar for the year 2020-21 wherein the competitions will resume...
Kenyan runner Patrick Siele slapped with ban for doping
Nairobi, Sep 25 (IANS) Kenyan long-distance runner Patrick Siele has been handed a ban of three years and six months by the Athletics Integrity Unit...
4-time world champion Christian Taylor stunned in Slovakia
Bratislava (Slovakia), Sep 12 (IANS) Four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor of the US failed to live up to expectations as he was beaten...
Doors might be closed not locked: Semenya after losing testosterone rules appeal
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) “Doors might be closed not locked”, said double Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya after she lost her long-running legal...
Das, Chopra & Gopichand to spearhead Future Fearless Champions challenge
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) India’s top sportspersons, including track and field champions Hima Das and Neeraj Chopra and national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, will spearhead...
Germany's Vetter produces 2nd best javelin throw in history
Warsaw, Sep 7 (IANS) Germany’s Johannes Vetter came close to breaking the javelin world record, throwing 97.76m at the Skolimowska Memorial, a World Athletics Continental...
33 sportspersons apply for diploma course in sports coaching at NSNIS Patiala
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) As many as 33 eminent sports personalities across 15 sports disciplines have applied for direct admission for the diploma course...
Mo Farah, Hassan break one-hour world record in Brussels
Brussels, Sep 5 (IANS) Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan both broke the one-hour world record at the Memorial Van Damme meet. The...
