Athletics


Nazarov banned for doping

Olympic hammer throw champion Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan has been banned for two years in a doping case and will not be able to defend his title at the Tokyo Games, the Athletics Integrity Unit said...

March 19, 2021, Friday


World Athletics pushes for gender equality

WORLD Athletics president Sebastian Coe said recently he wants an organization in which a woman can aspire to the top job and one that retains far more female athletes as coaches and officials. The governing ...

March 13, 2021, Saturday


New ‘red’ relay race to be held in city

A NEW relay race, with its route linking the shikumen neighborhoods of downtown Shanghai with the South Lake of Jiaxing City in neighboring Zhejiang Province, will be held next month to mark the 100th...

March 10, 2021, Wednesday


Holloway breaks record

Grant Holloway broke the world record for the indoor 60-meter hurdles that had stood for 27 years, clocking 7.29 seconds at an event in Madrid on Wednesday....

February 26, 2021, Friday


Crouser breaks record

Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser set a new world indoor record on Sunday, breaking American compatriot Randy Barnes’ 32-year-old mark with a throw of 22.82 meters....

January 26, 2021, Tuesday


Zango leaps to record

Hugues Fabrice Zango became the first athlete from Burkina Faso to set a world record when he posted the longest ever indoor triple jump with a leap of 18.07 meters at an event in Aubiere, France, on...

January 18, 2021, Monday


‘Sky’s the limit’ for breakout athletes

FOR some, the sky’s the limit, which also just happens to be the title of the book written by 12-year-old British skateboarder Sky Brown. For others, it’s no stretch that big things appear ahead. Exhibit ...

January 10, 2021, Sunday


Indoor worlds in China put off again until 2023

The world indoor athletics championships in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, have been pushed back again to March 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport’s governing body said yesterday....

December 11, 2020, Friday


Kandie smashes record

Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie smashed the half marathon world record by 29 seconds yesterday, becoming the first person to break 58 minutes at the Valencia Half Marathon in Spain....

December 7, 2020, Monday


Diamond League season to start in Morocco on May 23

The calendar of elite Diamond League meetings for the Olympic year of 2021 was released on Monday, with the season starting in Rabat, Morocco, on May 23 and concluding in Zurich, Switzerland, on September...

November 25, 2020, Wednesday




 

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