Athletics


Run the Track on New Year

In a kind of traditional ritual, many of the city’s sports lovers kicked off their New Year by taking part in a fitness activity....

January 2, 2020, Thursday


Women’s half marathon scheduled for March 8

The 2020 Shanghai International Women’s Half Marathon will be held on March 8, 2020, which is also marked as International Women’s Day, organizers announced yesterday....

December 27, 2019, Friday


Fraser-Pryce eyes double

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will run in both the 100-meter and 200- meter events at the Tokyo Olympics next year....

December 26, 2019, Thursday


Cheptegei sets 10K record

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei set a new 10-kilometer road world record in Valencia, Spain, yesterday, closing out his season in style by eclipsing the previous benchmark set by Kenyan Leonard Komon....

December 2, 2019, Monday


Salazar denies abuse, admits to ‘callous’ language

Disgraced running coach Alberto Salazar denied subjecting former members of his Nike Oregon Project to abuse or gender discrimination on Tuesday but admitted using “callous” language against athletes in...

November 14, 2019, Thursday


CAS confirms Salazar appeal over ban

American Alberto Salazar, who has coached some of the world’s top distance runners, has appealed against his four-year ban for doping violations, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said yesterday....

November 12, 2019, Tuesday


China gets 2nd track meet on Diamond League circuit

The Diamond League track and field series is adding a second meeting in China next season, when it grows to 15 venues in total....

October 23, 2019, Wednesday


Worlds not a desert mirage in the end

A SUCCESSFUL world championships had looked like a desert mirage but the event eventually came to life with an oasis of thrills and packed houses to rescue Qatari organizers and officials before the curtain...

October 8, 2019, Tuesday


Bekele misses world mark

Kenenisa Bekele led an Ethiopian sweep of the podium places in the men’s Berlin Marathon, just missing out on a world record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds in wet but warm conditions...

September 30, 2019, Monday


Re-elected Coe revels in Wanda deal

Sebastian Coe marked his re-election as IAAF president yesterday by announcing Chinese conglomerate Wanda as the Diamond League title sponsor in what he called the biggest commercial deal for track and...

September 26, 2019, Thursday




 

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