Sports / Athletics

Farah braces for London Marathon ordeal 15 Jan 2014 - 02:21 pm

LONDON: Double world and Olympic champion Mo Farah admitted yesterday that he will face a gruelling challenge when he runs the London Marathon...

Usain Bolt welcomes hair follicle testing 12 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt (pictured) has “no problem” with plans by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to test the...

Pregnant Ennis-Hill to miss Glasgow Games 11 Jan 2014 - 12:27 am

LONDON: Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill announced yesterday she is pregnant and will miss the Commonwealth Games. “I am sorry I won’t be...

Simpson says trainer to blame for positive test 08 Jan 2014 - 10:49 pm

KINGSTON: Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson, who tested positive for a banned substance last year, told a disciplinary panel yesterday that she saw no...

Rotich retains Sao Paulo title 01 Jan 2014 - 02:36 pm

Kenyan male runner Edwin Rotich crosses the finish line to win the 89th Sao Silvestre New Year’s Eve road race with a timing ...

Qatar’s Barshim wins Arab Athlete Award 25 Nov 2013 - 11:18 am

Qatari high jumper Mutaz Barshim poses with his bronze medal at the London Olympic Games in this August 2012 file picture. Barshim has...

Bolt sets sights on breaking his own 200m world record 23 Nov 2013 - 06:12 am

TOKYO: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has set his sights on breaking his own 200-metre world record in 2014 with no competitions to...

Kenya’s Yego claims Athens classic marathon 11 Nov 2013 - 10:19 am

ATHENS: Kenya’s Hillary Kipkogei Yego won the 31st Athens classic marathon yesterday in a time of two hours, 13 minutes and 59 seconds....

Victories for Mutai and Jeptoo at New York Marathon 04 Nov 2013 - 08:54 am

NEW YORK CITY: Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo won New York City Marathon titles yesterday as elite runners returned to the Big...

New York Marathon to be run under massive security measures 03 Nov 2013 - 08:16 am

NEW YORK: The New York City Marathon returns to the streets of the Big Apple today after a two-year absence, with massive security...

Athletics: A year on from superstorm Sandy, NY marathon returns 02 Nov 2013 - 08:16 am

NEW YORK CITY: The New York City Marathon returns to the streets of the Big Apple tomorrow, a year after Hurricane Sandy forced...

Kenya plans new measures to stop dopers 22 Oct 2013 - 11:55 pm

NAIROBI: Foreign athletes and coaches planning to train and work in distance-running epicentre Kenya could soon face a wealth of restrictions as authorities...

Jamaica could be banned from Olympics, says report 22 Oct 2013 - 11:54 pm

LONDON: Jamaica’s athletes, including sprint star Usain Bolt, could be banned from major events like the Olympics due to the island’s handling of...

Athletics: Kenyan ladies hatch plan to snatch Radcliffe record 22 Oct 2013 - 11:05 pm

NAIROBI: A group of Kenya’s best women distance runners are conspiring to take a shot at the marathon world record set by Britain’s...

Farah set to miss Commonwealth Games, ‘proud’ to run for England 16 Oct 2013 - 05:04 am

LONDON: Mo Farah said yesterday he does not plan to compete at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The reigning Olympic 5,000 metres...

WADA slams Jamaican dope testing 16 Oct 2013 - 05:03 am

LAUSANNE: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has again expressed its unhappiness at the way Jamaica’s anti-doping programme has responded to the five positive...

Kimetto wins Chicago Marathon 14 Oct 2013 - 12:52 am

Dennis Kimetto of Kenya celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Chicago Marathon with a new course record in Chicago,...

Underwater feat 13 Oct 2013 - 03:12 am

Amateur triathletes wait for the start of the 3.86 km swim portion during the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, yesterday.