Sports / Athletics

Chopra to launch Diamond League defence in Doha 14 Apr 2023 - 11:22 am

Doha: Olympic javelin champion and world silver medallist Neeraj Chopra – the Indian national record holder with a best of 89.94m – will...

Morocco's El Bakkali headlines star-studded 3000m in Doha 12 Apr 2023 - 08:52 am

Reigning Olympic and world 3000m steeplechase champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco will headline an impressive men’s 3000m at the Doha Meeting on...

Ethiopia's Ayana denies favourite Adola in Paris Marathon 02 Apr 2023 - 02:37 pm

Paris: Ethiopia's Abeje Ayana upset favourite Guye Adola to win the Paris Marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours, seven minutes...

World Athletics doping ban on Russia lifted, but Russians still suspended 23 Mar 2023 - 08:18 pm

Paris: World Athletics on Thursday lifted the ban on the Russian track and field federation for state-sponsored doping although its athletes remain barred...

World Athletics awards events to Turkiye, Poland 23 Mar 2023 - 09:34 am

The World Athletics Council yesterday awarded the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships to Antalya in Turkiye and the 2026 World Athletics...

Qatar SC crowned West Asian Youth Athletics champions 21 Mar 2023 - 08:16 am

Doha: Qatar SC were crowned overall champions of the first edition of the West Asian Youth Athletics Championship held at the Suheim Bin...

Biathlon great Marte Olsbu Roeiseland retires 14 Mar 2023 - 03:15 pm

OSLO: Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, who made history with five medals in biathlon at the Winter Olympics last year, announced her retirement on Tuesday....

Son of ex-athletics supremo Diack gets five years in prison for corruption 09 Mar 2023 - 05:02 pm

Paris: Papa Massata Diack, the son of former global athletics supremo Lamine Diack, had his five-year prison sentence for corruption involving Russian doping...

Romania’s Sabrina impresses with double gold on final day 05 Mar 2023 - 10:58 am

Doha:Romania’s 15-year-old Sabrina Maneca-Voinea won back-to-back gold medals in Balance Beam and Floor Exercise finals at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup...

Olympic champion Jacobs suffers defeat in European Indoor Championships 04 Mar 2023 - 10:12 pm

Istanbul: Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs suffered a surprise defeat to his Italian teammate Samuele Ceccarelli in the 60m at the European...

Mikaela Shiffrin crowned overall ski World Cup champion for fifth time 04 Mar 2023 - 03:05 pm

Oslo, March 4, 2023 (AFP) -American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin was assured of winning a fifth overall World Cup title on Saturday with...

Filipino star Yulo shines, Oksana clinches bronze 04 Mar 2023 - 11:49 am

Doha:Former world champion Carlos Yulo of the Philippines claimed gold on the men’s floor with a stunning performance at the 15th FIG Artistic...

Yulo storms into vault and parallel bars finals in Doha 03 Mar 2023 - 10:18 am

Doha: Former world champion Carlos Yulo of the Philippines impressed on the men’s vault qualifiers at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup...

Uzbekistan’s Oksana qualifies for vault final 02 Mar 2023 - 08:56 am

Doha: Uzbekistan’s record eight-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina lived up to her expectations after she qualified for the women’s vault final at the 15th...

Singapore's first-ever Olympic champion pulls out of SEA Games 01 Mar 2023 - 12:59 pm

Singapore: Singapore's first-ever Olympic champion Joseph Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps at the 100m butterfly in 2016, said Wednesday he will skip the...

Femke Bol breaks 41-year-old world women's indoor 400m record 19 Feb 2023 - 08:43 pm

Paris: Dutch runner Femke Bol set a new world record in the women's indoor 400m on Sunday with a time of 49.26sec which...

Skiers seek climate change moves: 'The seasons have shifted' 13 Feb 2023 - 03:00 pm

COURCHEVEL, France: Overall World Cup winners Mikaela Shiffrin, Federica Brignone and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are among nearly 200 athletes from multiple disciplines who...