Sports / Athletics

Bahrain’s retired star urges girls to target Olympics 10 Apr 2013 - 12:34 am

Bahrain’s Roqaya Al Gassra competes in the heats of the women’s 100m race at the 15th Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar, in...

Qatar’s Francis wins gold 09 Apr 2013 - 12:34 am

Qatar’s Samuel Francis (third left ) wins the men’s 100m final on day one of the 14th GCC Athletics Championships at Khalifa Stadium...

Samuel Francis factbox 09 Apr 2013 - 12:34 am

n Samuel Adelebari Francis (born 27 March 1987) is a Nigerian-born Qatari sprinter who specialises in the 100m. He became a naturalised Qatari...

All eyes on Mutaz at GCC event 08 Apr 2013 - 11:54 am

Officials of Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) gearing up for the 14th GCC Athletics Championships which will begin at Khalifa Stadium today. Around 200...

QAF to honour athletes, officials during meet 08 Apr 2013 - 11:53 am

DOHA: Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) is set to honour names like Roqaya Al Gassra, Bahrain’s top female sprinter, and Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi,...

16 medals up for grabs on day one 08 Apr 2013 - 11:52 am

DOHA: A total of 16 medals will be up for grabs on day one of the 14th GCC Athletics Championships which opens at...

Britain’s Rutherford tops Melbourne field 07 Apr 2013 - 07:14 am

MELBOURNE: British Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford repeated his London Games triumph over Australia’s Mitchell Watt with victory at the IAAF Melbourne...

Kuzenkova, Krivelyova get two-year bans for doping 03 Apr 2013 - 10:14 am

MOSCOW: Former world and Olympic champions Svetlana Krivelyova and Olga Kuzenkova have been banned for two years each for failing drugs tests after...

Injury forces Powell to withdraw from Stawell Gift 01 Apr 2013 - 10:57 pm

MELBOURNE: Jamaican former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell has withdrawn from Australia’s Stawell Gift with a hamstring injury, race organisers said yesterday. Powell...

Bolt coasts to win in Rio 01 Apr 2013 - 12:55 pm

Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the “Desafio Mano a Mano” racing competition, an exhibition event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday....

Bolt ‘focused’ on today’s Rio 150m sprint 31 Mar 2013 - 12:41 am

Rio de Janeiro: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has vowed to push himself to the limit during today’s 150m exhibition event on Rio’s...

Athletics: Bolt signs on for London Diamond League: Report 30 Mar 2013 - 12:46 am

LONDON: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has signed a contract to race at the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium, according to...

Barshim to lead medals charge at home event 26 Mar 2013 - 09:53 am

Dahlan Jamaan Al Hamad, (center) President of Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF), is seen with Mohammad Suleiman, acting director of local organising committee (left),...

Sprinter Lewis says Asians need ‘heroes’ 26 Mar 2013 - 09:51 am

US track and field legends (from left) Mike Powell, Carl Lewis and Willie Banks in Tokyo yesterday. The trio discussed a campaign to...

QAF to honour athletes, officials 26 Mar 2013 - 09:50 am

Bahrain’s Roqaya Al-Gassra as she looks at her score after competing in the women’s second round 200m heat 2 at the National Stadium...

Cross legend Ngugi decries lack of Kenyan teamwork 26 Mar 2013 - 09:49 am

NAIROBI: Kenya cross-country legend John Ngugi believes the country’s failure to win the team title in the men’s senior race at the world...

Korir and Chebet secure Kenya cross country double 26 Mar 2013 - 09:49 am

NAIROBI: Kenya enjoyed a sweep of the world cross country senior titles on Sunday with victories for Japhet Kipyegon Korir and Emily Chebet...

London Games star ready to fire at gymnastics event at Aspire 26 Mar 2013 - 09:39 am

Romania’s Catalina Ponor is seen in action during her beam routine during the 5th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Championships in this file picture of...