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Athletics
/ 4 years agoEthiopia’s Bekele withdraws from London Marathon
Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele has withdrawn from Sunday’s London Marathon with a calf injury, robbing an athletics-starved audience of a showdown with...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoRussian athletics body given 5-month extension for anti-doping plan
Athletics’ global governing body said Saturday it had given the Russian federation an additional five months to produce a comprehensive plan...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoFormer athletics chief Diack guilty of Russian doping corruption
The former head of athletics’ world governing body, Lamine Diack, was on Wednesday found guilty by a French court of corruption...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoSwiss court confirms Semenya cannot compete without hormone-suppressing treatment
South Africa’s double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya cannot compete until she accepts to be treated with hormone-suppressing drugs, the Swiss...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoJepchirchir sets new women-only half marathon world record
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir set a new women-only half marathon world record time of one hour, five minutes and 34 seconds in...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoTwo world records as Farah makes track return, Hassan sizzles
Mo Farah blitzed to a new world record in the rarely-run one-hour event on his return to the track on Friday...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoFarah eyes one-hour record in return to track
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will make his return to the track at Friday’s Diamond League meeting in Brussels, three years...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoSprint king Bolt says he’s self-quarantining after COVID-19 test
Sprint legend Usain Bolt said Monday he is self-quarantining after undergoing a COVID-19 test amid reports he was positive for the...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoJanet Richards sets new 400m record in national championships
Janet Richards managed to set a new national standard in the 400 metres race on her way to victory at the...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoFarah to be high-profile London Marathon pacemaker
British athletics legend Mo Farah has agreed to be one of the pacemakers for this year’s London Marathon with his aim...