athletics news

Sebastian Coe refuses to apologise for doping comment

Coe says he sticks by sentiments and probably might have chosen different language.

Dec 02, 2015, 21:15 PM IST

Kenya public support graft probe into athletic federation

Many in Kenya fear doping is rife among their top class runners, who have been the source of enormous national pride.

Dec 02, 2015, 19:35 PM IST

Russia, WADA agree roadmap to reform anti-doping agency, says minister

The announcement comes days after the minister met with WADA head for talks on how to revamp RUSADA,

Dec 01, 2015, 22:19 PM IST

Birhanu Legese, Cynthia Limo show at Delhi Half Marathon

Legese sprinted past fellow Ethiopians in the final 200 metres to shatter his own personal best by a whopping 25 seconds.

Nov 29, 2015, 13:28 PM IST

IAAF clears Paula Radcliffe, defends its blood testing program

Track and field's governing body issued a 38-page response to allegations by British and German media outlets.

Nov 28, 2015, 09:56 AM IST

Seven Kenyan athletes banned for doping

Chebet, the cross-country world champion in 2010 and 2013, was banned for four years after testing positive.

Nov 28, 2015, 09:22 AM IST

Russia doping: WADA pleased with Moscow`s `readiness` for change

Russia has vowed to retrieve its IAAF membership in time for next year`s Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Nov 27, 2015, 21:10 PM IST

IAAF names Ashton Eaton, Genzebe Dibaba as world athletes

Eaton broke his own decathlon world record at the world championships in Beijing.

Nov 27, 2015, 11:34 AM IST

Sebastian Coe vows to steady rocking ship that is IAAF

Coe hopes to maintain and rebuild the reputation of IAAF.

Nov 27, 2015, 10:30 AM IST

Russia doping ban is unfair on clean athletes: Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele feels many clean athletes' career will get damaged by the ban.

Nov 26, 2015, 20:16 PM IST

Russian anti-doping agency suspended for non-compliance

A WADA disciplinary committee was appointed to look at a the possible longer suspension or recertification.

Nov 20, 2015, 08:37 AM IST

Russian athletes competing under Olympic flag 'total speculation' - IOC chief

Bach said the current situation for Russian athletes was straightforward.

Nov 17, 2015, 22:42 PM IST

Bangkok marathon error makes runners go extra miles

Participants wearing pedometers realised they had covered 27.6 kilometres (17 miles) instead of the standard 21.1 kilometres in the race.

Nov 17, 2015, 14:05 PM IST

Future of doping war in spotlight at WADA meeting

The IAAF on Friday provisionally suspended Russian athletes from international competition.

Nov 16, 2015, 13:20 PM IST

Russia pays doping price with IAAF ban

Russian Mikhail Butov, an IAAF council member and ARAF secretary general, presented his country's position before 24 of the 27-strong IAAF Council chaired by Coe.

Nov 14, 2015, 09:47 AM IST

Vladimir Putin orders action on Russia doping scandal

The athletics world governing body has given Russia until Friday to come up with answers to the allegations.

Nov 12, 2015, 09:28 AM IST

Russia bullish over doping scandal amid calls for Olympic ban

Sebastian Coe has given the Russian athletics federation until end of week to respond.

Nov 11, 2015, 13:15 PM IST

Head of Russia's anti-doping lab resigns

WADA suspended Moscow's heavily criticised anti-doping laboratory on Tuesday.

Nov 11, 2015, 11:12 AM IST

Lamine Diack quits as athletics foundation president

Discussions will be held in due course regarding the appointment of a new IAF president.

Nov 11, 2015, 09:53 AM IST

Investigators accuse Russia of state-supported doping, call for Olympics ban

The report outlined evidence of systematic cheating with the consent of the government in Moscow.

Nov 10, 2015, 10:40 AM IST