Sports / Athletics

Gatlin and team-mates delighted to end 4x100 relay jinx 07 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: Multiple-time winner Justin Gatlin is happy that the US team has been able to end the 4 x 100m relay team jinx...

‘Best in history’: USA bag three more golds as blockbuster Doha Worlds end 07 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Team USA gave the blockbuster IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 a fitting end, clinching three more gold medals to stamp their authority...

Coe hails ‘outstanding’ World Championships 06 Oct 2019 - 10:14 pm

IAAF President Sebastian Coe yesterday praised the world championships in Doha as an ‘outstanding’ edition in terms of quality of performances and the...

Tough field pushes Dalilah to new world record 06 Oct 2019 - 10:52 am

Dalilah Muhammad set a new world record for the second time in three months and team USA’s star 400m hurdler praised a competitive...

Mutaz hopes more ‘Barshims’ will emerge after triumph on home soil 06 Oct 2019 - 10:33 am

Mutaz Essa Barshim’s journey to glory on home soil was not easy; in fact he went through a lot of agony as he...

USA, Jamaica sprint to relay golds 06 Oct 2019 - 10:19 am

The United States and Jamaica sprinted to gold in the men’s and women’s 4 x100-meter relay respectively at the IAAF World Championships at...

Kovacs wins shot put gold in thrilling final 06 Oct 2019 - 10:13 am

The men’s shot put final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 was dubbed as the clash of the titans, and it...

Young Sifan Hassan completes magnificent double in Doha 06 Oct 2019 - 10:03 am

Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan yesterday completed a unique 1,500-10,000m double at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 after easing to victory in the...

Obiri retains world title in Kenyan 1-2 06 Oct 2019 - 09:48 am

Kenya’s Hellen Obiri retained her 5,000m women’s title at the IAAF World Championshpip in a stunning fashion, leading from gun-to-tape to finish in...

Kenyan Kipruto delighted after close win 06 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am

Kenyan Conseslus Kipruto won the men’s 3,000m steeplechase final of the IAAF World on Friday by just 0.01 seconds. Kipruto finished the race...

After retaining her crown, Lijiao hungry for more 05 Oct 2019 - 12:35 am

After winning bronze medal at the World Championships in Berlin a decade ago, Gong Lijiao has been winning medals often. On Thursday night,...

Breaking Ennis-Hill’s record feels unbelievable: Johnson-Thompson 05 Oct 2019 - 12:35 am

“A bruise is a lesson and each lesson makes us better.” Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s feat at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 was...

Barshim says Doha gold the best of his career 05 Oct 2019 - 12:35 am

Doha: Qatari athlete Mutaz Barshim expressed his delight at defending his high jump title, after winning gold in the World Athletics Championships taking...

History-maker Eid Naser hopes to keep improving 05 Oct 2019 - 12:24 am

Salwa Eid Naser, who became the first Asian to win the women’s 400m gold with the third fastest time in history, hopes to...

Silver double for Uibo family at Doha Worlds 05 Oct 2019 - 12:24 am

Following the athletics proceedings from the massage table is certainly not the easiest things to do especially if your wife is one of...

Barshim delivers gold for Qatar in high jump 04 Oct 2019 - 09:39 pm

DOHA: Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim sent the crowd wild on Friday winning the men's high jump title at the World Athletics Championships. The...

Fajdek tells youngsters: Stay away from drugs! 04 Oct 2019 - 10:49 am

IAAF World Championships gold medal winner in the hammer throw Pawel Fajdek is keen to educate the younger generation of athletes the importance...

After making history in Doha, Asher-Smith shifts focus to Tokyo Olympics 04 Oct 2019 - 10:35 am

Dina Asher-Smith will not take time out after her hectic campaign at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 as Britain’s history-making sprinter...