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GCC event gives IPC confidence 29 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Ryan Montgomery (right), Head of IPC Athletics and Ameer Al Mulla, CEO of Doha 2015 pose for a picture in Doha recently. BOTTOM:...

Qataris continue to sparkle at Para-Athletics Championships 16 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatari athlete Abdelrahman Abdelqader continued his medal-winning streak on the third day of the GCC Para-Athletics Championships with a silver in the...

Runner brings glory to Qatar 12 Sep 2015 - 01:57 am

Qatar’s runner Femi Ogunode reacts after winning the Men 200m during the Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League competition at the King Baudouin...

Durban becomes first African city to host Commonwealth Games 02 Sep 2015 - 04:40 pm

Delegates and guests celebrate after Durban was named as the host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games during the official naming of the...

Kiprop hat-trick puts Kenya on top in Beijing 01 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Kenya's Asbel Kiprop (C) reacts as he croses the finish line ahead of Kenya's Elijah Motonei Manangoi, Morocco's Abdalaati Iguider (lower) and Algeria's...

Dibaba sprints to thrilling marathon win in Beijing 30 Aug 2015 - 12:32 pm

Mare Dibaba (2nd L) of Ethiopia, Helah Kiprop (L) of Kenya, Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa (2nd R) of Bahrain and Jemima Jelagat Sumgong of...

Bolt secures third sprint sweep as Jamaica win relay 29 Aug 2015 - 06:16 pm

Jamaica's (from left) Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Nesta Carter and Astafa Powell take a picture with fans after winning gold in the 4x100m...

Toth wins first Slovak world title 29 Aug 2015 - 10:58 am

Slovakia's Matej Toth crosses the finish line to win the final of the men's 50 kilometres race walk athletics event at the 2015...

Athletics: Bolt beats Gatlin for fourth world 200m gold 27 Aug 2015 - 06:25 pm

A spectator (R) who entered the track wants to have a picture taken with Usain Bolt (L) of Jamaica after the men's 200m...

Dibaba keeps double bid on track 27 Aug 2015 - 12:04 pm

Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia (R) competes in the women's 5,000 metres heats during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in...

Bolt, Gatlin set up world 200m shootout 27 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Jamaica's Usain Bolt and South Africa's Anaso Jobodwana (R) compete in a semi-final heat of the men's 200 metres athletics event at the...

Yego wins Javelin for Kenya's first field gold 26 Aug 2015 - 03:44 pm

Julius Yego of Kenya competes at the men's javelin throw final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing....

Bolt stalks Gatlin as battle resumes in Beijing 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes in the men's 200m heats during the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium, also known...

Bolt back in action as Gatlin seeks road to redemption 24 Aug 2015 - 03:27 pm

Usain Bolt BEIJING: Newly-crowned 100m champion Usain Bolt makes a swift return to the track on the fourth day of the world championships...

Bolt quashes Gatlin's coup attempt in Beijing 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 100m final during the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships at the...

Lopez breaks Chinese hearts to win 20km gold 23 Aug 2015 - 12:12 pm

Spain's Miguel Angel Lopez BEIJING: Spain's Miguel Angel Lopez broke Chinese hearts to win the men's 20 kilometres walk at the world championships...

Saudi Sprinter Set New Asian Record in 400 Meters 23 Aug 2015 - 12:08 pm

BEIJING: Saudi sprinter Yousef Ahmed Masrahi set an Asian record in the 400-meter heats at the world championships on Sunday, joining a select...

Felix dreams of being one-lap wonder 22 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

US sprint athlete Allyson Felix speaks during a press conference prior to the upcoming IAAF Athletics World Championships in Beijing, yesterday. Beijing: The...