Sports / Athletics

A year before Olympics, protesters against filthy Rio bay 07 Jun 2015 - 12:14 pm

Rio de Janeiro---Dozens of demonstrators gathered Saturday at Rio de Janeiro's heavily polluted Guanabara Bay, demanding that officials clean it up before it...

Athletics: UK Athletics give Salazar clean bill of health over Farah 06 Jun 2015 - 07:38 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom - Alberto Salazar's coaching of Olympic and world champion Mo Farah is not a worry for British athletics governing body...

Athletics: Farah 'not leaving Salazar' 06 Jun 2015 - 06:16 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom - Britain's Olympic and world champion Mo Farah said Saturday he had no plans to end his relationship with coach...

Athletics: Farah coach doping claims overshadow Birmingham meet 06 Jun 2015 - 01:27 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom--Mo Farah's stepdown for a speed tuning 1500m at Sunday's Diamond League meet in Birmingham has been overshadowed by allegations that...

Athletics: Nike echoes Salazar's doping denial 04 Jun 2015 - 05:19 pm

London--American sportswear giant Nike on Thursday reiterated its leading coach Alberto Salazar's refutation of doping allegations made in a BBC documentary. "We take...

Gatlin fires Beijing warning ahead of Rome 04 Jun 2015 - 11:34 am

Justin Gatlin Rome---Controversial American Justin Gatlin has fired a warning to rivals that he will be the man to beat at this summer's...

US grandma, 92, sets marathon record 01 Jun 2015 - 01:33 pm

San Diego---A 92-year-old US grandmother has become the oldest woman to finish a marathon, when she crossed the finish line of a San...

Gatlin to race 200m at Eugene Diamond League 21 May 2015 - 09:29 am

Eugene, United States---US sprinter Justin Gatlin, who posted the top 100m time of 2015 in Doha last week, will race his first 200m...

Athletics: Oliver stars as Gatlin row clouds Beijing 20 May 2015 - 07:48 pm

Beijing--America's David Oliver ran the season's quickest 110m hurdles of 13.15sec on Wednesday as the Beijing World Challenge was overshadowed by a row...

Athletics: World Challenge Beijing results 20 May 2015 - 07:30 pm

Beijing--World Challenge Beijing results on Wednesday: Men 110m hurdles 1. David Oliver (USA) 13.15 2. Orlando Ortega (CUB) 13.37 3. Ronnie Ash (USA)...

Athletics: Beijing officials 'perplexed' at Gatlin claim 20 May 2015 - 06:11 pm

Beijing--Beijing World Challenge organisers said they were "perplexed" by comments from Justin Gatlin on Wednesday after the controversial American sprinter claimed he was...

Gutsy Gatlin issues warning to rivals 17 May 2015 - 03:36 am

DOHA: Veteran US sprinter Justin Gatlin has issued a statement that is clearly targeted at his Jamaican rival Usain Bolt, who is yet...

Gatlin runs race of his life, Felix wins in Doha again 16 May 2015 - 03:56 am

Justin Gatlin (left) of the United States wins the men’s 100m race at the IAAF Diamond League meet at the Qatar SC Stadium...

Athletics: Rutherford eyes 'clean sweep' at worlds 15 May 2015 - 02:17 pm

Shanghai - Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford said Friday he was gunning for a "clean sweep" of major titles by winning gold...

Athletics: Fraser-Pryce kicks off three-peat bid in Shanghai 15 May 2015 - 12:22 pm

Shanghai - Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will face Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell-Brown at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Sunday as she begins...

On your mark, get set, go! 15 May 2015 - 12:24 am

British double Olympic champion Mo Farah (centre) poses for a picture along with American athlete Allyson Felix (left), and Sally Pearson of Australia...

Bubka confident Qatar will deliver a great worlds in 2019 15 May 2015 - 12:20 am

by Armstrong Vas Doha: Pole vault legend Sergey Bubka (pictured) said the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha will help in the development...

Kiprop hoping to set the tone in Qatar 15 May 2015 - 12:16 am

Doha: The opening 800m race of the IAAF Diamond League season here will more than one way prepare Kenyan Asbel Kiprop and Ethiopian...