Sports / Athletics

Athletics: Aman toe-to-toe with Kiprop in Doha's Diamond League opener 14 May 2015 - 01:42 pm

Doha--Mohammed Aman and Asbel Kiprop, the men's current 800m and 1500m world champions, race each other in Doha Friday as a stellar field...

Gatlin wants to dominate 2015 14 May 2015 - 12:17 am

Top athletes, who will be participating in the opening round of the IAAF Diamond League, pose for a picture during their visit to...

Athletics: Gebrselassie announces retirement for second time 11 May 2015 - 10:46 am

Manchester, United Kingdom--Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie on Sunday announced his retirement from competitive running following a career spanning 25 years after finishing 16th...

Chinese runners dominate as Pakistan clinch first gold medal 11 May 2015 - 01:25 am

Pakistan’s Muhammad Afzal, who won gold in the triple jump event, with his coach (left) in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Indian track and field...

Athletics: Powell clocks world-leading 9.84 seconds 10 May 2015 - 12:26 pm

Kingston, Jamaica--Former world record-holder Asafa Powell clocked a world leading 9.84 seconds to win the 100-meter dash at a World Challenge athletics meeting...

India’s Beant Singh storms to win in 800m as China leads tally 10 May 2015 - 01:08 am

Beant Singh of India, gold medal winner in the 800 metres at the 1st Asian Youth Athletics Championships, celebrates at Qatar Sports Club...

China’s young gun Yuzhen sets new javelin record in Doha 09 May 2015 - 04:22 am

Saad Ahmed of Qatar in the high jump heats on the opening day of the First Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Doha yesterday. ...

Asian juniors set for first big test 08 May 2015 - 03:21 am

Qatari athletes training on the eve of the Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Doha yesterday. Asia’s finest youth athletes will be under the...

Japanese delegation for first Asian Youth Athletics Championship arrives 06 May 2015 - 12:47 am

The Japanese delegation for the Asian Youth Athletics Championship arrived in Doha yesterday. Team Japan consists of 18 athletes and 10 officials. The...

Athletics: Uganda runners hit by HIV scare 05 May 2015 - 05:19 pm

Kampala--Ugandan runners have been hit by a major health scare after it emerged that a coach accused of sexually abusing young athletes was...

Atheltics: World relay results 03 May 2015 - 04:30 pm

Nassau, Bahamas--Results from the first day of the IAAF World Relays in Nassau on Saturday: Men 4x100m 1. United States (Michael Rodgers, Justin...

Athletics: Gatlin-led US rain on Bolt's parade at World Relays 03 May 2015 - 04:11 pm

Nassau, Bahamas--A US team led by Justin Gatlin rained on Usain Bolt's parade in the 4x100m at the World Relays on Saturday as...

Bolt ignores doping's ugly head as US triumphs 03 May 2015 - 01:26 pm

Usain Bolt NASSAU, Bahamas---It was fitting that the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao boxing 'fight of the century' was just about to start when rarely-defeated...

Doha Diamond League meet draws galaxy of stars 03 May 2015 - 11:27 am

Brittney Reese, the most dominant long jumper in the world since 2009, will return to Doha — the scene of her 7.25m career-best...

Athletics: Prize money and timetable for IAAF World Relays 01 May 2015 - 11:51 am

Nassau, Bahamas - Prize money and timetable of the second edition of the IAAF World Relays in Nassau on May 2-3: Prize money...

Athletics: World records for IAAF World Relays 01 May 2015 - 11:28 am

Nassau, Bahamas - Here is a list of the current ratified world records ahead of the inaugural IAAF World Relays in Nassau on...

Qataris shine in Arab Athletics Championship 01 May 2015 - 01:02 am

Qatari athletes and officials part of the team which took part in the 19th Arab Athletics Championship 2015 in Manama, Bahrain, pose for...

Asia ‘ready’ to usher in new era in track and field: Al Hamad 27 Apr 2015 - 11:45 pm

The President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA), Dahlan Al Hamad (left), speaks during a news conference in Doha yesterday. PICTURE: Abdul Basit...