Sports / Athletics

Another jewel in Doha’s crown 19 Nov 2014 - 02:58 am

Qatar bid officials headed by Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Dahlan Al Hamad celebrate after Doha won the rights to host...

2019 Worlds: D-Day for Doha, Barcelona and Eugene today 18 Nov 2014 - 01:05 am

The members of the IAAF Evaluation Commission pose with members of the Doha 2019 Bid Committee in front of the Khalifa International Stadium...

Qatar’s Hannadi wins silver 14 Nov 2014 - 09:52 am

Qatar’s Hannadi Salem (left) silver medal winner at the Arab Shooting Championship in the 10m Air Pistol event poses for a picture along...

Forgotten ex-East German athletes ruined by unwitting doping 10 Nov 2014 - 11:48 pm

BERLIN: Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany’s leaders have failed hundreds of ex-athletes whose health was ruined by former...

Youth Athletics Coaching Congress concludes 10 Nov 2014 - 11:31 pm

Doha: The 1st Aspire Academy Youth Athletics Coaching Congress ended here yesterday at the academy auditorium after a two-day discussion, experiences exchange and...

Athletics experts gather at Aspire Academy 09 Nov 2014 - 01:09 am

Doha: A large number of internationally-recognised coaching and sport science speakers will take part in a two-day Youth Athletics Coaching Congress — an...

Kenya’s Mutai goes for New York hat-trick 01 Nov 2014 - 11:47 pm

NEW YORK: Geoffrey Mutai will try to become just the third man to win the New York City Marathon three times in a...

IAAF evaluation panel finishes eventful first day of Doha visit 31 Oct 2014 - 05:17 am

Doha: The IAAF Evaluation Commission for the 2019 World Championships, chaired by IAAF Vice-President Sebastian Coe, was welcomed to Doha yesterday by the...

IAAF evaluation panel arrives in Doha 29 Oct 2014 - 03:26 am

The Khalifa International Stadium in Doha Doha: An eight-person IAAF Evaluation Commission will arrive here today to begin assessing the Qatari capital’s bid...

More support for 2019 worlds in Doha 27 Oct 2014 - 11:13 pm

Doha: French sprinter Pascale Martinot-Lagarde and Russian track and field athlete Sergey Shubenkov have become the latest stars to back Doha’s bid to...

Malachowski supports Doha’s bid to host 2019 IAAF Worlds 21 Oct 2014 - 08:55 am

Piotr Malachowski, the Polish Olympic and World silver medallist in the discus throw yesterday became the fourth internationally renowned athlete to publicly support...

Black athletes more prone to sudden heart attacks: Sharma 21 Oct 2014 - 08:55 am

Professor Antonio Pelliccia, cardiologist and IOC Medical & Scientific Group Member speaking during the two-day IOC Sports Cardiology Course ‘Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death...

Qatar’s Barshim shortlisted for top IAAF award 17 Oct 2014 - 11:07 pm

Doha: Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim (pictured) is in contention to win the IAAF’s athlete of the year award after making it to the...

Qatar’s athletics development system on right track 16 Oct 2014 - 06:43 am

Doha: The Qatar Athletics Federation and the Aspire Academy in Doha have this season proven the success of their formula for producing world-class...

US pip China at world gymnastics 13 Oct 2014 - 06:46 am

Gold medalist Simone Biles of the USA celebrates on a podium after winning the women’s balance beam final at the 45th FIG Artistic...

Yao, Liu strike gold for China 11 Oct 2014 - 11:26 pm

NANNING, China: Yao Jinnan and Liu Yang upset the established order as they claimed gold for hosts China with their maiden individual titles...

IAAF had no choice over listing Gatlin for award 10 Oct 2014 - 12:21 am

LONDON: To athletics fans around the world wondering just how double-doper Justin Gatlin (pictured) could be short-listed for the IAAF’s athlete of the...

US retain women’s team gold 08 Oct 2014 - 08:40 pm

Simone Biles of the US competes on the balance beam during the women’s team final event at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...