Sports / Athletics

Sha’Carri dazzles; Kerley storms to win in Doha 06 May 2023 - 09:44 am

Doha: Former US NCAA champion Sha’Carri Richardson yesterday registered her biggest win since the Tokyo Olympic Trials, posting the best time of the...

Barshim disappoints as Harrison wins in high jump; brilliant Neeraj triumphs 06 May 2023 - 09:40 am

Doha: America’s JuVaughn Harrison leapt 2.32m to clinch an impressive victory in men’s high jump as local favourite Mutaz Barshim ended up at...

Kerley ready for Doha challenge, Asher-Smith excited 05 May 2023 - 08:47 am

Reigning world 100m champion Fred Kerley is ready to light up the track at the Doha’s Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, which will see...

Diamond League: Qatari athletes look to impress in season opener 04 May 2023 - 08:26 am

Promising Qatari athletes are eyeing an impressive performance when they will be up against top quality fields in tomorrow’s Diamond League season opener...

Olympic, world champions set for Diamond League opener in Doha 02 May 2023 - 08:13 am

Doha: With arguably its best fields ever, the Seashore Group Doha Meeting will open the 2023 Wanda Diamond League season in style at...

Qatar’s Abdurrahman wins gold in Tashkent 01 May 2023 - 08:18 am

Qatar’s Abdurrahman Muhammad celebrates with a team official after winning 400m hurdles gold at the Asian Youth U18 Asian Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan...

Qatar top medal table as West Asia Championship ends 30 Apr 2023 - 09:37 am

Doha: Qatar clinched three more gold medals on the final day to wrap up the West Asia Athletics Championship on top of the...

World champion Jackson leads stellar 100m field 26 Apr 2023 - 08:17 am

Reigning world 200m champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will open her Wanda Diamond League campaign over 100m at the Seashore Group Doha Meeting...

Diamond League: Four Qatar athletes set to feature in season-opener in Doha 20 Apr 2023 - 08:54 am

The Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) on Tuesday announced that four Qatari athletes will be competing in the season-opening 2023 Wanda Doha Diamond League,...

Chopra to launch Diamond League defence in Doha 14 Apr 2023 - 11:22 am

Doha: Olympic javelin champion and world silver medallist Neeraj Chopra – the Indian national record holder with a best of 89.94m – will...

Morocco's El Bakkali headlines star-studded 3000m in Doha 12 Apr 2023 - 08:52 am

Reigning Olympic and world 3000m steeplechase champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco will headline an impressive men’s 3000m at the Doha Meeting on...

Ethiopia's Ayana denies favourite Adola in Paris Marathon 02 Apr 2023 - 02:37 pm

Paris: Ethiopia's Abeje Ayana upset favourite Guye Adola to win the Paris Marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours, seven minutes...

World Athletics doping ban on Russia lifted, but Russians still suspended 23 Mar 2023 - 08:18 pm

Paris: World Athletics on Thursday lifted the ban on the Russian track and field federation for state-sponsored doping although its athletes remain barred...

World Athletics awards events to Turkiye, Poland 23 Mar 2023 - 09:34 am

The World Athletics Council yesterday awarded the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships to Antalya in Turkiye and the 2026 World Athletics...

Qatar SC crowned West Asian Youth Athletics champions 21 Mar 2023 - 08:16 am

Doha: Qatar SC were crowned overall champions of the first edition of the West Asian Youth Athletics Championship held at the Suheim Bin...

Biathlon great Marte Olsbu Roeiseland retires 14 Mar 2023 - 03:15 pm

OSLO: Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, who made history with five medals in biathlon at the Winter Olympics last year, announced her retirement on Tuesday....

Son of ex-athletics supremo Diack gets five years in prison for corruption 09 Mar 2023 - 05:02 pm

Paris: Papa Massata Diack, the son of former global athletics supremo Lamine Diack, had his five-year prison sentence for corruption involving Russian doping...

Romania’s Sabrina impresses with double gold on final day 05 Mar 2023 - 10:58 am

Doha:Romania’s 15-year-old Sabrina Maneca-Voinea won back-to-back gold medals in Balance Beam and Floor Exercise finals at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup...