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Jemima Sumgong banished for four years over doping
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov 8 (ANI): Jemima Sumgong, Kenyan Olympic marathon runner, has been handed a four year suspension from competitions in a doping case.
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AFI suspends non-active state affiliates
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) suspended Pondicherry, Manipur and Nagaland state athletics federations for being non-active while Punjab Athletics Association (PAA) was also handed over a three-month suspension for skipping the two-day Annual Gen
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Ethiopian athlete calls on President Kovind at Addis Ababa
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Oct 6 (ANI):President of India Ram Nath Kovind interacted with retired running legend Haile Gebrselassie, the president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, at Addis Ababa on Friday.
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Men's 4x100m relay team probable selected for CWG, Asiad 2018
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Focusing on two big 2018 events-the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and the Jakarta Asian Games , the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has identified seven sprinters who will form Indian men's 4x100m relay team for these Games.
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China denies visa to 101-year-old Indian Runner, Man Kaur
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Man Kaur, a 101-year-old Indian runner was denied visa by China to participate in the Asian Masters Athletics Championships.
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57th National Open Athletics C'ships to begin in Chennai today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Sept (ANI): India's top track and field athletes will be seen in action when 57th National Open Athletics Championships 2017 will begin at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai today.
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India's Purnima Hembram bags pentathlon gold at Asian indoor meet
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ashgabat [Turkmenistan], Sept 19 (ANI): Purnima Hembram gave India a golden start in athletics as she finished at the top spot in the pentathlon event of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan here last evening.
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World Athletics C'ships: Davinder Kang becomes first Indian to qualif
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K], Aug 11 (ANI): Davinder Singh Kang created history on Thursday, as he became the first Indian athlete to make it to the final round of the javelin throw at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London.
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Usain Bolt bids for 12th title in final 100m race of career
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 6 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who has won eight Olympic golds, will bring his incredible career to an end in London on Saturday night at the World Athletics Championships 2017.
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World Athletics Championships begin in London today, 25 Indians to take pa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], August 4 (ANI): The World Athletics Championships will begin in London today in which 25 Indian athletes are taking part. No Indian athlete will be in action today.
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Dopers must stop else athletics will die: Bolt
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 2 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who prepares to race for the final time in his illustrious career, has issued a stern warning to his fellow athletes, saying they must stop doping otherwise track and field will die.
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Bound to follow Kerala HC's decision on PU Chitra: AFI
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): After Kerala High Court directed the Athletic Federation of India (AFI) to include woman middle-distance runner PU Chitra in the squad for the upcoming World Athletics Championships in London, AFI's selection committee chairman Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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