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Russian race walker Lashmanova banned, to be stripped of 2012 London Olymp
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 21 (ANI): The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Monday announced that the Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova has been banned for two years for the use of prohibited substances, a violation of World Athletics anti-doping rules.
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Sweden's pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis sets new world record
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], March 21 (ANI): Sweden's Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.20m to smash his own world record by one centimeter on Sunday at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022.
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Venezuela's Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas sets new world reco
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], March 20 (ANI): Venezuela's world and Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas improved her own world indoor and outright records to 15.74m on Sunday at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022.
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World indoor 1500m record set by Jakob Ingebrigtsen ratified by World Athl
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Monte-Carlo [Monaco], March 18 (ANI): The world indoor 1500m record set by Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin last month has been ratified, Athletics' chief body announced on Thursday.
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Indian sprinters to take centre stage for first time in season's first Ind
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 13 (ANI): The Indian sprinters will take centre stage for the first time this season in the Indian Grand Prix 1 Athletics Meet here at the Chandrasekharan Nair Police Stadium. They will showcase early form in the season that will see major competiti
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Toor, Sreeshankar and Dutee Chand to compete in World Indoor Championships
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): India will field Shot Putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Long Jumper M Sreeshankar and sprinter Dutee Chand in the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 starting from March 18 at the Stark Arena in the Serbian Capital.
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Eknath Turambekar, Priyanka Goswami rewrite 35 Km Race Walk National Recor
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Muscat [Oman], March 6 (ANI): Eknath Sambhaji Turambekar and Priyanka Goswami set new National Records in the men and women's 35 Km events in the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat. They finished 27th and 20th respectively in hot conditions that added to the challenge of
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Amit Khatri suffers heartbreak when scenting victory in World Race Walking
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Muscat [Oman], March 4 (ANI): India's top U20 men's race walker Amit Khatri suffered heartbreak when he was disqualified with four red cards when in sight of a dramatic victory in U20 men's 10 Km race here in the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat on Friday.
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Amit Khatri may relish competing against Chinese trio in World Race Walkin
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Muscat [Oman], March 3 (ANI): Amit Khatri, a 10000m Race Walk silver medallist in the World Athletics U20 Championships six months ago, will have to make pressure his companion when he lines up against familiar and unfamiliar opponents at the start of the U20 men's 10 Km event on Friday in t
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World Racewalking C'ships: SAI helps Amit Khatri reach Oman after his trav
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) recently helped U-20 World silver medallist Amit Khatri reach Muscat, Oman where he is set to compete in the upcoming World Athletics Racewalking Championships.
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World Athletics bans Russian, Belarusian athletes from competitions
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Monte-Carlo [Monaco], March 1 (ANI): The World Athletics Council on Tuesday agreed to impose sanctions against the Member Federations of Russia and Belarus as a consequence of the 'invasion of Ukraine'.
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Australian athletics icon John Landy dies aged 91
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 26 (ANI): The 1956 Olympic bronze medallist, former world 1500m and mile record-holder John Landy has died at the age of 91.
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