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Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal handed five-yr ban for doping
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Florida [USA], June 4 (ANI): Olympics 100 metres hurdles champion, Brianna McNeal has been banned for five years for violation of the anti-doping rules, informed the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Friday.
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Athletics Federation of India imports KTG machine to 'develop strength' of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): India became the world's third nation after Germany and China to secure special machines to assist its javelin throwers to develop their strength and speed.
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World Athletics approves application of 23 Russians to compete internation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 22 (ANI): The World Athletics Doping Review Board on Saturday agreed that the applications of 23 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2021 under Eligibility Rule 3.2 while the
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Tokyo-bound AFI medical commission chairman AK Mendiratta dies of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India's medical commission chairman Arun Kumar Mendiratta passed away due to COVID-19 related complications here in a hospital on Friday. He was 60.
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Delhi HC notice to Centre on petition seeking appointment of administrator
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and others on a petition seeking an appointment of an administrator along with an inquiry into the day-to-day functioning of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
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World Athletics Relays Silesia 21: Indian athletes to miss out due to Covi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Indian women's 4 x 100m and men's 4 x 400m relay teams are left stranded at home as the new Covid-19 driven travel bans are put in place by various countries.
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South African Athletics C'ships: Caster Semenya wins 5000m race but misses
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 15 (ANI): South Africa's middle-distance runner Caster Semenya recorded a personal best timing in winning the women's 5,000m at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday but she nearly missed the Tokyo Olympics spot.
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Para-Athletics National C'ship: SAI writes to PCI, wants COVID-19 SOPs to
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has written to the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) stating that Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for the prevention of COVID-19 are not being followed at the Para Athletics National Championships.
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Hopeful of jumping 8.40m by season end: Sreeshankar after qualifying for O
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Sreesankhar, the 21-year-old from Palakkad in Kerala, jumped 8.26m in the long jump event at the Federation Cup to redefine the national record and secure a spot at Tokyo Olympics. For the youngster, it was just the reward for his passion and love for sport
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Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for Olympics, breaks national record in women's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 19 (ANI): Kamalpreet Kaur on Friday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in women's discus throw event with a national record attempt of 65.06 metres during the ongoing Athletics Federation Cup. The Olympic qualification benchmark is 63.5 metres.
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Federation Cup: Dhanalakshmi breaks PT Usha's meet record, eyes sprint dou
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 18 (ANI): S Dhanalakshmi (Tamil Nadu), who stunned Dutee Chand in the 100m final on Tuesday, emerged as the sprinter to beat in the women's 200m, clocking a Meet Record time of 23.26 seconds in the women's 200m semifinals in the 24th National Federation Cup Se
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12 cities express interest to host first World Athletics Road Running Cham
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], March 17 (ANI): Twelve cities from around the globe have expressed interest in hosting the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in 2023, the World Athletics Council confirmed on Wednesday.
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