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Muhammad, Kipchoge named World Athletes of the Year
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 24 (ANI): Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2019, held at the Grimaldi Forum here on Saturday.
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Belgrade, Yangzhou to host 2022 World Athletics Series competitions
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 23 (ANI): Serbia will stage its first-ever World Athletics Series event after its capital, Belgrade, was confirmed as the host city of the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships at the World Athletics Council Meeting here on Friday.
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MILO NIDJAM launch pad for AFI's plans for 2024, 2028 Olympics
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The upcoming MILO National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) 2019 is the platform from which the Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) plans for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games will be launched.
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Athletes Lavillenie and Adams to join the World Athletics Council as full
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 21 (ANI): World pole vault record-holder Renaud Lavillenie and four-time world shot put champion Valerie Adams will make a different type of history on Friday when they become the first active athletes to join the World Athletics Council as full voting members, fol
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Dope testing will be part of NIDJAM 2019
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday announced that dope testing will be a part of the National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) 2019.
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Geoffrey Kamworor's world half marathon record ratified
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 20 (ANI): World Athletics has ratified Geoffrey Kamworor's world half-marathon record of 58:01.
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Kiren Rijiju felicitates World Para Athletics Championships medal winners
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju lauded the performance of the Indian para-athletes and felicitated them for their display in the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai that concluded last week.
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Sundar, Ajeet, Rinku qualify for Paralympics 2020
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Indian para-athlete Sundar Singh Gurjar bagged a gold medal while Ajeet Singh won a bronze in the Men's Javelin Throw at the World Para Athletics Championships.
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IAAF announces Male Rising Star Award 2019 finalists
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 6 (ANI): With less than three weeks to go until the World Athletics Awards 2019, the IAAF announced five finalists for the 2019 Male Rising Star Award to recognise this year's best U20 athlete.
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Rijiju lauds Shaili Singh for scripting national record
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday lauded athlete Shaili Singh saying she is a 'potential medalist' in the World Athletics Championship.
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IAAF announces finalists for 2019 Female Rising Star Award
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 5 (ANI): With less than three weeks to go until the World Athletics Awards 2019, the IAAF announced the five finalists for the 2019 Female Rising Star Award to recognise this year's best U20 athlete.
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IAFF announces nominees for 'Female World Athlete of the Year 2019'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Oct 15 (ANI): International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced the nominees for the 'Female World Athlete of the Year 2019' on Tuesday.
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