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`Sprint King` Bolt scoops record sixth IAAF Athlete of Year award
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Monaco [France], Dec. 3 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who is set to retire after the World Championships in London next year, has been named the IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year, thereby lifting the coveted prize for a record sixth time.
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Usain Bolt admits to have lost love for running before Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 29 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who is 'relaxed' as he prepares to retire after the 2017 world championships in London, has admitted that he struggled to motivate himself to train before the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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NADA slaps eight-year ban on sprinter Dharambir Singh for failing dope tes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): Dharambir Singh, the Haryana sprinter, who was barred from representing the country in the 2016 Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a dope test, has been slapped an eight-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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Usain Bolt set to race in Australia for first time
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov.4 (ANI):Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is all set to race in Australia for the first time when he takes on track in the inaugural Nitro Athletics competition in Melbourne in February.
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`Sprint-King` Bolt shortlisted for IAAF World Athletes of Year award
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.18 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who is set to retire after the World Championships in London next year, has been shortlisted for the 2016 IAAF World Athletes of the Year award.
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Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter killed in shooting
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 17 (ANI): American sprinter Tyson Gay's 15-year-old daughter, Trinity Gay, has been killed in a shooting outside a restaurant in Kentucky.
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Usain Bolt to retire after World Championships in 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Oct. 16 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt will be running his last race at June's Racers Grand Prix before taking retirement from competition two months later.
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Consuming nitrate supplements can enhance an individual's sports perf
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 6 (ANI): A recent study has found that consuming nitrate supplementation in combination with Sprint Interval Training in low oxygen conditions could enhance sports performance of an individual.
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Usain Bolt hints he's proposed to long-term girlfriend after Rio scan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Sept.5 (ANI): After sparking controversy with his late-night antics following his triumphant Rio Olympics campaign, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt seems ready to settle down as he strongly hinted that he has proposed to long-term girlfriend Kasi Bennett.
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Udit Raj's comments show BJP's mentality: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), [India] Aug 30 (ANI): The Congress Party on Tuesday condemned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj's comments that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ate beef as per the advice of his trainer to win medals in Olympics, saying that such statements show the mentali
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We should take lesson from Usain Bolt and not pass comments: NCP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj for saying that eating beef resulted to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt win medals in Olympics, and said that instead of making such comments, we must take less
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SP supports Udit Raj's beef statement, says he is under pressure from
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug.30 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday extended its support to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Udit Raj, who said Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won nine Olympics gold medals because of consuming beef as a source of protein.
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