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193 athletes offered grants from Athlete Welfare Fund
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 21 (ANI): World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Sunday announced that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will be offered one-time grants of USD 3000 through an Athlete Welfare Fund declared in April to support professional athlet
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Asian champion runner Gomathi Marimuthu banned for 4 years for doping
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 13 (ANI): Asian Champion middle distance runner Gomathi Marimuthu was suspended on Friday for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for doping and stripped of her Asian Athletics Championships 800-meter title.
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We are gradually getting back: World Athletics president
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 12 (ANI): World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe has said that the body's health and science department is working towards ensuring good health and well-being of the athletes adding that they are "gradually getting back".
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Salwa Eid Naser missed four tests before suspension: AIU
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 7 (ANI): The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Sunday clarified that 400-metre World champion Salwa Eid Naser was provisionally suspended for registering four "whereabouts failures".
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World Athletics announces four-year Strategic Plan, updated Olympic qualif
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 4 (ANI): World Athletics on Wednesday announced the new four-year Strategic Plan to drive growth and updated Olympic qualifying process for Tokyo Olympics following three online meetings with its 214 Member Federations.
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3-time gold medallist at 1956 Olympics Bobby Morrow dies at 84
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 31 (ANI): American sprinter Bobby Joe Morrow who won three gold medals in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics died at the age of 84 on Saturday.
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World Athletics announces new partnership with Pinsent Masons
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 28 (ANI): World Athletics and Pinsent Masons have reached an agreement for the global firm to become the sport's first official supplier of legal services for the next four years.
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Over 500 officials attend starters online seminar of AFI
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Over 500 officials from different states of the country attended a two-day online seminar for starters organised by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on May 18 and 19.
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World Athletics opens registration for support from welfare fund
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 16 (ANI): Professional athletes who are experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic will be able to register for a one-off welfare grant till May 31, the World Athletics announced on Friday.
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Top female pole vaulters to face the bar in Ultimate Garden Clash
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 15 (ANI): In the second edition of the Ultimate Garden Clash, three of the world's best female pole vaulters-- Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi, two-time US indoor champion Katie Nageotte and Commonwealth Games champion Alysha Newman-- will face-off in a virtual
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International athletics season to run from August to October: World Athlet
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 12 (ANI): World Athletics on Tuesday announced the international athletics season, beginning with a Continental Tour Gold event in Finland on August 11 and ending with a Diamond League meeting in China on October 17.
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COVID-19: Diamond League announces new provisional 2020 calendar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 12 (ANI): As the world continues to grapple with coronavirus pandemic, the Diamond League on Tuesday announced a shortened provisional calendar for the 2020 season.
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