Category: Athletics

Athletes on Tuvalu train on the airport runway in the absence of a running track, but the tiny Pacific nation will still manage to send a one-man sprint team to … Read More

FILE PHOTO: Neeraj Chopra is the reigning Olympic and World Champion in men’s javelin throw. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK/THE HINDU FILE PHOTO: Neeraj Chopra is the reigning Olympic and … Read More

Five-times Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her 200m title at next month’s Paris Games after opting not to compete in the event at the upcoming Jamaican trials. … Read More

Neeraj Chopra is set to compete at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 in Turku, Finland on June 18, as he gears up to defend his Olympic gold at the Paris … Read More

Forced into a short break to mend a niggle, Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will return to competitive action at the Paavo Nurmi Games here on Tuesday … Read More

Femke Bol, fresh from two golds and a bronze at the European championships, admits she is looking forward to what she says will be a “nice battle” with American arch-rival … Read More

The third Indian Grand Prix track and field event, among the last competitions that will serve as a qualification meet for the 2024 Paris Olympics, will be held at the … Read More

Triple Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk said her silver medal at the European Athletics Championships in Rome has given her hope that she can stand on an Olympic podium for a … Read More

Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith maintained her form perfectly to claim her second European 100m title in Rome on Sunday. Asher-Smith, who previously won the blue riband event in the 2018 Berlin … Read More

An inspired Irish quartet led by Rhasidat Adeleke outstripped Femke Bol’s favoured Dutch team to snatch gold in a thrilling 4x400m mixed relay at the European championships on Friday. The … Read More