Uma and Fikir give Ethiopia double win at Paris Marathon
Mulugeta Uma and Mestawut Fikir won the Paris Marathon men’s and women’s races on Sunday to give Ethiopia a double in the event for the first time in five years. … Read More
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Kipchoge retained in Kenya’s slimmed down Paris Olympics marathon squad
Kenya’s double Olympic gold medallist Eliud Kipchoge and defending women’s champion Peres Jepchirchir were included Thursday in a star-studded marathon team to Paris 2024 Olympics, athletics officials said. The east … Read More
Asian Athletic Commission nominates Shiny Wilson as member
The Asian Athletic Commission has nominated Shiny Wilson, a former multiple Asian Games medallist in 400m and 800m and a four-time Olympian, as one of its members. At a virtual … Read More
Former world champion Barber attacked on Paris train
Former world heptathlon champion Eunice Barber suffered minor injuries after being punched in the face by a passenger on a Paris suburban train, a police source said on Tuesday. Barber, … Read More
British ultrarunner Paris becomes first woman to complete 100-mile Barkley Marathons
British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris became the first woman ever to finish the Barkley Marathons 100-mile race on Friday, completing one of the most challenging ultramarathons in the world with 99 … Read More
Olympic champion Jacobs to compete in world relay championships
Olympic 100-metre champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs will compete in his first race of the year next month and in May’s world relay championships, the Italian told the Gazzetta Dello Sport on … Read More
India’s 4X400m relay squads to train in Bahamas
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will be sending the 4x400m relay squads for a month-long competition-cum-training programme in the Bahamas ahead of the World Relay championships, said its president … Read More
Spotlight on Eldhose Paul, Shaili Singh ahead of third Indian Open Jumps Competition
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Eldhose Paul, silver medallist Abdulla Aboobacker, National champion Karthik Unnikrishnan and World U-20 silver medallist Shaili Singh will be among the star attractions at the 3rd … Read More
Neeraj Chopra: It’s hard to believe Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem is struggling to get a new javelin
India’s Neeraj Chopra expressed astonishment that his rival Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan is struggling to get a new javelin, given his standing in the world of athletics. Pakistan’s ace javelin … Read More
Gulveer Singh: Once running for Army promotion, India’s latest National Record setter now targets Olympics
Back in 2019, when Gulveer Singh first started thinking about a career in track and field, his goals were fairly modest – a promotion to havaldar. “Someone told me that … Read More