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Three-time former world high jump champion Mutaz Barshim announced his withdrawal from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo because of a foot injury on Friday. The 34-year-old Qatari, who won world … Read More
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said on Friday the governing body was within “touching distance” of its goal of having all female athletes undergo gene testing before the start of … Read More
Sebastian Coe, the head of World Athletics, on Friday said the organisation is sticking to its long-held position that Russian athletes won’t be allowed at the upcoming world championships and … Read More
The Japan National Stadium in Tokyo has a special place in the history of Indian athletics. In 2021, Neeraj Chopra won the country’s first Olympic gold medal in track and … Read More
Kenya’s Anti-Doping Agency (ADAK) has been found non-compliant with WADA’s (World Anti-Doping Agency) code on Thursday, resulting in consequences that will take effect next month unless the East African nation … Read More
A 19-member Indian contingent, featuring Neeraj Chopra, the reigning world champion in men’s javelin throw, is set to compete at the World Athletics Championships taking place in Tokyo from September … Read More
Record-high temperatures and debilitating humidity have prompted World Athletics Championships organisers to move up the start times for the race walk and marathon events this weekend by 30 minutes to … Read More
Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji could be excluded from the World Athletics Championships after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) requested her provisional suspension while a doping case is heard. The … Read More
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has backed either Kishane Thompson or Oblique Seville to beat defending champion Noah Lyles in the 100m at the world championships in Tokyo. Bolt is … Read More
Pole vault world record holder Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis said Thursday that he hoped the World Championships in Tokyo would be more fun than the “apocalyptic” Olympics there four years ago. … Read More
