UK Athletics pleads guilty over death of Paralympian in London
United Kingom (UK) Athletics on Friday pleaded guilty to the corporate manslaughter of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole during training for an event … Read More
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UK Athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter after Paralympian death in 2017
UK Athletics pleaded guilty on Friday to the corporate manslaughter of a Paralympian who died during training. Abdullah Hayayei was fatally injured when he was hit on the head by … Read More
Indian sports wrap, February 20: Vaishnavi stuns Preston to reach Women’s ITF Bengaluru Open semifinals
TENNIS Women’s ITF Bengaluru Open: Vaishnavi stuns Preston to reach semifinals Vaishnavi Adkar continued her dream run at the women’s ITF Bengaluru Open, a USD 100,000 event, as she upset fourth seed … Read More
Keely Hodgkinson smashes world indoor 800m record in Lievin
Keely Hodgkinson on Thursday smashed the women’s world indoor 800 metres record set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak on the day Britain’s Olympic champion was born nearly 24 years ago. Hodgkinson, … Read More
AFI makes SRY gene test mandatory for female athletes
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has made the SRY gene test mandatory for female athletes competing at the national level, aligning its eligibility framework with regulations laid down by … Read More
India’s doping epidemic: Contaminated supplements, abuse of prescription drugs discussed in Ministry meet
Contaminated nutritional supplements, misuse of prescription medicines, and the online sale of prohibited substances were among the major points of discussion at the fourth National Compliance Platform meeting to deliberate … Read More
Indian sports wrap, February 15: Gulveer third-fastest at Winston-Salem
ATHLETICS Gulveer gets off to good start in 2026 season Gulveer Singh clocked 13:15.84 in Winston-Salem to finish third in the men’s 5000m at Sound Invite, a World Athletics Indoor … Read More
Five-time Olympic champion Thompson-Herah returns to competitive racing after nearly two years
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion, competed in her first race since June 2024 in Saturday’s Camperdown Classic at Kingston, Jamaica. Thompson-Herah, who won back-to-back Olympic titles at … Read More
Over 1300 athletes dropped from Khelo India for below-par performance and doping: Sports Minister
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday revealed that 1342 athletes in various disciplines have been weeded out of the Khelo India Programme in the last three years for not measuring … Read More
Tejaswin Shankar wins gold in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Tejaswin Shankar won the men’s heptathlon event to clinch India’s lone gold as the country ended the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships campaign with five medals in Tianjin on Sunday. India … Read More