Category: Athletics

Eliud Kipchoge says the desire to inspire others drove him to enter this week’s Sydney Marathon with the Kenyan legend admitting there was “huge pressure” on him to win. The … Read More

Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has confirmed her decision to skip the world athletics championships in Tokyo next month after deciding to take part in this weekend’s Sydney marathon. Hassan, who … Read More

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will face stiff competition from formidable challengers like Anderson Peters and Julian Weber when he attempts to regain the Diamond League (DL) Final title in … Read More

Animesh Kujur became the first Indian male sprinter to qualify for the World Athletics Championships after finding a place in the 200m competition through the World Rankings which was released … Read More

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis and Australian Nicola Olyslagers sealed wins in the Diamond League finals in a high-octane ‘city event’ in downtown Zurich on Wednesday. Duplantis, fresh from setting a 13th … Read More

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra said he was relieved to finally break the 90 metre mark during the Doha Diamond League but admits that there is still some work to … Read More

Three-time Paralympics medallist high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu was one of the notable omissions from India’s 73-strong team, led by star javelin thrower Sumit Antil, for next month’s World Para Athletics … Read More

After a grueling effort of competing in five events across six weeks, long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar has qualified for the next month’s World Athletics Championships by the barest of margins. World … Read More

Nineteen Indians have qualified for next month’s World Athletics Championships, set to be held in Tokyo from September 13-21. World Athletics, the global body running the sport, released the final … Read More

US sprinter Noah Lyles played down the prospect of heavy rain at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday when he will go head-to-head in a mouth-watering 200m with … Read More