Athletics
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Caster Semenya to run in Doha as storm rages over new IAAF rules
May 2, 2019Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will run her last 800-metres on Friday before the International Association of Athletics Federations imposes hugely controversial new rules limiting testosterone in female athletes. Semenya, who has spent years trying to... -
Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23
Mar 11, 2019Olympian Kelly Catlin, who helped the United States win the women’s pursuit team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games, has died, USA Cycling said on Sunday. The three-time world champion was 23. “The U.S. cycling... -
Laura Muir secures golden double at European indoors
Mar 5, 2019Laura Muir claimed her second gold medal of the European Indoor Championships by winning the womens’ 1500 metres final on Sunday to back up her success in the 3000m. Shelayna Oskan-Clarke also took gold in the... -
Laura Muir and Johnson-Thompson take gold for Britain
Mar 2, 2019Host nation Britain enjoyed a golden start to the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Friday as Laura Muir successfully defended her 3,000 metres title and Katarina Johnson-Thompson completed a dominant victory in the pentathlon, reports Reuters.... -
Indonesia submits formal bid to host the 2032 Olympics
Feb 19, 2019Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, officials said Tuesday, after the Southeast Asian nation’s widely lauded handling of the Asian Games last summer. Muliaman Hadad, Indonesia’s ambassador to Switzerland, submitted a formal... -
Five weightlifters suspended after London 2012 retests
Dec 24, 2018Five weightlifters, including two Olympic champions, have been provisionally suspended after retests of their samples from the 2012 London Olympics came back positive for doping, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said. Ukraine’s Oleksiy Torokhtiy could now... -
USOC under pressure to fix USA Gymnastics before Tokyo 2020
Nov 7, 2018Like a world-class gymnast, the United States Olympic Committee(USOC) needs to nail a perfect landing to put a damaging sexual abuse scandal behind it ahead of the 2020 Games in Tokyo, sports sponsorship experts said. The... -
Last-minute funding deal, Calgary vote keep alive Canada’s Winter Olympics bid
Nov 2, 2018Calgary voted Wednesday to keep alive Canada’s bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics, after a last-minute funding deal was struck between Ottawa and the province of Alberta. The next hurdle is a plebiscite on November 13.... -
Usain Bolt’s Australian football dream collapses
Nov 2, 2018Sprint king Usain Bolt’s attempt to become a professional footballer with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners collapsed Friday as his trial period was terminated after contract talks failed. The eight-time Olympic champion had been trying out with... -
Nuts and Bolt! Sprint legend grabs double after painful kick
Oct 13, 2018Sprint legend Usain Bolt scored his first goals in professional football Friday after starting up front in a pre-season game for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners. The 100 metres world record-holder, who is bidding for a professional...
