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The Indian wrestlers will be required to compete at the World Championships, which begin on September 16, as “neutral athletes.” The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will be suspended as a result of its failure to...

News Hour An emotional Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic said it felt “so easy” to regain the javelin world title she first won 10 years ago at the World Championships on Tuesday. The world record...

News Hour The Lightning Bolt was back on the track where he struck triple Olympic gold, but his start, even by his own sluggish standards, frighteningly sedated. Incomparable Usain Bolt seeks to win the World Championships...

News Hour Andre de Grasse, the triple Olympic sprint medalist, has pulled out of the World Athletics Championships in London with injury, boosting Usain Bolt’s chances of a golden swansong. The Canadian was expected to be...

News Hour Sprint superstar Usain Bolt will seek a final golden hurrah when he takes to the track at the IAAF World Championships in London this week. Bolt has dominated sprinting since taking double individual gold...

News Hour The world athletics championships in London next month are expected to have the highest attendance figures in the event’s history after organisers announced on Friday that more than 650,000 tickets have been sold. The...

News Hour: Australia’s James Magnussen will forgo the chance to win a third 100 metres freestyle title at the swimming world championships in Budapest and instead focus on defending his Commonwealth Games gold medal at the...

News Hour: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will run his last race on home soil at June’s Racers Grand Prix before retiring from competition two months later, he said on Friday. The 30-year-old, who won...

News Hour: Usain Bolt has left the door open to running in both the 100 and 200 metres at next year’s world championships where he said he will be more focused on protecting his legacy than...