Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter who defected at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, has been cleared by World Athletics to compete for Poland after it waived the normal three-year…
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Australian running star Peter Bol says he is exonerated of doping, but Australia’s anti-drugs agency will continue investigating the star middle-distance runner. Bol says he has been cleared of doping…
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Track and field finals at the Paris 2024 Games will take place during the evening, World Athletics said on Monday as it published its schedule for next year’s Summer Olympics.…
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Former Olympian Michael Johnson has hit back at critics who accused him of racism after he questioned the authenticity of the times recorded at the World Athletics Championships. The four-time…
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Italy’s double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has withdrawn from this weekend’s Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon, due to a muscle injury, Italy’s athletics federation (FIDAL) said. The federation…
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The Diamond League of track and field competitions has banned Russian Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) and Belarusian athletes from its events “for the foreseeable future”, organisers said, following Russia’s invasion…
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Athletics
Belarusian sprinter says those behind her early Olympic exit should be punished
by Reuters February 4, 2022Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya who defected at last year’s Tokyo Games told Reuters on Friday she had fought hard for the United States to penalise those responsible for her early…
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AthleticsFeatures
Seeing’s not believing as shoe tech rips up the record books
by Reuters December 14, 2021When World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe began his review of the year by highlighting “some jaw-dropping performances” he perfectly encapsulated the sport’s current paradox – people are stunned by what…
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AthleticsDoping
Russian high jumper blames officials for doping suspension
by Reuters November 9, 2021High jumper Danil Lysenko, suspended for anti-doping violations in a case that rattled Russian sport, has admitted guilt for his offences but said he blames the athletics federation for a…
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Athletics
Kenenisa Bekele, Peres Jepchirchir favoured as New York City Marathon returns
by Reuters November 6, 2021Kenenisa Bekele is looking forward to his New York City Marathon debut and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir bids to build on her stellar 2021 when the famous five-borough race returns…