Athletics

Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be able to compete at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for …

Participants light up the cauldron during the flame gathering and torch relay starting ceremony at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete as neutrals at …

World Athletics on Tuesday joined a growing list of sporting bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes, while tennis’s governing bodies barred players from competing under the name or flag …

Blessing Okagbare Nigeria’s 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday.  The 33-year-old, who …

Peng Shuai The International Olympic Committee talked with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai last week and will meet her in Beijing during next month’s Winter Olympics, it said on Wednesday. …

Lamine Diack led the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 1999 to 2015 Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body who was convicted of corruption last …

The coffin of long-distance runner Agnes Tirop is seen during her funeral service at Kapnyamisa village, Nandi county, Kenya October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi Mourners and family members of the …

Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medalist, has been found dead at her home, the country’s track federation said Wednesday. Athletics Kenya said …

Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei celebrates winning the Women’s race in the London Marathon in central London, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei and Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia produced dominant performances …

Runners compete in the Men’s Marathon during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March and the 2022 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 state …