Twice javelin world record holder and four times European Champion Latvian Janis Lusishas has passed away. The former Olympic javelin champion Lusishas died at the age of 80 from cancer, the country’s athletics federation said Wednesday. He was inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame in 2014. Jelgava born Lusis, competed four times in Olympics for […]
The UK Athletics internal inquiry into Mo Farah’s relationship with Alberto Salazar which was led by Sarah Rowell was today released to UK Anti- Doping Agency which have repeatedly request of it. Only yesterday it was announced that Sarah Rowell, who led the the said internal investigation, is to step down from the UK Athletics […]
The former European 3000 Steeplechase Champion Turkish Gulcan Mingir has been found guilty for Anti- doping offence after her sample for 2012 Olympics was reanalysed using latest technology. Following a re-analysis of Mıngır’s sample from the event, a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, or turabinol, was revealed. An IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed of […]
World Athletics, together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), has set-up a support fund worth $500,000 (£400,000/€459,000) to help athletes through the financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. IAF was established in 1986 to support charity in athletics and founded by Honorary President Prince Albert II of Monaco, the IAF has allocated resources from […]
Sarah Rowell, the former interim chairwoman of UK Athletics from February to August 2019 and also led UK Athletics’ 2015 internal review into its handling of the Alberto Salazar scandal, has inexplicable step down from the governing body’s board a year earlier than planned. Although the inquiry cleared Mo Farah to continue working with former coach Salazar, […]
The eight time Olympics Champion Usain Bolt recalled his false start and consequent disqualification in the final of the men’s 100m at the Daegu World Championships in 2011 which many still considered the only blemish in the sprinting legend’s career. He recalled his coach Glen Mills told him at the beginning of the 2011 season […]
The Aries Merritt the 110m hurdle World record holder and Olympics Champion still want to prove a point for his last Olympics next year if he qualify. Merritt broke the world record and also became Olympics Champion in 2012. But soon after 2013 World championship, it’s has been struggle with illness despite managing to win […]
The decathlon World record holder and Olympics silver medalist French Kelvin Mayer speaking with AFP on the covid-19 induced lockdown, he said he’s troubled by what this pandemic will lead to. But he conceded he missed an open space to train. “What does worry me is any potential catastrophe that the pandemic leads to, but […]
In an interview with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, the president of World Athletics Sebastian Coe sounded a note warning to athletes who wants to use this period to cheat. Although he conceded that testing has been more difficult in this prevailing lockdown, curfews and international travel restrictions. “But nobody should run away with the idea […]
In an effort to save Bislett Games, it’s Organiser has come forward with a modification Games called ‘Impossible Games’ which will be lauched today; with highlight featuring of Karsten Warholm going for 300mh world record in a solo race. The COVID-19 pandemic means the Bislett Games cannot take place in its usual format on 11 […]
USA Track and Field (USATF) has announced today new dates for the 2020 U.S. The event will take place on June 18–27, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. “The competition schedule will remain much the same. While there is a possibility that some of the timings of the competition windows may shift, the events taking place on each day […]
The four times Olympics Champion Mo Farah has expressed he’s heartbroken on hearing the news of demise of his friend Neil Black the former British Performance director. “I have lost a good friend…! Known him since I was 14 years old… Neil supported me all the way in my career since I was a kid..!!,” […]
The best world class sports Physiotherapist to come out of UK and former British Athletics performance director Neil Black is found dead at his home in Loughborough on weekend. The 60 years old who was chronic supporter of Mo Farah, grew up in rank from the head of Physiotherapy to sport science before moving up […]
In the announcement yesterday by the USTFCCCA (US Track and Field Cross Country and Coaches Association), Jamaica 2015 World 100m hurdle Champion, Danielle Williams has been enshrined into the 2020 Division II Track and Field Hall of Fame. The diminutive St Andrews born Jamaica, whose senior sister Shermaine is also an Olympian 100m hurdler; won […]
Kenya Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru, the former Amsterdam and London Marathon Champion who was suspended few days ago for Athletes Biological Passport (ABP) violation has pleaded not to be crucify yet. In a statement released by his management company Volare Sports, Wanjiru protested his innocence, adding that he has always stood for a clean sport. “This […]
The 200m World Champion Noah Nyles and 14 others top American athletes have volunteered to be part to conduct in-home drug tests on themselves as part of a pilot program being run by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. With anti-doping collections severely curtailed across the globe because of the coronavirus pandemic, USADA is looking at new […]
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Tuesday issued a charge against former Champion of both London and Amsterdam marathon Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru. The AIU has provisionally suspended marathon specialist Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru of Kenya with immediate effect for an Athlete Biological Passport violation under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules,” AIU posted on Twitter. The fundamental principle […]
The covid-19 induced lockdown has afford the Steeplechase world record holder Kenya Beatrice Chepkoech another opportunity to go back to what she used to do before she shot to limelight; which is farming. “To adhere to the social distancing procedures I train alone and then join my parents on the farm,” she said. “This is […]
The Rio Olympics 200m silver medalist and Canadian 200m record holder Andre De Grasse is not finding the lockdown in his base in Florida funny; but he’s trying all he could to keep shape as a top athletes. “It (training) doesn’t really consist of much because of the quarantine, basically just doing a lot of core, […]
What a twin occurrence of surprises. That was what happened on Friday in Vaxjo local Athletics Field meet in Sweden. In a rare meet, considering covid-19 pandemic, Simon Pettersson summoned the day to throw his personal discus best of 66.93m. A 26 years old 9th Doha 2019 finalist has never thrown beyond 64.53m, the best […]
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said he is still hoping that a late outdoor athletics season can be planned from August to October this year, he said on Friday. “We know that different countries are at different stages of managing this pandemic so we are trying to give a structure to our athletes and member […]
The Olympics postponement and covid-19 lockdown everywhere has dealt a heavy blow on the South Sudan athletes who evaded their country to train in Maebashi, Japan in preparation for postponed Tokyo Olympics. The city of Maebashi decided to host a South Sudan athletes as a training assistance as part of it’s effort to promote peace […]
A Swedish Eritrean-born runner Robel Fsiha who won European cross country Championship in December 19 has tested positive for unnamed substances, it was announced by his club Sparvagen yesterday. Fsiha was already suspended in February when his sample A tested positive after a race in Addis Ababa on November 2019, but his B sample has […]
The new UK Athletics head, Joanna Coates has threatened that any employee who does not share her vision for ‘ethical success’ will be shown the way out quickly. Speaking against the reported row between UKA and UK Anti-Doping which the former refused to hand over some internal documents perceived to be sensitive medical report. “There […]
The world 400m record holder and Olympics Champion South Africa Wayne Van Niekerk who was pleased for shifting of Olympics till next year has vowed to be the first man to run 400m inside 43s. The 27 years sprinter made this known on Wednesday on his twitter. “I don’t even want to debate that, I […]
One of the most sensational athlete in this year indoor season and the World Pole Vault Indoor record holder, Swedish star Armand Duplantis will be auctioning his bib he wore when he broke the World Pole Vault Indoor record in Turin in February to raise money to fight against coronavirus pandemic. Duplantis cleared 6.17 metres […]
It is with a shock and disbelief athletics watchers all over the World greeted the sudden annoucement of retirement on Sunday by Chinese High jump indoor record holder and silver medalist at Beijing 2015 World Athletics Championship. The 28 years old Yantai born Chinese made the announcement by posting on his twitter page “I’m sorry, […]
In the face of Covid-19 lock down, every athletes all over the world are improvising their training schedule.
Following a string of high-profile Kenyan who has tested positive recently, another Kenyan has been ban for four years after tested positive for a number of ban substances. Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced the doping ban of a marathon runner Vincent Kipsegechi Yator for four years on two charges after he was provincially suspended […]