A Moroccan national 5000m champion and half marathon record holder Aziz Lahbabi has been issued with provisional suspension for taking unnamed ban substance by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). In 2011, Aziz received a six-month ban for taking methylhexanamine, a ban substance. Aziz first international breakthrough came when he won first international medal at the 2010 World […]
The Isreali great investment in youth sports is beginning to blossom as its young athletes are now flying. Just less than ten days when Derba Ayale broke Israel national U-20 3000m record, Derba again moved to do the same in 5000m in 14:03.49. But the day seems to belong to Isreali new sprint sensation, Blessing […]
The US record holder in the women’s 1500 and 5000 meters, Shelby Houlihan, has tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid. The 28-year-old Houlihan has been suspended from athletics by the AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit) for four years after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone. Houlihan was notified of the positive test, which dated […]
On Saturday (24) at a local meet in Kampala capital of Uganda, the precious Jewels of Uganda locked horn over 1500m. It was fight of a pride of specialty more than anything. The new world athletics sensation, multiple world record holder John Cheptegei stepped down to 1500m to try to cause some damage and to […]
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