Sports / Athletics

Healthy Weir set for Doha show 06 May 2014 - 12:27 am

A file photo of Weir. The Olympic bronze medallist will be seen in Doha on Friday when he features in the opening round...

First batch of athletes set to arrive in Doha today 05 May 2014 - 04:55 am

The President of Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) Dahlan Al Hamad, shakes hands with Labid Aljundi, General Secretary of the Multi Services Company for...

Jamaica’s Blake has ban reduced following CAS appeal 05 May 2014 - 04:40 am

KINGSTON: Jamaican Olympic athlete Dominique Blake has had her six-year ban for a second doping offence reduced by 18 months by the Court...

US sprinter Tyson Gay banned for one year for doping 04 May 2014 - 08:07 am

RALEIGH: Former world double sprint champion Tyson Gay (pictured) has been suspended for one year after testing positive in 2013 for a banned...

Rudisha withdraws from Doha Diamond League meet 04 May 2014 - 08:03 am

Doha: The fifth edition of the IAAF Diamond League in Doha will not feature 800m Olympic champion and World Record holder David Rudisha...

Merritt beats James to capture 400m 27 Apr 2014 - 12:06 am

DES MOINES, United States: Reigning world champ LaShawn Merritt beat 2012 Olympic Games gold medal winner Kirani James to win a star-studded 400...

Ex-Boston champion runs for love of city 23 Apr 2014 - 08:34 am

BOSTON: Amby Burfoot (pictured), the winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, was unable to complete last year’s race when two bombs ripped through...

Asian Games: Indonesia favourite to take over as 2019 hosts 19 Apr 2014 - 06:53 am

DUBAI: Indonesia is favourite to take on the 2019 Asian Games after Vietnam’s withdrawal because of the cost, Asian sports sources said yesterday....

CAS slams Jamaican anti-doping officials 17 Apr 2014 - 07:31 am

kingston: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) blasted Jamaican anti-doping officials yesterday for the mishandling of a drug test by sprinter Veronica...

High jumper Robinson latest Jamaican hit with ban 16 Apr 2014 - 12:29 am

KINGSTON: Jamaican high jumper Damar Robinson has been handed a one-year ban for doping in the latest blow to the country’s athletics programme....

Doubts over Mo Farah’s future 15 Apr 2014 - 12:28 pm

LONDON: Ahead of Mo Farah’s (pictured), much-hyped marathon debut in London on Sunday, few expert observers believed he stood any chance of winning....

Kipsang sets London Marathon record 14 Apr 2014 - 08:46 am

Kipsang crosses the line to win the men’s race.; The winners of both the men’s and women’s London Marathon, Kenyans Wilson Kipsang (left)...

Athletics: Powell blasts ‘unfair, unjust’ doping ban 11 Apr 2014 - 11:47 pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell (pictured), the former 100m world record holder, slammed the 18-month doping ban meted out to him on...

Sprinter Simpson gets 18-month doping ban 10 Apr 2014 - 12:18 am

Kingston: Athens Olympics relay champion Sherone Simpson (pictured), has been suspended for 18 months after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine during...

Farah faces marathon baptism of fire 09 Apr 2014 - 12:02 am

Britain’s Mo Farah in front of Tower Bridge during a photocall ahead of the London Marathon in London yesterday. NAIROBI: Britain’s double Olympic...

GCC Athletics Championship 05 Apr 2014 - 02:29 am

Gold medal winners for Qatar on day one of the three-day GCC Athletics Championships for Men and Women at Khalifa Stadium in Doha...

World, Olympic 100m champion Fraser-Pryce for Doha showdown 17 Mar 2014 - 10:28 am

Qatar Athletics Federation (QFA) President Dahlan Al Hamad (left) and Secretary-General Mohamed Al Kuwari (right) announcing the Diamond League campaign. Doha: Reigning World...

Errors led to athlete’s clearance 16 Mar 2014 - 09:14 am

Jamaica’s Olympic athletics medallist, Veronica Campbell-Brown, speaks KINGSTON: Mistakes made by Jamaican officials during anti-doping procedures, not technicalities, led to double Olympic 200...