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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe Says Return Of Russian Athletes 'Unlikely' Before Paris Olympics
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was "unlikely" that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year's Paris Olympics
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Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian Sprinter Blessing Okagbare Fails Drug Test, Out Of 2020 Games
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been barred from the Olympics after failing a drug test, the first doping case of the Tokyo games track and field competition, officials said on Saturday.
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All England Open Will Be Tough, Competition With Carolina Marin Is Healthy For Sport: PV Sindhu
All England Open Badminton Championships: Ace shuttler PV Sindhu recently lost in the final of the Swiss Open to Carolina Marin, and will be aiming to win the title in a depleted field at the All England Open.
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Joshua Cheptegei Sets World Record As Athletics Returns In Monaco
Joshua Cheptegei's astonishing display capped a warm welcome back for track and field for a season almost wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.
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World Athletics Insists Russia Pay Doping Fine By July 1
The system of allowing Russian athletes to take part in competitions including the Tokyo Olympics as neutrals will be suspended if $5 million of the $10 million fine is not paid by July 1.
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Rio Olympics: Acid Tests Await India's Track And Field Athletes
With the history-chasing Usain Bolt once again set to take centrestage in arguably the most popular Olympic discipline, the Indians are not expected to be a force to reckon with.
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Rio Olympics: Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia Fails to Qualify
Krishna Poonia, 34, the lone Indian woman track and field athlete to have won an individual gold in the Commonwealth Games, finished first in her last competition in the United States on Sunday with a throw of 57.10 metres at Florida but that was far below the Rio qualification mark
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Javelin Pierced Through Teen Athlete's Eye Socket After He Tripped At Oregon Competition
Eighteen-year-old Parker Kennedy graduated high school this month with a boatload of athletic accomplishments under his belt. Kennedy, a track and field champion at Hood River Valley High School, just outside Portland, Ore., has signed on to be a pole vaulter for the University of Washington.
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Russia to Hold Talks With World Anti-Doping Agency
Russia's suspension from international competition raises the possibility that Russian track and field stars could be sidelined from next summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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London 2012 Athletics: Usain Bolt targets record in Olympic finale
Usain Bolt is targeting a spectacular send-off as the Olympic track and field competition draws to a close on Saturday with Jamaica aiming to seal their sprinting supremacy.
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Tintu Luka wins bronze in women's 800m
India's Tintu Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the Asian Games here Thursday.
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Poonia settles for bronze, Prajusha ninth
A below par Krishna Poonia had to settle for a bronze in women's discus throw on the third day of track and field competitions in the Asian Games on Tuesday.
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I took to running as I can do it barefooted: Kavita
Born to a poor family in a non-descript village in Nashik district of Maharashtra, pursuing athletics was the only choice left for Kavita Raut. And she does not regret her decision after becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual track medal in Commonwealth Games.Raut on Friday bagged a bronze in 10,000m race by clocking 33:05.28 to give ...
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Athletes give thumbs up to JN Stadium athletics track
The synthetic track at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which was damaged during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony but repaired later got the thumbs up from Indian and foreign athletes on the first day of the track and field competition on Wednesday.Indian women 400m heat winner Manjeet Kaur said she liked the track and she did not encounter any ...
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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe Says Return Of Russian Athletes 'Unlikely' Before Paris Olympics
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was "unlikely" that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year's Paris Olympics
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Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian Sprinter Blessing Okagbare Fails Drug Test, Out Of 2020 Games
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been barred from the Olympics after failing a drug test, the first doping case of the Tokyo games track and field competition, officials said on Saturday.
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All England Open Will Be Tough, Competition With Carolina Marin Is Healthy For Sport: PV Sindhu
All England Open Badminton Championships: Ace shuttler PV Sindhu recently lost in the final of the Swiss Open to Carolina Marin, and will be aiming to win the title in a depleted field at the All England Open.
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Joshua Cheptegei Sets World Record As Athletics Returns In Monaco
Joshua Cheptegei's astonishing display capped a warm welcome back for track and field for a season almost wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.
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World Athletics Insists Russia Pay Doping Fine By July 1
The system of allowing Russian athletes to take part in competitions including the Tokyo Olympics as neutrals will be suspended if $5 million of the $10 million fine is not paid by July 1.
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Rio Olympics: Acid Tests Await India's Track And Field Athletes
With the history-chasing Usain Bolt once again set to take centrestage in arguably the most popular Olympic discipline, the Indians are not expected to be a force to reckon with.
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Rio Olympics: Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia Fails to Qualify
Krishna Poonia, 34, the lone Indian woman track and field athlete to have won an individual gold in the Commonwealth Games, finished first in her last competition in the United States on Sunday with a throw of 57.10 metres at Florida but that was far below the Rio qualification mark
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Javelin Pierced Through Teen Athlete's Eye Socket After He Tripped At Oregon Competition
Eighteen-year-old Parker Kennedy graduated high school this month with a boatload of athletic accomplishments under his belt. Kennedy, a track and field champion at Hood River Valley High School, just outside Portland, Ore., has signed on to be a pole vaulter for the University of Washington.
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Russia to Hold Talks With World Anti-Doping Agency
Russia's suspension from international competition raises the possibility that Russian track and field stars could be sidelined from next summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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London 2012 Athletics: Usain Bolt targets record in Olympic finale
Usain Bolt is targeting a spectacular send-off as the Olympic track and field competition draws to a close on Saturday with Jamaica aiming to seal their sprinting supremacy.
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Tintu Luka wins bronze in women's 800m
India's Tintu Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the Asian Games here Thursday.
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Poonia settles for bronze, Prajusha ninth
A below par Krishna Poonia had to settle for a bronze in women's discus throw on the third day of track and field competitions in the Asian Games on Tuesday.
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I took to running as I can do it barefooted: Kavita
Born to a poor family in a non-descript village in Nashik district of Maharashtra, pursuing athletics was the only choice left for Kavita Raut. And she does not regret her decision after becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual track medal in Commonwealth Games.Raut on Friday bagged a bronze in 10,000m race by clocking 33:05.28 to give ...
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Athletes give thumbs up to JN Stadium athletics track
The synthetic track at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which was damaged during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony but repaired later got the thumbs up from Indian and foreign athletes on the first day of the track and field competition on Wednesday.Indian women 400m heat winner Manjeet Kaur said she liked the track and she did not encounter any ...
