Sports / Athletics

IAAF should suspend Russian athletics federation - WADA 09 Nov 2015 - 06:08 pm

Geneva: Russian athletics should be suspended from all competition, a damning report by World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) independent commission into widespread doping and...

IAAF scandal 'worse than FIFA', says report author 07 Nov 2015 - 05:08 pm

London: The scale of doping corruption and money-laundering within athletics dwarfs the financial scandals engulfing FIFA, according to the author of a new...

Former IAAF chief Diack charged over doping corruption 04 Nov 2015 - 04:07 pm

Lamine Diack Monaco: French police have charged former world athletics president Lamine Diack with corruption over suspicions he took bribes to cover up...

First gold for China as Fan shares four-way tie on uneven bars 01 Nov 2015 - 08:48 am

Glasgow: China grabbed their first gold at the world gymnastics championships on the penultimate day of competition as Fan Yilin shared an unprecedented...

Uchimura claims record sixth all-around world title 31 Oct 2015 - 11:35 am

Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the horizontal bars during the Men's All-Around final during the 2015 World Gymnastics Championship in Glasgow on October...

Qatar’s Abdelqader eyes glory at IPC Worlds 26 Oct 2015 - 12:09 am

Angela Ballard of Australia crosses the finish line to win the women’s 400m T53 at the IPC Athletics World Championships at Qatar Sports...

IPC Athletics Worlds raises the bar in Doha 26 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Italian para-athletes Giusy Versace and Martina Caironi take selfies with schoolchildren at Qatar Sports Club yesterday. DOHA: In a bid to raise awareness...

Paralympics: Britain's great first day sees gold and records 22 Oct 2015 - 06:34 pm

Aled Davies of Great Britain poses with his gold medal at the medal ceremony for the Men's Shot Put F42 Final. DOHA: British...

Uchimura, Biles target more gold as Olympics loom 22 Oct 2015 - 08:48 am

Glasgow: Japanese superstar Kohei Uchimura and American Simone Biles will be looking to reap more gold in the pre-Olympic World Gymnastics Championships starting...

Pole vault star Isinbayeva to retire after Rio 21 Oct 2015 - 02:52 pm

MOSCOW: Russian star pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva said Wednesday she plans to retire after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where...

Youth Athletics Coaching Congress begins in Doha 20 Oct 2015 - 12:18 am

Major General Dahlan Al Hamad, President of the QAF and the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) and Vice-President of the International Association of Athletics...

Boules throws ball into Olympic ring 12 Oct 2015 - 06:16 pm

Monaco: Petanque, the quintessential Gallic pastime played in village squares across France for hundreds of years, launched its bid Monday to be included...

Kenyan duo Chumba, Kiplagat win Chicago Marathon titles 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Dickson Chumba of Kenya (R) breaks the tape being held by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) as he wins the 2015 Chicago Marathon...

IPC Colombia names team for Doha 2015 29 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Maritza Arango, Juan Moreno and Juan Medina headline the Colombian team of nine athletes for October’s IPC Athletics World Championships. Colombia has...

GCC event gives IPC confidence 29 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Ryan Montgomery (right), Head of IPC Athletics and Ameer Al Mulla, CEO of Doha 2015 pose for a picture in Doha recently. BOTTOM:...

Qataris continue to sparkle at Para-Athletics Championships 16 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatari athlete Abdelrahman Abdelqader continued his medal-winning streak on the third day of the GCC Para-Athletics Championships with a silver in the...