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Barshim settles for bronze as Tamberi wins maiden World title 23 Aug 2023 - 08:17 am

Budapest:Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi won the men's world high jump title in Budapest yesterday. The reigning Olympic champion jumped a world lead of 2.36...

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon wins third world women's 1500m title 22 Aug 2023 - 11:08 pm

Budapest: Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produced a devastating last lap to win an unprecedented third world women's 1500m title in Budapest on Tuesday. The...

Lyles hopes 100m success is start of sprint dynasty 21 Aug 2023 - 02:55 pm

Budapest: Noah Lyles says he hopes his victory in the 100m at the World Athletics Championships will be the "start of a dynasty"...

Barshim one step away from 4th world title; Hemeida in semis 21 Aug 2023 - 08:23 am

Doha, Qatar:Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim, seeking a fourth world title, will get his chance to add to his honours after topping qualifying in...

World Athletics: Qatar's Mutaz Barshim qualifies for high jump final 20 Aug 2023 - 11:06 pm

Budapest: World and Olympic high jump champion Mutaz Barshim qualified for the high jump competition on Sunday in the 19th edition of World...

Fraser-Pryce gets record-equalling bid off to impressive start 20 Aug 2023 - 02:56 pm

Budapest: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's bid to equal pole vaulter Sergey Bubka's world championships record of six titles in one event got off to a...

Poor water quality halts Paris Olympics swimming test event in the Seine 19 Aug 2023 - 03:17 pm

PARIS: Paris Olympics organizers and other officials canceled a paratriathlon swimming test event Saturday in the Seine River because of new concerns about...

Coe re-elected as president of World Athletics 17 Aug 2023 - 03:15 pm

Budapest: Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics since 2015, was on Thursday re-elected as head of track and field's governing body on a...

Barshim eyes magical fourth World title 16 Aug 2023 - 08:40 am

Doha, Qatar:If any moment showed that Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim is ready to win a fourth consecutive world high jump title at the World...

Barshim headlines Qatar team for Budapest Worlds 09 Aug 2023 - 08:49 am

Doha, Qatar:The reigning world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim will lead the Qatar team at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest 2023...

Biles captures US Classic in return to gymnastics competition 06 Aug 2023 - 10:34 am

Hoffman Estates, United States: Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles made a triumphant return to gymnastics after a two-year hiatus, dominating the US Classic...

'Consistent' Warholm lays down worlds marker in Monaco 22 Jul 2023 - 12:25 pm

Monaco: Karsten Warholm fired out a warning to contenders for world gold in the men's 400m hurdles in Budapest next month with a...

World record holder Kipchoge to make Berlin Marathon return 13 Jul 2023 - 01:39 pm

Berlin: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge will race the Berlin marathon on September 24, a year after having set a new world record on the...

Qatar's Mutaz Barshim is Asia's best male athlete 10 Jul 2023 - 07:17 pm

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s reigning Olympic and world high jump champion Mutaz Barshim was named the '2023 Best Asian Male Athlete' at the 50th...

World record-setter Kipyegon warns of more to come 03 Jun 2023 - 12:24 pm

Florence, Italy: Faith Kipyegon warned there is more to come after adding the women's 1500m world record to a stellar career path that...

Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge wins Spain's 2023 Asturias award for sports 18 May 2023 - 02:20 pm

Madrid: Kenyan marathon specialist EliudKipchogehas won the Princess of Asturias Award for sports for 2023, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said...

Maisuradze victorious in all-Georgian battle as Niizoe triumphs at Doha 2023 12 May 2023 - 10:18 am

Luka Maisuradze yesterday took sweet revenge of his compatriot Lasha Bekauri as the European title holder defeated the reigning Olympic champion in an...