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Paphos to host well-known long-distance runners from four European countries

Paul LambisOctober 20, 2021October 20, 2021

By Paul LambisOctober 20, 2021October 20, 20210290

Paphos regional board of tourism (ETAP), and organisers of the 23rd Logicom Cyprus Marathon, will welcome renowned long-distance runners to Paphos, in a coordinated effort...

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World record holder Tirop found stabbed to death

Reuters News ServiceOctober 13, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 13, 20210558

Long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, Kenya’s two-times World Championship bronze medallist, was found allegedly stabbed to death at her home, Athletics Kenya said on Wednesday. The...

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Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 edition cancelled due to Covid-19

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 18, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 18, 20210168

The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March and the 2022 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in the capital, event organisers said. The...

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WADA to review cannabis ban for athletes

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 15, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 15, 20210107

An advisory group to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance, a move that comes after American track...

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Athletics can play huge role in fixing global health crisis says Coe

Reuters News ServiceMarch 24, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 24, 20210147

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says that his sport can have a huge influence on helping the post-pandemic world address the global health crisis and...

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Diamond League to have full programme of 32 disciplines in 2021

Reuters News ServiceDecember 4, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 4, 20200159

The Diamond League said on Friday that it plans to return to a full competition format next year with a complete programme of 32 disciplines...

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Duplantis breaks Bubka’s 26-year outdoor pole vault record

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 18, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 18, 20200223

American-born Swede Armand Duplantis produced the highest-ever outdoor pole vault jump on Thursday when he cleared 6.15 metres to win gold at the Rome Diamond...

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Ex-head of world athletics Diack jailed for corruption

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 16, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 16, 20200172

Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced...

Sport by sport look at the impact of virus outbreak

Press AssociationMarch 14, 2020

By Press AssociationMarch 14, 20200447

The coronavirus outbreak has decimated the sporting schedule and left major doubts over some of 2020’s biggest events. A range of sports have had to...

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Use 1992 Yugoslavia precedent for Russians in Tokyo Olympics says historian

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 4, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 4, 20200257

Clean Russian athletes should be allowed to compete in individual events at this year’s Tokyo Games under the banner of “Independent Olympic Participants,” historian Bill Mallon...

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Bolt takes to track to open Tokyo national stadium

Reuters News ServiceDecember 23, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 23, 20190134

Sprinting great Usain Bolt ran on the track at Tokyo’s newly-completed National Stadium over the weekend during an event to celebrate the opening of the...

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Kosgei shatters Radcliffe’s 16-year-old marathon world record

Reuters News ServiceOctober 14, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 14, 20190182

Kenyan Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year-old women’s marathon world record but former Alberto Salazar coached athletes, including Mo Farah, were never a factor in...

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Kipchoge runs unofficial marathon in under two hours

Press AssociationOctober 12, 2019

By Press AssociationOctober 12, 20190663

Eliud Kipchoge has become the first runner to finish a marathon in under two hours. The 34-year-old Kenyan completed the course in Vienna, Austria, in...

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Britain’s Farah defends reputation after Salazar suspension

Reuters News ServiceOctober 12, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 12, 20190220

British Olympic champion Mo Farah defended his reputation at a news conference ahead of the Chicago Marathon on Friday after being bombarded with questions about...

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Asher-Smith seizes golden opportunity

Reuters News ServiceOctober 2, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 2, 20190147

Dina Asher-Smith seized her chance to win the world athletics championship 200 metres on Wednesday and become the first British woman to claim a global...

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Apostolos Parellis finishes in fifth place in men’s discus final in Doha World Athletics Championships

Source: Cyprus News AgencyOctober 1, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyOctober 1, 20190389

Cyprus athlete Apostolos Parellis finished in fifth place in the final of men`s discus in IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on Monday and...

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Double Olympic champion Rudisha survives car crash

Leo LeonidouAugust 26, 2019August 26, 2019

By Leo LeonidouAugust 26, 2019August 26, 20190212

Two-time Olympic champion David Rudisha has thanked “the Almighty God” after escaping unharmed from a head-on car crash in his native Kenya. The world 800m...

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Cypriot sprinter Artymata secures Tokyo Olympics spot

Source: Cyprus News AgencyAugust 26, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyAugust 26, 20190301

Cypriot sprinter Eleni Artymata has secured her spot at the Tokyo Olympics. Artymata finished a 400 meters race in a Meeting in Madrid in third...

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Japan speculates over identity of final Olympic torchbearer

Leo LeonidouAugust 22, 2019

By Leo LeonidouAugust 22, 20190173

With the Tokyo Olympics less than a year away, speculation is growing in Japan over who will be the final torchbearer to light the cauldron...

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Landmark CAS Semenya ruling slammed

Press AssociationMay 1, 2019

By Press AssociationMay 1, 20190188

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has said it is “appalled” by Caster Semenya’s defeat in her landmark testosterone case at the Court of...