Coe defends Eugene decision amid French inquiry
By Mitch Phillips World athletics head Sebastian Coe said on Thursday the award of the 2021 world championships to the US city of Eugene without...
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I will lead athletics out of abyss, says embattled Coe
By Justin Palmer IAAF President Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday he was the right person to clean up athletics and make it responsible and accountable...
Russia says to reform athletics in time for Rio Olympics (Updated)
By Jack Stubbs Russia‘s Olympic committee said on Saturday it would spearhead a clean-up programme in Russian athletics to ensure a doping scandal does not...
Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences (Updated)
By Brian Homewood An international anti-doping commission recommended on Monday that Russia’s Athletics Federation be banned from international competition over widespread doping offences – a...
Van Niekerk express lights up the Bird’s Nest
By Nick Mulvenney Wayde van Niekerk lit up the Bird’s Nest with a stunning 400 metres run to win a first sprint gold for South...
World awaits more Bolt magic after doping scandals
By Nick Mulvenney Usain Bolt returns to the site of his first global triumph this weekend for a world championships showdown with a convicted dope...
Coe targets doping after winning IAAF presidency
By Nick Mulvenney Sebastian Coe was elected as the new head of international athletics on Wednesday and promised to stand by his campaign pledge to...
IAAF supressed study of admitted dope cheats – report
World athletics’ governing body (IAAF) has suppressed a 2011 survey that reveals up to one-third of the world’s top competitors admitted using banned performance-enhancing techniques,...
IAAF bans 28 athletes after world champs retests
By Gene Cherry Turning to new technology to uncover previously undetected substances, the IAAF has initiated disciplinary action against 28 athletes after retested samples from...
Coe on attack in doping storm, Bubka wants more transparency
By Martyn Herman The two men bidding to lead world athletics into a new era, Sebastian Coe and Sergey Bubka, offered contrasting reactions on Wednesday...
IAAF denies accusations of widespread doping
By Julian Linden The world governing body for athletics (IAAF) on Tuesday dismissed media reports of widespread doping in the sport. The IAAF said the...
IAAF defends anti-doping record after reports of widespread ‘abnormal’ tests
By Ossian Shine THE head of world athletics vigorously defended the IAAF’s anti-doping record on Monday, as global sporting bodies called for a thorough probe...
Berlin hosting ‘Jewish Olympics’ in stadium Hitler built
By Erik Kirschbaum Seven decades after Adolf Hitler sought to stop Jews from competing in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, more than 2,500 Jewish competitors...
Bolt’s last-gasp withdrawal fuels speculation
By Michael Hann Usain Bolt’s lack of form combined with his late withdrawal from the Jamaican 100 metres national trials on Thursday have raised more...
Salazar again denies doping allegations
American coach Alberto Salazar has provided a lengthy and detailed denial of allegations of doping made by the BBC, which he previously said had adversely...
Farah denies doping, says missed tests ‘simple mistakes’
By Michael Hann Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs and said rumours and speculation over his career after the...
Cyprus secured 11 medals in the first day of GSSE
Cyprus has secured eleven medals during the first day of the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) which started Tuesday in Reykjavik, Iceland....
More than 200 European athletes chose Nicosia for training
More than 200 athletes from Europe chose Nicosia to conduct their training, from January to April 2015 at the facilities of the Pancyprian Gymnastic Association...
Paphos Marathon dedicated to legendary runner
By Bejay Browne THIS year’s Paphos marathon is dedicated to the memory of legendary marathon runner Stelios Kyriakides, and the overall winners will be presented...
Limassol marathon growing in scope
International registrations for the 9th Limassol Marathon, on March 29 along the town’s coastal road, have increased threefold, organising committee chairman Spyros Spyrou said on...
