History made as every runner in 400m heat disqualified
Every runner, including the world’s fastest man this year, was disqualified in a bizarre 400 metres heat that made athletics history on the second day of the...
Athletics
Bolt leads Jamaica into final, U.S. run year’s fastest time
Usain Bolt, running the penultimate race of his career, led Jamaica safely through their semi-final in the 4×100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships in...
Bolt sprinkles star-dust as athletics goes Hollywood
By Ian Ransom THE Nitro Series promised to make athletics a show and the sport’s ultimate show-man Usain Bolt capped its first meeting in Melbourne on Saturday...
Kenya’s Kipruto wins men’s 3,000m steeplechase gold
Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto stormed to victory in the men’s 3,000 metre steeplechase final on Wednesday, ensuring the East African nation maintained its iron grip on...
Russians, Kenyans to face evaluation for Rio Games spots
Any competitor from Russia or Kenya wishing to take part in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will need to be individually evaluated against doping and...
Jamaican sprinter Carter fails 2008 doping re-test
Jamaican Olympic sprint relay gold medallist Nesta Carter has returned an anti-doping violation for the banned stimulant Methylhexanamine after the re-testing of 454 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...
Encouraging future athletes by expanding opportunities to compete
By Peter Stevenson SOME of Cyprus’ best young athletes will be pitted against English Cypriot and other athletes from London’s Enfield and Haringey Athletics Club...
Bolt on board for worlds hit by withdrawals
By Mitch Phillips A year after athletics was at the heart of London 2012 the sport’s biennial world championships is in danger of losing its...
Gay delivers further body blow to troubled sport
By John Mehaffey Former double world sprint champion Tyson Gay delivered a further body blow to his troubled sport on Sunday when he pulled out...