2017 World Championships

Vikas Gowda's poor showing at trials leaves Asian Athletics Championships participation in doubt

Reigning champion discus thrower Vikas Gowda may not be able to defend his title in the Asian Athletics Championships beginning here on 6 July as he came up with a disappointing 57.79m effort in the trials held on Sunday.

Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt gunning for 'Triple triple' after overcoming injury scare

By his own charismatic admission, Usain Bolt is a living legend. But if the Jamaican sprint king pulls off only part of his stated goals in Rio de Janeiro, a whole new vocabulary of superlatives will be required.