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Nike comes out in support of tainted athletics coach Alberto Salazar despite USADA's four-year doping ban
• 6 years agoUS sportswear giant Nike on Tuesday gave its backing to athletics coach Alberto Salazar after he was banned for four years for doping.
World Athletics Championships 2019: USA's triple jumper Christian Taylor survives elimination scare to complete golden treble
• 6 years agoChristian Taylor of the United States completed a superb hat-trick of World Championship triple jump titles on Sunday, surviving near elimination to take gold.
World Athletics Championships 2019: Heat is on Christian Coleman and Worlds organisers in Doha
• 6 years agoChristian Coleman will aim to clinch his first major championship outdoor title at the Khalifa Stadium, just weeks after escaping a lengthy anti-doping ban because of a technicality.
IAAF World Championships could provide much-needed reality check to claims of Indians touching world standards
K P Mohan • 6 years agoSaritaben Gayakwad’s exclusion from India's squad for the World Championships is as mysterious as the six-month old back injury of Hima Das who, according to AFI chief Adille Sumariwalla, is unable to speed up since the pain shoots up in the process.
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya reveals she did not feel supported by other women in sport
• 6 years agoDouble Olympic champion Caster Semenya, who has been locked in a battle over her testosterone levels with athletics authorities, said on Wednesday that she has not felt supported by other women in sport.
Mo Farah declines opportunity to participate in marathon at World Championships fueling rumours of return to track
• 6 years agoFarah build-up to the London event was dominated by an extraordinary feud with Haile Gebrselassie, which saw the pair publicly swap accusations about events at the retired Ethiopian athletics legend's hotel
Indian track and field stars’ decision to train at home instead of international stints suggests they are giving up global dreams
G Rajaraman • 6 years agoIt is important for all Indian track and field athletes to develop an attitude that can enable them to aim higher. For, they find it hard to adapt to a new mindset that requires them to be away from familiar environment. They seem okay to be training in national camps, but fight shy of being overseas.
India's Gopi Thonakal qualifies for 2019 Athletics World Championships after finishing 11th in Seoul International Marathon
• 6 years agoGopi Thonakal has qualified for the Athletics World Championships to be held in Doha after finishing 11th in the Seoul International Marathon.
Delighted with his triple gold, Usain Bolt glad to 'prove everyone wrong'
Fp Archives • 10 years agoUsain Bolt has warned that people write him off at their peril after the imperious Jamaican sealed another world treble gold
Usain Bolt strikes third gold as bungling USA get disqualified in 4x100m relay
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe victory gave Bolt his 11th world gold medal -- his only blemish being the 100m at the 2011 Daegu worlds, when he was disqualified after a false start.