Xiamen (China), April 21 (IANS) World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has addressed the pivotal decision regarding the provision of prize money for track and field gold medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games even as controversy has erupted with many sports administrators unhappy by the move.
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women-only world record by 45 seconds at the London Marathon, winning the World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race in 2:16:16 in London on Sunday.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Brannon Kidder, Brandon Miller, Isaiah Harris and Henry Wynne teamed up to set a distance medley relay world record of 9:14.58 at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, USA.
Geneva (Switzerland), April 20 (IANS) The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has expressed its concerns and worries about World Athletics' decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists at the Olympic Games.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Diksha Dagar will get substantial assistance from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) The 16th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru scheduled for Sunday, 28th April, for the first time, is poised to welcome over 30,000 participants across on-ground and virtual categories.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Top Indian kayakers and canoers will be paddling to secure Paris 2024 quotas at the Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier, scheduled to start at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday.
Oklahoma (USA), April 15 (IANS) In the Olympic year, Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna broke the longest-standing men's world record, throwing an incredible 74.35m to smash the discus throw mark at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona, the United States.
Bengaluru, April 12 (IANS) Emmaculate Anyango Achol, the world's second fastest 10K woman runner, will headline the 16th edition of World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled for Sunday, (April 28). The World Athletics Gold Label Road Race has total prize money of USD 210,000 and features the world's most accomplished road and track and field athletes.
Monaco, April 11 (IANS) Five Indians -- Ram Baboo, Suraj Panwar, Servin Sebastian, Arshpreet Singh and Vikash Singh -- in the men's section and two -- Ramandeep Kaur and Mokavi Muthurathinam -- in the women's section will be representing India in the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Antalya 24 to be held on Sunday (April 21).
