Indian women's 4X400 relay team won a gold while Jauna Murmu bagged a bronze in 400m race on the concluding day of Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran today.
South Africa's women's 800m world champion Caster Semenya, the subject of an investigation into her gender, will skip the first major domestic race starting this week, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt launched his 2010 campaign Saturday with an impressive 400m victory at the Camperdown Classic.
The Athletics Federation of India held a two-day Annual General Body meeting on Saturday and Sunday with a novel purpose. Two days of brainstorming brought out the good and the bad of the federation, reports Indraneel Das.
Mawana Sugars Indian Open marathon is not like any other run.
The 21st edition of the Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon will take place on Feb 7 here and an estimated 5,000 runners are expected to participate.
The year 2009 will go down in the history of Indian sports as one of the worst in terms of doping with 24 athletes -- bodybuilders leading the hall of shame -- already sanctioned, 11 more waiting for their fate and another 13 such cases coming to light.
The International Association of Athletics Federations has agreed that the South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800 metres world title, the country's sports ministry said today.
Germany's Paul Biedermann received a boost ahead of his head-to-head with Michael Phelps by breaking the world record in the men's shortcourse 400m freestyle at the World Cup swimming meet in Berlin on Saturday.
Ayesha Bhatia has lived most of her life in England. And for the first time, she will run a special 'marathon' when she participates in the Salwan Marathon, reports Moonmoon Ghosh.
Indian athletes won a silver and a bronze on Monday to wind up an otherwise disappointing show in the track and field events of the third Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi.
With runners set to hit the road, the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon will be flagged off in the early hours of Sunday morning, reports Moonmoon Ghosh.
Legendary Australian athlete Cathy Freeman is no stranger to long-distance running. The winner of the gold medal in 400 m at her home event, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Freeman is the brand ambassador of the 2009 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, reports Moonmoon Ghosh.
Such has been the craze for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon that the top three male finishers from the last edition decided to return again and compete, reports Moonmoon Ghosh.
The list of Indian athletes selected for the Queen’s Baton Relay handover ceremony has a surprise exclusion -- pistol shooter Samaresh Jung. Moonmoon Ghosh reports.