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Death of IOC Honorary Member Maurice Herzog

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 11 years ago in Athletics.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was saddened to learn of the death of IOC honorary member Maurice Herzog at the age of 93. Herzog became an IOC member in 1970, a...

IOC disqualifies four medallists from Athens 2004 following further analysis of stored samples

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 11 years ago in Athletics.

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that four athletes who won medals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games have been disqualified after...

8th World Conference on Sport, Culture and Education issues call for action

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 11 years ago in Athletics.

The 8th World Conference on Sport, Culture and Education came to a successful conclusion in Amsterdam (Netherlands) today, with more than 500 participants from 110 countries...

Tyson Gay says Olympic 100m open affair after Paris win

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Paris: American Tyson Gay has declared the 100 metres at the London Olympics an open affair after winning the event at the Paris Diamond League.The former World champion was away...

Usain Bolt unfazed despite two shockers from Blake

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Kingstson: Back-to-back defeats for Usain Bolt have set tongues wagging about a possible change of guard at the top at the upcoming London Olympics, but the sprint double world...

Sagan wins again as crashes hit Tour de France

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Paris: Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan won a second stage in his maiden Tour de France as the peloton was ravaged by crashes. As in stage one Sunday, Liquigas rider Sagan's...

Slovenia target seven medals at London Olympics

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Ljubljana (Slovenia): Slovenia will send 64 athletes to London for the 2012 Olympics and expects to win seven medals. The 64-strong team consists of 28 men and 36 women....

Rudisha, Jelimo spearhead Kenyan challenge in Diamond League

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Nairobi: World 800m champion David Rudisha and Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo will jet out Tuesday for Europe to compete in Diamond League and Grand Prix races. The two will...

Yohan Blake stuns Usain Bolt for second time to win 200m

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Kingston: Yohan Blake shocked Usain Bolt for the second time in three days, producing another sizzling run to whip the World and Olympic champion in the 200 metres final in a...

Bolt in 200m semis at Olympic trials

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Kingston: Usain Bolt shrugged off a shock defeat to Yohan Blake in the men's 100 metres final to coast into the semi-finals of the 200 metres at the Jamaica Olympic trials...

Former Olympic champion Janet Evans fails to qualify at US swimming trials

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Washington: Former Olympic champion Janet Evans had to end her comeback as the 40-year-old finished 53rd out of 65 swimmers in the 800-metre freestyle preliminaries at the US...

Dix out of 200m for London Games

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Washington: American sprinter Walter Dix, third in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 Olympics and second in both events at last year's World championships, failed to qualify for...

Kenya's Kemboi to take part in Olympics despite assault charges

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Nairobi: World steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi is still in the Kenyan London Olympics team after Team Kenya CEO Stephen Soi termed the assault charges against him a...

Usain Bolt beaten in 100m at Jamaican Olympic trials

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Kingston: World champion Yohan Blake edged world record holder Usain Bolt to win the men's 100-metre in 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials here.Blake Friday...

Phelps wins 200m freestyle at US Olympic trials

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Washington: Michael Phelps edged Ryan Lochte to win the 200-metre freestyle final at the US Olympic swimming trials. Phelps, the former world record-holder and reigning Olympic...

Greene discounts world record by Bolt in London

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Eugene (Oregon): Former Olympic sprint champion Maurice Greene has dismissed the notion that Jamaican Usain Bolt can rescale the lofty heights of 2008 when he established two...

Brazilian swimmer banned for two years

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian swimmer Glauber Silva has been banned for two years and stripped of his place at the London Olympics for doping. Silva, who last month qualified for the...

Ryan Lochte beats Michael Phelps in 400m medley

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Washington: Ryan Lochte edged out Michael Phelps in the men's 400m individual medley at the US Olympic swimming trials.Lochte took the lead on the breaststroke leg of the...

Dayron Robles to train in Spain ahead of Olympics

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

Havana: Olympic champion and world record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, Dayron Robles, will train in Spain in the run-up to the London Olympics.Trainer Santiago Antunez said...

Sebastian Coe and Sergei Bubka to be inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame

Posted by Raghav Agarwal, 12 years ago in Athletics.

London: Sebastian Coe and Sergei Bubka are the latest two legends to be named among the 24 inaugural members of the Hall of Fame of International Association of Athletics...

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