Athletics News

Bianca Williams accused police officers of racially profiling her and her partner in a stop-and-search operation in London.

In May last year, Dutee Chand had revealed that she was in a relationship with a woman from her village in Odisha.

Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju extended their wishes to PT Usha who turned 56 on Saturday.

World Athletics has launched ''Road to Tokyo'', an online tool to help athletes, media and fans track the qualification process for next year's Olympic Games.

Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended on Wednesday over a missed drugs test, putting him at risk of a two-year ban that would rule him out of next year's Tokyo Olympics.

Christian Coleman is facing a two-year suspension after revealing on Tuesday he missed a drugs test last December.

The system of allowing Russian athletes to take part in competitions including the Tokyo Olympics as neutrals will be suspended if $5 million of the $10 million fine is not paid by July 1.

The 20-year-old sprinter Hima Das from Dhing village in Assam is one of the youngest nominees for Khel Ratna this year.

If Davinder Singh Kang fails to convince the NADA Disciplinary Panel that he was not at fault, he can face a maximum ban of eight years as it will be considered his second dope offence.

Asian Champion middle distance runner Gomathi Marimuthu was suspended on Friday for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for doping and stripped of her Asian Athletics Championships 800-meter title.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive Board has approved the minor change for the Games, which will now be held between July 28 and August 8.

NADA has sent notices to around 25 of the 110 athletes in its National Registered Testing Pool (NRTP) for failing to disclose their whereabouts during the national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Athletics' full strategic plan will be available by the end of June.

Bobby Joe Morrow remains one of just four men to win 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold medals at a single Olympics.

Kiranjeet Kaur will be stripped of the top prize she won at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K last year.

Dutee Chand is following all the necessary guidelines announced by the Sports Authority of India in its Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the resumption of sporting activities in the country.

Track and field athletes will return to outdoor training after two months but the early focus will be entirely on their fitness regimens to avoid injury.

Sprinter Dutee Chand only has the "eerie silence" of the stands for company as she tries "to wake" her body up at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.