Athletics News

Kuldeep Kumar, 21, cleared the height of 5.41m in his first attempt to better the national record of 5.40m set last year by Dev Kumar Meena.

The head of the International Testing Agency (ITA), the body that manages anti-doping programme in Olympic Games and other major global events, has expressed concern at the high rate of doping cases in India.

At the NN Marathon Rotterdam, 28-year-old Sawan Barwal from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, fought what he describes as a life-and-death battle to break Indian athletics' oldest standing record - a 48-year-old mark.

Olympian sprinter Dutee Chand has called for stronger support and greater representation of women in politics, saying that they continue to remain underrepresented in legislatures despite progress in other fields.

Marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero's welcome in Kenya, complete with a water cannon salute on Wednesday for the aircraft he was aboard.

From the marathon at the 1908 London Olympics to now, in 118 years of history, Kenya's Sebastian Sawe and Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha became the first humans ever to complete the London Marathon's 42.2 km (26.2 miles) distance in under two hours.

Sabastian Sawe made history on Sunday by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon as Tigst Assefa smashed her own women's-only world record...

Coming from the village of Oympic medalist Manu Bhaker, the 20-year-old has been on song since last three years winning golds at the Para Asian Games 2023 (games record) and 5th Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship 2023.

The world's most populous country ranked in the top two for the most anti-doping violations in athletics between 2022 and 2025, the AIU said.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will fully fund the implementation of mandatory SRY gene testing for athletes competing in the female category, aligning with new global eligibility regulations introduced by World Athletics.

Sumit Antil is among the country's top javelin throwers who have alleged harassment and use of abusive language by javelin coach Naval Singh and have complained to the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

The global fight against doping zoomed its focus on India this week as World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka visited the capital for a high-level conference and a series of meetings with Indian authorities.

Bolt at 18 was a prodigy. Gout at 18 is producing numbers that stack up; and, in this case, edge ahead.

Gurindervir Singh produced a sensational sprint to shatter the men's 60m national record at the National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.

China has suspended a marathon race official for one year after he mistakenly blocked the eventual winner from crossing the finish line at an event in Chongqing.

Star Indian distance runner Gulveer Singh added another milestone to his career by finishing third at the globally renowned New York City Half Marathon while also resetting the national men's record over the 21.1km distance.

This win at the Mondo Classic was his 38 straight pole-vault victory — a stretch dating to August 2023.

Double Paralympic Games gold medallist javelin thrower Sumit Antil lived up to his formidable reputation by clinching the top podium spot as India enjoyed another gilt-edged day in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix on Thursday.