World Athletics Championships

Ironman 70.3: Young and old flock to Goan beach for gruelling test

Local participation has improved, developing more such events for India, says event organiser

Ironman 70.3 Goa: Athletes from 33 countries will test endurance on Sunday

1,450 athletes would be participating in the eight-hour triathlon

Commonwealth Games 2022 haul shows India's game for diverse sports

At the Gold Coast, India's medals came from eight different sports, four fewer than this time

Indian relay team wins silver, betters own record: World U20 Athletics

The Indian mixed 4400 relay team clinched a silver medal by bettering its own Asian record time in the final of the World U-20 Athletics Championships here.

Tobi Amusan breaks world record in 100m hurdles semis, claims gold in final

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan broke the women's 100m hurdles world record after a spectacular performance in the semi-final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, on Sunday

Neeraj Chopra 'elated' with historic silver, learns from challenging final

Neeraj Chopra, who clinched the historic silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, is elated from his performance, said that the challenging final was a good learning experience for him

Neeraj Chopra wins silver in World Championships, scripts history again

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted yet another history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships

We are proud of you: PM Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on winning silver

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lavished praise on Neeraj Chopra after he clinched the silver medal in the men's javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Eugene

World Championships: Eldhose Paul finishes 9th in men's triple jump final

India's Eldhose Paul finished ninth in the men's triple jump final while the 4x400m relay team ended 12th overall, failing to make it to the medal round in the World Championships here. The 25-year-old Paul produced a best jump of 16.79m in the three attempts he had, and failed to make it to the top eight. His series read 16.37, 16.79 and 13.86m. Only the top eight finishers after three rounds get three more jumps. Paul had become the first Indian to qualify for the triple jump final after finishing 12th overall in the qualification round with an effort of 16.68m. Paul, who reached here just a few days ago due to visa issues, has a season's and personal best of 16.99m which he had recorded while winning gold in the Federation Cup in April. Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo of Portugal won the gold medal with a best jump of 17.95m while last edition bronze medallist Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso and Tokyo Games silver winner Zhu Yaming of China finished second and third with b

Jamaica's Sherika Jackson wins 200 worlds with second-fastest time ever

Shericka Jackson gave the Jamaican women another gold medal in the sprints Thursday night, capturing the 200-meter title at the world championships in the second-fastest time (21.45 sec) in history

Eldhose Paul creates history at World Athletics Championships 2022

Eldhose Paul became the first Indian to qualify for the men's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships 2022 with an effort of 16.68 metres here

Tokyo chosen to host 2025 track world championship; beats Nairobi, Poland

Track and field officials awarded the 2025 world championships to Tokyo on Thursday, bringing runners, jumpers and throwers back to the home of last year's Olympics

Johannes Vetter to miss Athletics Championships due to shoulder injury

The exit of Vetter means Neeraj Chopra has a better chance to win a gold medal as he has been improving himself after his Olympic gold

Kenya on course to organise 2025 World Championships in Athletics

Kenya successfully hosted Africa's World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Label event at her biggest stadium, the Chinese-constructed Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on Saturday

Sebastian Coe says sports must fight to keep Russia banned

Sports federations have set precedents by banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition following the invasion of Ukraine and they must remain firm: Olympic great Sebastian Coe

World Athletics president mulls adding meet in China in state-of-track talk

With track and field adding another Diamond League event in China, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe addressed the human rights issues in the country during his state-of-the-sport Zoom meeting.

Coronavirus: World Athletics suspends Olympics qualification until December

During the period, results achieved at any competition will not be considered for Tokyo 2020 entry standards or world rankings, the publication of which will also be suspended

World Athletics championship shifted to 2022 after new Tokyo Olympics dates

The athletics federation said it was also talking to the organisers of the 2022 European Athletics Championships, which are due to take place in Munich on August 11-21

Olympic fallout: World athletics, swimming championships may get delayed

While the International Olympic Committee has yet to set a new date for the Tokyo Games other than not later than summer 2021, the revised calendar undoubtedly will heavily impact two of the event's b

World Athletics ready to shift 2021 Championship to accommodate Olympics

The world championships are scheduled to be held in Oregon on August 6-15 next year, but talks are under way now that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may be moved over the Covid-19 pandemic