Ten Nigerian athletes were among 18 competitors from “high-risk” nations who have been barred from the Tokyo Olympics after failing to meet requirements for out-of-competition drug testing, World Athletics’ independent anti-doping arm said Thursday. The Athletics Integrity Unit said the athletes concerned had failed to comply with rules introduced in 2019 requiring those from countries […]
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Qatari world 400m medallist Abdalelah Haroun dies aged 24
Qatari runner Abdalelah Haroun, who won a bronze medal at the 2017 world championships, died Saturday in a traffic incident, according to the Qatar Athletics Federation. He was 24. “Haroun died in a car accident in Doha,” the federation’s secretary general, Mohammed Issa al-Fadala, told AFP. “He was in a rehabilitation programme after recovering from […]
Thomas into 200m final with world leading mark
Rising women’s sprinting star Gabby Thomas powered into the 200m final at the US Olympic track and field trials on Friday with another world-leading display. Thomas, who had become the first woman in the world this year to duck under 22 seconds with a time of 21.98 in Thursday’s heats, set another season’s best on […]
Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has twin boys – Thunder and Saint Leo
All-time Olympic great sprinter Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett announced Sunday the birth of twin boys, who have been named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt. Bolt revealed the news on Instagram with a Father’s Day family photo, showing a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children’s names in the caption, […]
India mourns as ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh dies of Covid aged 91
India on Saturday mourned the loss of track legend Milkha Singh, who overcame childhood tragedy to seek Olympic glory, after he died aged 91 following a long battle with Covid-19. Singh, a four-time Asian Games gold medallist who was dubbed the ‘Flying Sikh’, passed away at a hospital in the north Indian city of Chandigarh […]