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Dutee Chand wins Vogue’s Sportsperson of Year 2019

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the  Sportsperson of the Year 2019 in the 3rd edition of the...

📅 October 22, 2019

Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran banned for 4 years

Indian sprinter Nirmala Sheoran has been banned for four years for doping and stripped of her 400m and...

📅 October 10, 2019

Salwa Eid Naser becomes first woman athlete from Asia to win 400m gold

Bahrain sprinter  Salwa Eid Naser has become the first woman athlete from Asia to win the 400m gold...

📅 October 7, 2019

Sebastian Coe re-elected as IAAF chief

During the 52nd IAAF Congress at Doha, Sebastian Coe from Britain has been re-elected as president of the...

📅 September 26, 2019

PT Usha honoured with a IAAF Veteran Pin

During the 52nd IAAF Congress at Doha, Indian track and field legend PT Usha has been honoured with a...

📅 September 26, 2019

PT Usha appointed as a member of Athletes Commission of Asian Athletics Association

Legendary Indian athlete and Olympian P.T. Usha has been appointed as a member of the Athletes Commission of...

📅 August 16, 2019

PT Usha nominated for IAAF Veteran Pin

India’s track and field legend PT Usha has been nominated for the International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF)...

📅 July 20, 2019

Gelete Burka wins women’s race at Paris Marathon 2019

Ethiopian athletes Gelete Burka (women’s race) and Abrha Milaw (men’s race) won the 43rd edition of the Paris...

📅 April 15, 2019

Irfan KT qualified for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

National record holder Irfan Kolothum Thodi has become the first Indian from athletics to qualify for the 2020...

📅 March 17, 2019

Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge, and Colombian long & triple jumper win IAAF Athletes of Year award recently

Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge, and Colombian long & triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen have been named male and...

📅 December 7, 2018

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