Caster Semenya’s golds on hold as Savinova appeals doping ban
Russian runner Mariya Savinova has been given a date to appeal against her 4-year doping ban and being stripped of the 2012 Olympic 800m title she won ahead of Caster Semenya. The Court of Arbitration...
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EXCLUSIVE: Jemimah Sumgong banned for four years for doping
In a ruling by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) released yesterday on its website, the findings indicate Jemimah Sumgong in her defense blamed her alleged ectopic pregnancy for the EPO substances...
View ArticleMary Keitany recognised with AIMS World Record Award
The world running organisation the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) is delighted to announce that Kenya’s Mary Keitany has been recognised with the AIMS World Record...
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Banned Olympic star Jemima Sumgong seeks reduced ban after admitting to EPO use
Banned Kenyan female marathon Olympic champion Jemimah Sumgong attempted to seek a reduced two-year ban by admitting to using prohibited substance, recombinant Erythropoietin (EPO). Kenya’s Sports...
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Sebastian Coe: IAAF Diamond League is still sparkling
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League series was given a vote of confidence by President Sebastian Coe today at the Federation’s General Assembly in London’s...
View ArticleJemima Sumgong apologizes to Kenyans after the four year doping ban
Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong who was banned by Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) for four years for using prohibited substance, recombinant Erythropoietin (EPO) has finally come out to...
View ArticleJoyciline Jepkosgei world 10km record ratified
Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei 10km world women’s record was on ratified by the IAAF on Wednesday (15) in Monaco, Italy. Jepksogei set this world record time at the 12th edition of the Valencia Half...
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Russian Athletics Federation President resigned to athletes having to compete...
Russian athletes still hope to be able to compete at next year’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships in Birmingham as neutrals following the decision to...
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IOC president Bach refuses to apologise to Yuliya Stepanova
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has expressed hope that whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova can switch nationality from Russia and represent another country at Tokyo 2020. Bach...
View ArticleAthletics Kenya tells Sports minister, Hassan Wario to keep off athletics
Athletics Kenya officials on Saturday protested against the cabinet secretary for sports over what they said was the minister’s attempt to take over the running of athletics in the country. Athletics...
View ArticleJustin Gatlin caught up in new doping scandal
World 100-metres champion Justin Gatlin, twice suspended for doping, could face another scandal after The Daily Telegraph reported Monday that members of his entourage offered to sell undercover...
View ArticleGatlin agent says drug promises were ‘just big talk’
The agent at the centre of the Daily Telegraph investigation into Justin Gatlin’s entourage has claimed he made up his comments about obtaining banned drugs to impress the undercover reporters. Robert...
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Fake IAAF officers took doping samples in Kenya
Russian track and field athletes may have become victims of scammers, after suspicious people posing themselves as doping control officers tested them at the training camp in Kenya. The athletes...
View ArticleIAAF stops Edwards from representing Nigeria in Commonwealth Games
The indefinite suspension of transfer allegiance by the International Association of Athletics Federations has stopped British-born Nigerian high jumper Mike Edwards from representing the country at...
View ArticleSemenya dominates Commonwealth Games but faces possible IAAF ban
South African runner Caster Semenya, who took the women’s 1,500m gold at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, may soon be banned from female races under a new IAAF hyperandrogenism policy. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleSeb Coe: Jake Wightman can double up like me
SEB Coe knows a thing or two about doubling up in the 800m and 1500m at a major championships. But even he knows there are no foolproof plans when it comes to the sharp end of middle-distance racing....
View ArticleNine Russians have neutral status renewed by IAAF
Nine Russian athletes have had their status to compete as neutrals renewed, the governing body of athletics (IAAF) said in a statement on Thursday. Eight of the athletes were race walkers who included...
View ArticleKipchoge believes London treble would be his greatest feat
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, already an athletics legend after 15 years of monumental achievements on the track, cross country and roads, believes he would top them all by winning a third Virgin...
View ArticleCheptegei to miss IAAF Doha Diamond League
Double gold medal winner at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Joshua Cheptegei has pulled out of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Doha Diamond League. The Qatari...
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Nancy Kiprop, Dennis Kimetto and Bounasser meet Austria President (PHOTOS)
Nancy Kiprop and Salaheddine Bounasser, the winners of the Vienna City Marathon, received extraordinary congratulations on their victories a day after the IAAF Gold Label Road Race. They were invited...
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