World Athletics Championships

Indian quarter-miler MR Poovamma has been handed a two-year suspension by the national Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) for her failed drug test in February 2021. The ADAP overturned a three-month suspension given to her by a disciplinary…

Eugene: France's Kevin Mayer won his second world decathlon gold on Sunday after Olympic champion Damian Warner withdrew through injury. Canada's Pierce Lepage claimed silver with 8,701pts while American Zach Ziemek took bronze (8,676).…

Oregon: India's Eldhose Paul finished ninth in the finals of the men's triple jump event in the ongoing World Championships here. The 25-year-old produced a jump of 16.79m in the three attempts he had. However, he failed to make it to…

Oregon: Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (IST) ended India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships after he clinched the silver medal at the 2022 meet with historic throw of 88.13m.…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated athlete Neeraj Chopra for his historic silver medal win in men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships.…

Oregon: Neeraj Chopra continued to make history for India on Sunday as he followed up his gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics with a silver in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Chopra became just the second Indian to win a…

Eugene: American Sydney McLaughlin produced yet another astonishing run as she broke her own world record to win gold at the World Championships in Eugene. She clocked 50.68 sec to clinch her first individual World Championships gold.…

Eugene: India's javelin thrower Annu Rani finished seventh in the finals of the the World Athletics Championships here. She finished with a throw of 61.12m at the event. Rani achieved her best of the day in her second attempt but failed…

Eugene: Allyson Felix, most decorated sprinter in US history, deferred her retirement and said will return to the world championships to race in the preliminaries of the women’s 4×400 relay on Saturday. She said team officials coaxed her…

New Delhi: Javelin thrower Annu Rani qualified for her second consecutive finals in the World Championships in Oregon on Thursday. She finished fifth in the Group B qualification round and made it to the finals as eighth best across the…