Sports / Athletics

Hong Kong claim relay gold 07 Jul 2013 - 12:45 am

China’s Ling Li, women’s pole vault gold medal winner, in action during the fourth day of the five-day Asian Athletics Championship 2013 at...

Hammer world record-holder Heidler wins German title 07 Jul 2013 - 12:42 am

BERLIN: Hammer world record-holder Betty Heidler warmed up for next month’s world athletics championships in Moscow with her ninth German title in succession...

China win sprint golds; silver for Qatar’s Francis 05 Jul 2013 - 09:22 am

China’s Su Bingtian (left) crosses the finish line to win gold followed by Qatar’s Samuel Francis (right) in second and Oman’s Barakat Mubarak...

Pearson confident worlds build-up is right on track 05 Jul 2013 - 09:19 am

SYDNEY: Australia’s Sally Pearson is finding her rhythm again after returning from a hamstring injury and is confident she is on track to...

Bolt believes he is getting to his best 04 Jul 2013 - 12:30 am

PARIS: Olympic champion Usain Bolt believes he is getting back to his best after the Jamaican trials gave him a confidence-boost in the...

Al Hamad is new Asian athletics chief 02 Jul 2013 - 12:44 am

President of Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Vice-President and newly-elected Asian Athletics Association (AAA) President Dahlan Jumaan Al...

Gay raring to have a go at Bolt 26 Jun 2013 - 01:32 am

DES MOINES, Iowa: Healthy at last, Tyson Gay notched a 100m-200m double in scintillating style at the US athletics championships, but the US...

Gay seals sprint double; Duncan shocks Felix 25 Jun 2013 - 12:53 am

DES MOINES, Iowa: Tyson Gay flew to the year’s fastest 200m of 19.74 seconds at the US athletics championships yesterday to set himself...

Fraser-Pryce and Weir win Jamaican 200m titles 25 Jun 2013 - 12:53 am

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Warren Weir, medallists at the London Olympics, ran away with the 200m titles at the final day of...

South Africa athletics team Moscow-bound despite rift 25 Jun 2013 - 12:52 am

CAPE TOWN: South African athletes will head to the world championships in Moscow as planned, despite the country’s Olympic committee cutting ties with...

Cup marathon taking toll with finish line in sight 25 Jun 2013 - 12:52 am

BOSTON: With the finish line of a punishing two month play-off marathon in sight, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks could end the...

Rollins qualifies for worlds in 100m hurdles at the US trials 24 Jun 2013 - 01:52 am

Brianna Rollins (right) clears a hurrdle en route to winning the Women’s 100m hurdles final on day three of the USA Outdoor Track...

Bolt pulls out of Ostrava event 24 Jun 2013 - 01:52 am

PRAGUE: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt announced yesterday he was pulling out of the June 27 Golden Spike event in Ostrava in the...

Gay impresses at US trials 22 Jun 2013 - 10:11 pm

DES MOINES, Iowa: Tyson Gay won the 100m at the US athletics championships in an impressive 9.75sec yesterday to stamp himself America’s top...

Bolt wins 100m, qualifies for worlds 22 Jun 2013 - 10:10 pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Two-time Olympic reigning sprint double champion Usain Bolt won the 100m title at the Jamaican Athletics Championships yesterday to qualify for...

Gay and Gatlin through in 100m 22 Jun 2013 - 03:25 am

American sprinter Tyson Gay competes in the 100m on day one of the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium...

Gatlin says win over Bolt prelude to bigger things 21 Jun 2013 - 12:12 am

NEW YORK: Olympic bronze medallist Justin Gatlin is not willing to call his surprising 100 metres victory over world record holder Usain Bolt...

Gay has triple medal haul in mind for World Championships 17 Jun 2013 - 12:40 am

US sprinter Tyson Gay during a press conference in this file photo. The American clinched three golds at the Osaka World Championships in...