Search

  • Sort results by:

10000 results Showing results 3211 to 3225

Jamaica set to host the 2022 CARIFTA Games after COVID-19-enforced cancellations

  • PASO

Jamaica is set to host the 2022 Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Games from April 16 to 18 after receiving Government backing following the cancellation of the last two editions due to COVID-19.

cancelled as a result of ongoing coronavirus-related concerns in the territory.President of the Jamaican Athletics

support to host the 49th edition of the Games at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics


Kynard confirmed as London 2012 gold medallist as IOC amends results of five events

  • London 2012

The United States' Erik Kynard has officially been confirmed as the London 2012 men’s high jump gold medallist nearly a decade on from the event, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ratified new rankings.

Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in 2019, with evidence gathered by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren and the Athletics


Broadcasters hold preparatory meeting in build-up to Munich 2022

  • Munich 2022

Eighty broadcaster representatives took part in a preparatory meeting in the build-up to the Munich 2022 European Championships.

Championships are scheduled to take place from August 11 to 21 2022.Nine sports are on the programme - athletics

edition of the European Championships took place in 2018 in Berlin, Germany and Glasgow, Scotland, with athletics



London 1948 Olympic 100m silver medallist dies at age of 94

  • Athletics

Britain’s Dorothy Manley, the silver medallist behind Fanny Blankers-Koen in the 100 metres at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, has died at the age of 94, it has been announced.

Born in Manor Park in London on April 29 in 1927, Manley took up athletics while at school and joined

an athletics club at the age of 17.A fan of the football club West Ham United, Manley had watched her

world 4x220 yards best.Toward the end of her career, Manley married Peter Hall and she retired from athletics


NOCZ trains eight National Federations in Safe Sport agenda

  • ANOCA

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has trained eight representatives from eight National Federations to be their organisation's respective Safe Sport Single Point Of Contact (SPOC).

on action track planning and presentation.In attendance at the session was Maureen Kolomwe of Zambia Athletics

NOCZ Safe Sport Commission chairperson Gloria Mubita helped conduct the session ©NOCZZambia Athletics





British Virgin Islands

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

The Commonwealth Games often conjures up inspirational sporting stories - take Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands.

Virgin Islands at Birmingham 2022, which would be their biggest party ever.The majority will be in athletics

 "We had tennis, squash and athletics all pretty much happening normally.



Lysenko apologises to Russian athletes impacted by high-profile doping case

  • Athletics

have been impacted by the fallout of his doping case as he reiterated his claim that senior Russian Athletics

results management process.The case derailed Russia's attempts to have its suspension lifted by World Athletics

The case involving Danil Lysenko and senior RusAF officials deepened the crisis in Russian athletics

the second whereabouts violation, saying he had spent a week in hospital with acute appendicitis.An Athletics



Athletics Federation of Nigeria denies allegations of abandoning Blessing Okagbare at Tokyo 2020

  • Athletics

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has denied allegations of abandoning sprinter Blessing Okagbare

after she was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) during the Tokyo Olympics Games for testing

compete in the 100m semi-final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after she was provisionally suspended by the Athletics

Grace is saying that Blessing is being forced to accept doping charges instituted against her by the Athletics


France disqualified from 4x400m relay at 2017 World Athletics Championships

  • Athletics

France have been retrospectively disqualified from the men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 2017 World Championships in London after Teddy Atine-Venel tested positive for a banned substance.

team's disqualification ©Getty ImagesAtine-Venel was first notified of the positive test by the French Athletics