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Indian athletics great Singh wants to see country win Olympic gold in his sport before death

  • Athletics

Indian athletics great Milkha Singh has said his final wish in his life would be to see the country win

career, he also won four Asian Games gold medals and became the only Indian athlete to win an individual athletics

to him.Anju Bobby George, who won world bronze in the long jump in 2003, is one of India's greatest athletics

names ©Getty Images"But athletics is the main event in the Olympics."

It is my last wish that I want to see a youngster win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics."

 India has not won an athletics medal since then at the Olympics.The nation has won nine gold, seven



CGF President Martin looks for optimism heading into 2021

  • Commonwealth Games

The President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Dame Louise Martin, has called for optimism in 2021, following on from a year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

for July 27 to August 7 2022.It also allows an extra rest day for those competing at the 2022 World Athletics


AIU perform 60 per cent of out-of-competition testing during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Athletics

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has reported that 60 per cent of its planned out-of-competition testing

Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swahili.The AIU was founded by the International Association of Athletics

Federations, now World Athletics, in April 2017 to combat doping in athletics.


Thailand to host inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Chiang Mai in Thailand is set to host the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in 2021, with the four-day event set to be held every two years.

Ultrarunners (IAU) and the International Trail Running Association (ITRA), with support from World Athletics

We encourage runners of all kinds to explore everything our sport has to offer," said World Athletics

Thailand's most popular holiday destinations ©Getty Images"We are looking forward to being able to host athletics





Sporting legends King and Rapinoe support brief against Idaho anti-transgender bill

  • Olympics

Tennis legend Billie Jean King and FIFA World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe are among more than 175 athletes to sign a brief against the bill passed in Idaho banning transgender athletes from competing in college events.

filed lawsuits  against it on behalf of Lindsay Hecox, a transgender athlete aiming to compete in athletics


Prestigious Millrose Games cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

  • Athletics

New York City’s historic Millrose Games has been cancelled for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Millrose Games had been added to the World Athletics Indoor Tour circuit for 2021 and was set to

 The World Athletics Indoor Tour is still due to stop in the United States with a competition in


DOSB announce nominations for Great Star of Sport awards

  • EOC

The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) has announced the nominations for its Great Star of Sport awards, set to take place in January next year.

community during the pandemic by delivering shopping and medicines while the Tangermünder Elbdeichmarathon athletics


Coe claims doping athletes have a "greater chance of being caught" at Tokyo 2020 than any other Games

  • Tokyo 2020

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed track and field athletes who are doping have a "greater

In an interview with The Guardian, Coe discussed the effectiveness of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU

 The AIU was founded by World Athletics in 2017 and works independently from the governing body

Coe also expressed his confidence in the use of technology in identifying dopers and claimed World Athletics

I feel that I will be taking World Athletics as a federation to Tokyo with better systems in place than




Sudan Olympic Committee hopes for athletics boost thanks to cordial ties with Ethiopia

  • ANOCA

A delegation from the Ethiopian embassy visited the headquarters of the Sudan Olympic Committee (SOC) in a bid to boost sporting ties between the bordering African nations.

sporting bodies could now benefit from the knowledge of counterparts over the border, particularly in athletics

powerhouse.Training camps featuring athletes from both countries could also be held.Sudan will hope to improve in athletics