The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has contacted athletics organisations in India to determine what

The boys' 100 metres at the Delhi State Athletics Championships was subject to an exodus after word that

 Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla also confirmed to insidethegames

 Athletics Federation of India Adille Sumariwalla is set to launch an investigation into a race

Kemi Adekoya overcame Salwa Eid Naser to claim the women’s 400 metres title at the Asian Games here just months after the two Nigerian-born Bahraini sprinters returned to the track after serving doping bans.

Jakarta Palembang only to be found to have tested positive for banned steroid stanozolol a year later.The Athletics

her two golds from Jakarta Palembang 2018 and handed down a four-year doping ban.Adekoya returned to athletics

The Olympic Stadium in Greece's capital Athens has been closed until further notice because its roof failed safety tests.

renovation for the Athens 2004 Olympics and Paralympics, where it hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, athletics

The Olympic Stadium, opened in 1982 in time for the European Athletics Championships, has hosted several

major events including the 1991 Mediterranean Games, 1997 World Athletics Championships and men's UEFA

Faith Kipyegon, the world and Olympic 1500 metres champion who has set world records in three events this year, will seek to round off her season in Riga tomorrow with victory in the first road mile event to carry world title status.

The 29-year-old Kenyan is one of the main attractions at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships

the side of the road and watch an athlete that in any generation is as good as they get," said World Athletics

champion Peres Jepchirchir will seek a third women's half marathon world title at the inaugural World Athletics

challengers including Irine Jepchumba Kimais, the Kenyan 10,000m champion who finished fourth at the World Athletics

consecutive women’s team title.Their team is led by Tsigie Gebreselama, who won silver at the World Athletics

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late sprint in the men's 10,000m to finish in 28:13.82 and win by 1.76 ©Getty ImagesThere was further athletics

The return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport as individual neutrals is set to be discussed at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) International Athletes' Forum in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

its stance as "deplorable".Most sports have adhered to the IOC's recommendations, but some including athletics

The inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships that will be held over the weekend in Riga will

and messages about the way our sport has to develop over the coming years”, according to the World Athletics

We haven’t had a new World Athletics Series event since the inaugural World Relays in 2014."

same day.Those races will take place on Sunday (October 1), with tomorrow being given over to Kids’ Athletics

Kipyegon, breaker of three world records this season, will run the women's mile at the inaugural World Athletics

Los Angeles 2028 chief executive Kathy Carter has compared organising the Olympics to "hosting about seven Super Bowls a day", and hopes it can "showcase all of what is great" about the city and the United States.

is where everyone from the world comes to really fulfil their dreams, and that is not obviously just athletics

Red-hot Zhang Yufei spearheaded China’s swimming sensations by securing her sixth title in the pool on a day where the hosts exceeded 100 gold medals across the sports at the Asian Games here.

Ramanathan 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the men's doubles title.China also made a big impact on the first day of athletics

gold before Gong Lijiao registered a throw of 19.58m to clinch the women’s shot put crown.The only athletics

New Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) chief executive Marlene Chiedza Gadzirayi has revealed that she wants to raise people’s awareness of the Olympic Games in the periods between them taking place.

called Southern Rhodesia.Zimbabwe sent a team of five athletes to the Japanese capital, one each in athletics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has voted to partially suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPC) of Russia and Belarus, allowing their athletes to compete as neutrals at Paris 2024.

IPC Governing Board, and also covers major events in the six sports still governed by the IPC - Para athletics

Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic partner Procter & Gamble (P&G) is to award $24,000 (£19,500/€22,000) grants to 20 athletes who will use the cash to help charities they support.

depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts and self-injury.Eilish McColgan will use her grant to give back to athletics

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla is set to launch an investigation after

The boys' 100 metres final at the Delhi State Athletics Championships was won by sole competitor Lalit

Out of eight runners set to compete at the Delhi State Athletics Championships boys' 100m final, seven

sprinter who represented India in the 100m at Moscow 1980, is present in the Chinese host city for the athletics

that he will enlist AFI's Disciplinary Committee chair BK Sindha to lead it.The secretary of the Delhi Athletics

will fall foul of doping regulations.Adille Sumariwalla claimed it is highly unlikely that an Indian athletics

More than CNY¥500 million (£56 million/$68.5 million/€65 million) worth of tickets have been sold for the Asian Games here, it has been revealed with organisers claiming to be experiencing "booming" sales.

participating, making it the biggest Asian Games in history.The sports range from Olympic sports including athletics

An Italian delegation held meetings and visited venues in Paris as part of the country's preparations for next year's Olympic Games.

held at the Paris 2024 headquarters, while venues visited included the Stade de France, due to host athletics