MOSCOW (REUTERS) – High jumper Danil Lysenko, suspended for anti-doping violations in a case that rattled Russian sport, has admitted guilt for his offences but said he blames the athletics federation for a plan to forge documents to try to evade punishment. Lysenko, silver medallist at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, was provisionally suspended in... » read more
KENYA (REUTERS, AFP) – Long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, Kenya’s two-time World Championship bronze medallist, was found stabbed to death at her home, Athletics Kenya said on Wednesday (Oct 13). The 25-year-old represented Kenya in the 5,000m event at the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the finals after clocking 14:39.62. She was found dead at... » read more
LIEGE, BELGIUM (REUTERS) – Caster Semenya again failed to achieve the Olympic qualifying time for the women’s 5000m when she finished fourth at a meeting in Liege on Wednesday (June 30), but she would not have been included in South Africa’s team for the Tokyo Games even if she had. Athletics South Africa said Semenya... » read more
PARIS (AFP) – South African athlete Caster Semenya missed out again on Saturday (June 19) in Regensburg, Germany to qualify for the 5,000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old, who is barred from defending her Olympic 800m title, finished fourth in Saturday’s race in a time of 15 minutes 57.12 seconds, more than 47... » read more
PARIS (AFP) – A maximum of 10 Russian track and field athletes will be able to compete at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics as World Athletics restored its Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA) scheme after a council meeting on Thursday (March 18). The council has decided to allow ANAs “to start competing again, subject to a cap... » read more
Despite the gloomy weather and soggy track, Shanti Pereira was grinning from ear to ear after her race at the Singapore Athletics (SA) Performance Trial 2 event at the Home of Athletics yesterday evening. Under a steady drizzle, she clocked 11.69 seconds in the 100m, just 0.03sec behind her bronze-medal time at the 2019 SEA... » read more