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WADA ‘concerned’ over Kenyan doping
21 hours, 14 minutes ago

WADA ‘concerned’ over Kenyan doping

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday it was a “little bit more concerned” by drug scandals that continue to rock the sporting scene in Kenya. “Kenya has been a concern for a number of years,” acknowledged Olivier Niggli, director general of WADA, after a meeting of the anti-doping body’s executive committee. Now we are a little bit more concerned.” …

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Athletics governing body to require DNA tests for women’s sports
Trending News
2 days, 15 hours ago

Athletics governing body to require DNA tests for women’s sports

Al Jazeera  

World Athletics chief say rules will uphold the integrity of women’s sport amid debate over inclusion of trans athletes. Track and field is set to become the first Olympic sport to require participants in women’s events to undergo DNA testing to prove their biological sex following a decision by World Athletics. Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, said on …

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World Athletics to require chromosome testing of athletes in women’s track and field
Trending News
2 days, 22 hours ago

World Athletics to require chromosome testing of athletes in women’s track and field

Associated Press  

NANJING, China — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for female athletes in order to maintain “the integrity of competition.” The planned changes include reinstating a version of chromosome testing that was discontinued in the 1990s, requiring athletes who compete in …

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World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender
3 days, 2 hours ago

World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender

The Hindu  

World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female. Sebastian Coe, the head of the international track and field federation, said the decision taken by the body’s decision-making Council was a “really important” way of protecting the female category. “It’s important to do it because it …

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World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender
3 days, 3 hours ago

World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female. Sebastian Coe, the head of the international track and field federation, said the decision taken by the body's decision-making Council was a "really important" way of protecting the female category. "It's important to do it because …

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Setting the table for the 2025 NFL Draft, plus Aaron Rodgers’ time in Pittsburgh
4 days, 15 hours ago

Setting the table for the 2025 NFL Draft, plus Aaron Rodgers’ time in Pittsburgh

New York Times  

Inside: A quick draft primer, plus Aaron Rodgers’ time in Pittsburgh, Jerry Jones’ status among owners and another potential first-round QB. 2: Odds favor Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter as the second pick, which diverges from The Athletic’s most recent mock, where Ben Standig sees a Cleveland reach for Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders. Odds favor Penn State edge rusher …

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World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025: Ingebrigtsen banishes 1,500m demons for rare double
5 days, 2 hours ago

World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025: Ingebrigtsen banishes 1,500m demons for rare double

The Hindu  

Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 1,500m in Nanjing on Sunday to claim not only a first global gold in his favoured distance, but also a rare world indoor track distance double. Ingebrigtsen, who had won the 3,000m on Saturday for his first world indoor title, clocked 3min 38.79sec to emulate the double claimed by Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie in Maebashi …

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World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025: Australian Olyslagers retains high jump title
5 days, 10 hours ago

World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025: Australian Olyslagers retains high jump title

The Hindu  

Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers outshone Ukraine’s Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh to retain her world indoor high jump title in Nanjing on Sunday. The last time reigning Olympic, world and European indoor/outdoor champion Mahuchikh tasted defeat in the women’s high jump was at the 2024 world indoors in Glasgow where she surrendered her title to Olyslagers. Patterson, the 2022 world champion and …

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World Athletics Indoor Championships: Ingebrigtsen wins 3,000m gold, keeps hopes of double alive
6 days ago

World Athletics Indoor Championships: Ingebrigtsen wins 3,000m gold, keeps hopes of double alive

The Hindu  

Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen produced a devastating final kick to win the 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing on Saturday to keep his quest for double gold on track. More from World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025: Armand Duplantis wins third title, clears 6m for 100th time But, remarkably, a world indoor title had eluded the 24-year-old until he predictably …

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Aboobacker narrowly misses World Championships qualification mark, wins Indian Open Jumps event
6 days ago

Aboobacker narrowly misses World Championships qualification mark, wins Indian Open Jumps event

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Abdulla Aboobacker equalled his personal best of 17.19m to win the men’s triple jump gold at the 4th Indian Open Jumps Competition at the Anju Bobby George Foundation here on Saturday. The 29-year-old, however, narrowly missed the qualification mark of 17.22m for September’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Aboobacker, though, was confident that he would scale …

World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025: Armand Duplantis wins third consecutive title, clears 6m for 100th time
6 days, 1 hour ago

World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025: Armand Duplantis wins third consecutive title, clears 6m for 100th time

The Hindu  

Armand Duplantis won the men’s pole vault at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing on Saturday. The Swedish star also known as Mondo successfully defended his title with a jump of 6.15m and wins the tournament for the third time. 👑👑👑@mondohoss600 successfully defends his world indoor title after jumping 6.15m and grows his global title tally to 7 ‼️ 🇬🇷's …

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MS Dhoni fan Ramesh Shanmugam hopes to emulate his sporting idol in para athletics
6 days, 5 hours ago

MS Dhoni fan Ramesh Shanmugam hopes to emulate his sporting idol in para athletics

Live Mint  

New Delhi, March 22 : Ramesh Shanmugam a gold medal winner in the Men's 800 m T53/54 at the Khelo India Para Games hails from what he describes as a "tiny and remote village" Mannathampatty in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. "Once MS Dhoni retires, I will stop watching cricket," Ramesh Shanmugam said with a smile after earning a gold …

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Kimberley athletes feeling tyranny of distance as costs of national competitions mount
6 days, 15 hours ago

Kimberley athletes feeling tyranny of distance as costs of national competitions mount

ABC  

Jasper Barnett spends much her time training underwater in a small public pool in Western Australia's north. "Even when we go to Perth for the state championships we're still looking at $10,000, and it's always been that way unfortunately," her father Brent Barnett said. "Young talent in the Kimberley and other regional areas are already disadvantaged compared to metro athletes …

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World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025: Britain’s Jeremiah Azu storms to 60m gold
6 days, 23 hours ago

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025: Britain’s Jeremiah Azu storms to 60m gold

The Hindu  

Britain’s Jeremiah Azu added the world indoor 60m crown to his European title as he outsprinted Australian Lachlan Kennedy in Nanjing on Friday. READ | World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 – Key details and live streaming info Defending champion and Olympic gold medallist Hamish Kerr of New Zealand claimed silver with 2.28m ahead of Jamaica’s Raymond Richards on countback. Newly-crowned …

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World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025: Dates, Athletes & How to Watch
1 week, 1 day ago

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025: Dates, Athletes & How to Watch

The Hindu  

When and where will the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 2025 take place? - Olympic gold medalists from Paris 2024: - Mondo Duplantis - Grant Holloway - Jakob Ingebrigtsen - Miltiadis Tentoglou - Yaroslava Mahuchikh - Hamish Kerr - Defending World Indoor Champions: - Devynne Charlton - Molly Caudery - Hugues Fabrice Zango Are there any potential world record attempts …

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Athletics, Giants and Phillies games will be available locally through direct-to-consumer option
1 week, 1 day ago

Athletics, Giants and Phillies games will be available locally through direct-to-consumer option

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fans of the Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies will be able to stream their games on a direct-to-consumer basis this season through MLB.tv. The A’s and Giants package will be available for a monthly cost of $19.99 and can be bundled with MLB.tv’s out-of-market games for $39.99 a month. Earlier this week, MLB announced an …

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Indian runner Archana Jadhav gets four-year ban for failed dope test
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1 week, 2 days ago

Indian runner Archana Jadhav gets four-year ban for failed dope test

The Hindu  

India's long-distance runner Archana Jadhav was on Tuesday banned for four years owing to a failed dope test in January, the findings of which she did not contest despite repeated reminders, prompting World Athletics to deem her actions as acceptance of guilt. The AIU said Jadhav was nonetheless informed that she had time till March 3 to admit that she …

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UK Athletics pleads not guilty to manslaughter charges over death of Paralympic athlete
1 week, 3 days ago

UK Athletics pleads not guilty to manslaughter charges over death of Paralympic athlete

The Hindu  

The governing body for athletics in Britain and a sports official pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of manslaughter over the death of a Paralympic athlete who was hit on the head by a metal pole during training in 2017. He was training in preparation for the F34 class discus, javelin and shot put at the world para athletics …

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Indian runner Archana Jadhav gets four-year ban for failed dope test
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1 week, 3 days ago

Indian runner Archana Jadhav gets four-year ban for failed dope test

The Hindu  

India’s long-distance runner Archana Jadhav was on Tuesday banned for four years owing to a failed dope test in January, the findings of which she did not contest despite repeated reminders, prompting World Athletics to deem her actions as acceptance of guilt. The AIU said Jadhav has also not demonstrated that the Anti-Doping Rule Violations were “not intentional”. The AIU …

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Indian runner Archana Jadhav gets four-year ban for failed dope test
Trending News
1 week, 3 days ago

Indian runner Archana Jadhav gets four-year ban for failed dope test

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, India's long-distance runner Archana Jadhav was on Tuesday banned for four years owing to a failed dope test in January, the findings of which she did not contest despite repeated reminders, prompting World Athletics to deem her actions as acceptance of guilt. The AIU said Jadhav has also not demonstrated that the Anti-Doping Rule Violations were "not intentional". …

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Other states are preparing for the House NIL settlement. But can Florida schools compete?
1 week, 5 days ago

Other states are preparing for the House NIL settlement. But can Florida schools compete?

Politico  

Lawmakers in Arkansas this week passed a bill allowing schools to hold raffles to generate more cash for sports programs. State House members, who held a three-day workgroup this week exploring NIL issues, proclaimed that “the second you open that door, all hell is going to break loose.” “Teachers are watching, going, ‘Man, I have a hard time just living …

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Athletics prize money model is not one-size-fits-all for all sports, says IOC candidate Coe
2 weeks ago

Athletics prize money model is not one-size-fits-all for all sports, says IOC candidate Coe

The Hindu  

World Athletics’ decision to start offering prize money to Olympic champions should not be seen as a template for all other sports, the body’s chief Sebastian Coe, who runs for president of the International Olympic Committee, said on Friday. World Athletics announced its prize money for gold medallists decision unilaterally ahead of last year’s Paris Games without consultation with the …

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World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025: Preeti adds 200m bronze to 100m silver as hosts India top medal table on final day
2 weeks ago

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025: Preeti adds 200m bronze to 100m silver as hosts India top medal table on final day

Firstpost  

While sprinter Preeti Pal collected her second medal on the third and final day of the competition, emulating her outstanding performance in the Paris Olympics where she won as many medals, Indians achieved podium sweeps in men’s shot put F11-F20 category and in women’s discus throw F56-F57. Preeti Pal signed off from the 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix with …

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New Delhi World Para Athletics Grand Prix will be an annual event: Official
2 weeks ago

New Delhi World Para Athletics Grand Prix will be an annual event: Official

The Hindu  

The New Delhi World Para Athletics Grand Prix, which concluded on Thursday, will be an annual event till 2028 as per the contract signed between India and the sport’s international governing body. The New Delhi World Para Athletics Grand Prix is the first ever international para event being hosted by the country. So we’ve got a new Delhi Grand Prix …

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