Beijing, March 27 (IANS) Following the policy of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bar transgender athletes from female category events, a World Athletics spokesperson expressed support for IOC’s new rules, stressing that “gender can not trump biology”.”We have led the way in protecting women’s sport over the last decade. Attracting and retaining more girls and women into sport requires a fair and level playing field where there is no biological glass ceiling. This means that gender c…
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Bengaluru, March 26 (IANS) Gulveer Singh, 10,000m & 5,000m national record holder, will lead the Indian elite field at the 18th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled to take place April 26. A World Athletics Gold Label Race, carries a total prize purse of USD 210,000, with USD 26,000 awarded to the winners in the men’s and women’s categories. Indian elite athletes will also compete for top honours with Rs 3 lakh on offer for the top finishers, with an additional Rs 1 lakh awarded…
Kujawy Pomorze (Poland), March 23 (IANS) The World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026, which ended with a record-breaking final day, delivered the highest-quality edition in the history of the championships, underlining the event’s status as a key milestone in a packed global athletics calendar.The United States topped the medals table with five gold, seven silver, and six bronze medals, extending its all-time tally at the World Indoors to 324 medals. With a competition performance score of 49,…
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) Competitors at the 13th edition of the Indian Open Race Walk Competition in Chandigarh will race over two newly-introduced events — the 21km (half marathon walk) and 42km (full marathon walk) in senior men and women — for the first time this season. The two-day domestic race walk competition will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday at the picturesque Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh.“The World Athletics—global governing body in track and field–had introduced half-marath…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Top Indian runners, including Anish Thapa, Belliyappa, Man Singh, and Gopi T., will be vying for the honours in the 11th edition of the New Delhi Marathon, scheduled for Sunday and set to be one of the largest sporting events in the country, with over 30,000 participants expected to take part.This year’s edition has attracted participants from 31 countries, 490 cities, and 32 States and Union Territories of India, reinforcing its stature as a truly international event….
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) The 21st edition of the Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Race, will witness record participation with more than 69,000 runners, including over 65,400 on-ground participants and 3,700 virtual runners, taking to the streets of Mumbai on January 18. The event will offer a total prize purse of USD 389,524 and feature several of the world’s top distance runners alongside India’s leading athletes. This year’s marathon will mark a significant milestone with the …
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) With an eye on improving India’s overall medal tally in track and field at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday announced the qualification standards for the continental multi-sport event. The early announcement of the qualifying standards will help the athletes plan their season to qualify and grab medals in Aichi–Nagoya 2026 later in the year.While unveiling the criteria, former president and current AFI spokesperson, Ad…
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) World Athletics will introduce half-marathon and marathon distances to race walk events in 2026 in an effort to help fans better grasp the speed of the sport, president Sebastian Coe has said.Under the schedule for the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships on April 12, 2026, the traditional 20-kilometre race walk will be replaced by a half-marathon race walk, while the 35 km event will shift to a marathon race walk. It will be the first time the new distances app…