‘Don’t believe in paying athletes’: IOC’s Coventry stirs social media storm
Olympians slam the IOC chief and Zimbabwe’s former medallist for saying athletes should not be paid at the Games.
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Eight runners hospitalised after collapsing during South Korea marathon
Heat-related illnesses cause 12 runners to fall during the race near South Korea’s Demilitarized Zone.
Men caught competing as women in prestigious South African marathon
Two women runners initially finished outside the top 10 in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town before bib swap spotted.
World Athletics blocks 11 athlete transfer requests to Turkiye
Athletes from Kenya, Nigeria and Jamaica have applications rejected for ‘recruitment drive’ by Turkiye government.
Doping is a ‘big problem’ in India, global anti-doping body chief says
WADA is targeting India’s performance-enhancing drugs production industry, the world’s biggest.
Teen sprint star Gout powers to 200m win in 19.67 seconds
Gout Gout breaks the under-20 world record for 200m, while also making him faster than Usain Bolt at the same age.
World Athletics postpones Doha Diamond League due to player safety concerns
The multi-discipline event scheduled for May 8 will now be held on June 19 should conditions allow, organisers say.
‘Enough is enough’: Semenya pledges to fight Olympic gender-testing policy
‘We’re going to be vocal about it, we’re going to make noise until we’re heard,’ South Africa’s gold medallist says.
Kenya’s former New York marathon champion Korir gets five-year doping ban
Korir tested positive for a drug that stimulates red blood cell production during out-of-competition tests.
Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says
Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.
Uganda’s Kiplimo regains half-marathon world record in Lisbon
The 25-year-old is back on top, five years after first setting the record on the same course.
