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28Feb

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Beijing secures hosting rights for 2027 World Athletics Championships | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Beijing has been successfully chosen as the host city for the 2027 World Athletics Championships. The decision follows the withdrawal of Rome's bid earlier in the day, as the Italian athletics federation faced challenges in securing financial support from the government.This marks Beijing's second time hosting the World Athletics Championships, with the city previously staging the event in 2015.World Athletics President Sebastian Coe extended congratulations to Beijing, highlighting the city's successful bid and reminiscing about the vibrant showcase of global athletics at the National Stadium in 2015."Congratulations to Beijing on their successful bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2027, 12 years after our athletes lit up the National Stadium for the 15th...

27Feb

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Slippery take-off board: An issue Indian jumper Murali Sreeshankar had flagged; World Athletics says ‘extensive research’ is on

[ad_1] Following complaints from long jumpers about the take-off board causing them to slip, World Athletics said ‘extensive research’ is ongoing and they are talking to manufacturers and other key stakeholders.Last week, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Murali Sreeshankar had said a more pressing issue World Athletics must address is the slithery take-off board that could cause injuries. Sreeshankar was responding to a proposed plan of World Athletics to use a larger take-off zone instead of a take-off board to reduce fouls in long jump. When asked about jumpers slipping on the take-off board, a World Athletics spokesperson in an email reply said: “Yes, World Athletics began doing extensive research into this issue following feedback from athletes and we are currently ...

3Dec

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India set to bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has decided to pursue the bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships after abandoning its initial plan to host the prestigious tournament in 2027. A high-ranking official from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) revealed this shift in strategy on Sunday.The AFI had initially contemplated vying for the hosting rights of the 2027 World Athletics Championships but has now opted to focus on securing the opportunity for the 2029 edition."Yes, we are interested in bidding for the 2029 World Athletics Championships," AFI senior Vice President Anju Bobby George told PTI, on the sidelines of the AFI Annual General Body meeting in Amritsar."India has expressed interest to host the 2036 Olympics and 2030 Youth Olympics. So, it will be very good if we can host the 202...

14Nov

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Neeraj Chopra in final list for Men’s World Athlete of the Year Award | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Tuesday shortlisted among the five finalists for the men's 'World Athlete of the Year' award.Among the athletes vying for this prestigious honor, the 25-year-old Indian has made a significant impact with his remarkable achievements.The final announcement for the award is scheduled to take place on December 11 on World Athletics' platforms."The five athletes, who represent four countries from four area associations, have achieved sensational performances across a range of athletics disciplines in 2023, winning titles and breaking world records at the World Athletics Championships 2023, one-day meeting circuits, Label road races and other events around the world," World Athletics said in a release.Joining Cho...

12Oct

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Neeraj Chopra nominated for World Athlete of the Year award | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra, who made India proud by clinching Olympic and world titles, has been announced as one of the 11 nominees for the prestigious 2023 World Athlete of the Year award. The selection of nominees was made by an international panel of athletics experts, representing all six continental areas of World Athletics.These nominations highlight the remarkable achievements of athletes during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, various one-day meeting circuits, Label road races, and other global events, as stated by the sport's international governing body.Chopra joins an elite group of athletes vying for the award, including shot putter Ryan Crouser from the USA, pole vaulters Mondo Duplantis of Sweden, 3000m steeplechaser Soufiane El Ba...

26Aug

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World Athletics Championships: Will javelin final see an India-Pakistan duel? | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem 1-2 in qualification; debutants DP Manu, Kishore Jena too make gradeOlympic champion Neeraj Chopra led India's march into the final of the men's javelin throw as he was joined by DP Manu and Kishore Jena in the 12-man field for the final, scheduled on Sunday night, at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.But for the injury to Rohit Yadav, India would have had four athletes in the final as Neeraj got in as the Diamond League champion. Adding spice to the battle for gold will be Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, Czech Jakub Vadlejch and German Julian Weber. Both Neeraj and Arshad also qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, going past the qualification mark of 85.50m.The final could well become an India-Pakistan contest as Ch...

3Jul

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Staying fit, injury free Neeraj Chopra’s priorities ahead of Worlds, Asiad | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra is aiming to remain “injury-free” as he gears up for a long and gruelling season ahead — which includes the upcoming athletics World Championships and his title defence of Diamond League Finals and Asian Games.Neeraj, who made an impressive return to the field winning the Diamond League javelin throw title in Lausanne with a best throw of 87.66m on Friday night, admitted on Monday that he was unsure about participating in Lausanne, partly because of injury concerns and for not being at his peak fitness level. The elite Indian athlete has just recovered from a muscle strain which kept him out of the competition arena for almost a month,“Overall, my fitness level was a bit low in Lausanne. Because of the injury, there was a question ma...

23May

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World Athletics to introduce ‘short track’ concept to evolve indoor events | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] World Athletics announced on Tuesday that they will be introducing the concept of 'short track' competition to replace the term 'indoor' in relation to 200 meters tracks. This change is being made to accommodate hybrid competition venues, including temporary city locations.The decision by World Athletics' council to adopt the new term reflects the need for greater flexibility in the sport. Maintaining the traditional separation between outdoor and indoor athletics has become increasingly challenging, hence the introduction of 'short track' as a more inclusive and adaptable classification.By embracing this new terminology, World Athletics aims to facilitate the organisation of athletics events in a variety of settings, acknowledging the evolving nature of the sport and its competit...

22May

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Neeraj Chopra makes history, becomes World No.1 in men’s javelin rankings | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a major career milestone, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday claimed world number one ranking in men's javelin for the first time ever. With a total of 1455 points, Neeraj became the new No.1 javelin thrower, surpassing the reigning world champion from Grenada, Anderson Peters, who held the second position with 1433 points. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic was third with 1416 points.The 25-year-old Chopra rose to world number two on August 30 last year but was stuck behind Peters since then.In September last year, Neeraj Chopra won the Diamond League 2022 finals in Zurich, becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious trophy.He won the title at the season-opening Doha Diamond League on May 5 with a throw of 88.67m.He wil...

17May

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Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto suspended for suspected doping

[ad_1] Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto, who won a bronze medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 2019 world championships, has been suspended for suspected doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. Kipruto has been notified of a charge relating to irregularities in his athlete biological passport, the AIU said. The biological passport can detect possible irregularities in blood values assessed over time without an athlete testing positive for a banned substance. Kipruto was only 19 when he finished third in the 10,000 at the 2019 worlds in Doha, Qatar. The race was won by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda. Months later, Kipruto set a record time for a 10-kilometer road race in Valencia, Spain, and went on to place ninth in the 10,000 at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. !f...

7May

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Chithravel sets national record in triple jump; Sable, Parul shatter NR in men’s and women’s 5000m | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian athletes made their presence felt in the international events with triple jumper Praveen Chithravel shattering the national record and breached the 2023 World Athletics Championships qualifying standard in Cuba.Avinash Sable and Parul Chaudhary also produced record-breaking performances as they set men's and women's 5000m national marks in a track event in the USA.Chithravel jumped 17.37m to finish on top of podium at the V Prueba de Confrontacion 2023 competition on Saturday in Havana, Cuba, a World Athletics category F event, to better the earlier national record of 17.30m set by Renjith Maheswary in 2016.The 21-year-old Chithravel also breached the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships qualifying standard of 17.20m. His earlier personal best was 17.18m w...

16Apr

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Neeraj Chopra’s to-do list for 2023 season: Staying injury-free to crowning himself world athletics champion | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra looks to remain “injury-free” as India’s Olympic javelin champion gears up for a long, gruelling athletics season ahead, beginning with his title defence of Diamond League in Doha on May 5. Neeraj, who travelled to the UK’s Loughborough University and South Africa’s Potchefstroom for training-cum-exposure trips before settling down in Turkey’s Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya for the upcoming European and continental championships, will be seen in action for the first time since September last year at the season-opening Doha meet at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, where he will face-off against reigning world champion, Grenadian Anderson Peters, Czech Republic’s Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch and European champion Julian Weber of Germany, among others...

8Apr

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Marathon race walk mixed relay to debut at Paris Olympics | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] PARIS: World Athletics on Saturday released details of a new event, the marathon race walk mixed relay, to be staged at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.It takes the place of the men's 50km race walk, which first appeared at the 1932 Olympics but which has been scrapped in the pursuit of gender equality.The new mixed relay will feature 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, who will alternate to complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in four legs."This format is designed to be innovative, dynamic and unpredictable," said World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon."We believe it will be easily understood by fans, will feature exciting competition and, importantly, it will ensure full gender equality across the Olympic track and field programme for the first time," he added....

23Mar

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World Athletics tightens restrictions on transgender, DSD athletes

[ad_1] World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions if they have gone through male puberty, the sport’s governing body said on Thursday. The council also voted to tighten restrictions on athletes with Differences in Sex Development (DSD), cutting the maximum amount of plasma testosterone for athletes in half, to 2.5 nanomoles per litre from five. The tighter rules will impact DSD athletes such as two-times Olympic 800 metre champion Caster Semenya, Christine Mboma, the 2020 Olympic silver medallist in the 200m, and Francine Niyonsaba, who finished runner-up to Semenya in the 800 at the 2016 Olympics. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told a news conference that the decision to exclude transgender women was based “on the overarching need t...

23Mar

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World Athletics votes to exclude transgender women athletes | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] MANCHESTER (England): World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions if they have gone through male puberty, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.The council also voted to tighten restrictions on athletes with Differences in Sex Development (DSD), cutting the maximum amount of plasma testosterone for athletes in half, to 2.5 nanomoles per litre from five.The tighter rules will impact DSD athletes such as two-times Olympic 800 metre champion Caster Semenya, Christine Mboma, the 2020 Olympic silver medallist in the 200m, and Francine Niyonsaba, who finished runner-up to Semenya in the 800 at the 2016 Olympics.World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told a news conference that the decision to exclude transgender women was based "on the...

20Mar

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World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules, lift Russia doping ban | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] PARIS: World Athletics are likely to tighten rules around the participation of transgender women in female competition in a charged meeting of its decision-making body Thursday that should also see the doping ban on Russia lifted.Administrators behind the leading Olympic sport have taken a different approach from that of swimming which has effectively banned transgender athletes from elite female competition.Track and field's global body have said its "preferred option" is to tighten the rules surrounding eligibility but that it wants to use limits on testosterone as the key determining factor.It said its preferred option was to amend the regulations covering both transgender athletes and those classified as DSD, in other words having "differences of sexual development". The most ...