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[ad_1] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/NEW DELHI: Legendary athlete and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P T Usha on Saturday broke down before the media alleging that illegal constructions were being carried out at her academy campus in Kozhikode district and strangers were trespassing into the property posing a security threat to the inmates.Addressing …

[ad_1] LONDON: British athletics great Mo Farah has said this year’s London Marathon will likely be his last as he contemplates the end of a brilliant career.The 40-year-old is best known for his success on the track winning gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at both the London 2012 …

[ad_1] BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday evening inaugurated the fifth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) at a glittering function here, kick-starting a sporting extravaganza that will see participation from nearly 6,000 athletes from across the country in 27 disciplines.The CM declared the …

[ad_1] NAGPUR: On the back of a provisional suspension handed to Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), legendary sprinter PT Usha, who was recently elected as president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), assured to deal with the doping issue on priority basis.The first woman president …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu once again finds herself embroiled in a dope controversy and while the two-time Commonwealth Games champion claims innocence, she is faced with the dilemma of whether to appeal and relive the similar trauma she faced years ago.Sanjita has been handed a provisional suspension …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A historic gold in Tokyo Olympics followed by quite a few superlative outings in 2022, India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now looking to breach the 90-metre mark in 2023.Neeraj, who won a silver at the World Championships, before adding another feather in his cap winning …

[ad_1] Not many have gone past Usain Bolt in the 21st century, but India’s Neeraj Chopra has managed to do that. World Athletics has confirmed that the men’s javelin gold medallist from the Tokyo Olympics was the most written about track and field athlete in the year 2022, eclipsing the …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) which had set a deadline of December 15 for the Indian Olympic Association to conduct its elections has noted the “significant progress” made by the association in resolving its governance issues. The IOC, in September, had directed IOA to hold elections or …

[ad_1] PARIS: World champion American hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis won the ‘World Athlete of the Year‘ awards on Monday. McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world women’s 400m hurdles record twice while Duplantis set three new world highs this year. US-born Swede Duplantis claimed the award for the …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The legendary PT Usha is set to become the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as she emerged as the lone candidate for the top post for the December 10 elections. The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallists and a fourth-place finisher in …