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2022 Packed Athletics schedule may force athletes to choose events || Sprinters can manage- reckon Coach Gunawardena

The Covid-19 situation has compelled several changes to be made to the global sporting calendar for the next few years, which has left some of the Commonwealth athletes with the...

Hiruni,Elite athletes disappointed over World Athletics’ decision

Two- time world Championship participant and USA based Sri Lanka marathoner Hiruni Wijayarathne is ‘quite disappointed’ about the decision taken by World Athletics to extend the Olympic qualification till 1...

New Olympic qualification period : Silver lining for SL Athletes – AASL Chief

The new Olympic qualification period, which has been revised to 1 December, could be a windfall for Sri Lanka Athletes, President of the Athletics Association Sri Lanka (AASL) Maj. Gen...

Olympic qualification suspended until December

The governing body of athletics has suspended Olympic qualification until December due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed until 2021, it said on Tuesday. “During...

China’s twerking high jumper Zhang Guowei retires at 28

China’s world silver-medallist high jumper Zhang Guowei, renowned for his flamboyant twerking celebrations, has stunned fans by announcing his retirement aged 28. The colourful Zhang won silver at the Beijing...

IOC Solidarity Scholarship to continue till 2021 Olympics

Five local athletes’ who receive support through the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Solidarity Scholarship programme, will continue to receive funding for another year, as the programme has been extended until...

New Olympic qualification deadline extended to June 29 ,2021

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revised the qualification deadline for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after the Games were postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its qualification...

How Athletes coping with present Curfew – Hiruni (USA), Yupun (ITALY) ,Anjani and Aruna shares their thoughts

The Covid 19 pandemic has forced National Athletes to stick to their homes for an indefinite period, which they aren’t used to or haven’t done so in the past and...

Olympic silver medalist , Ehsan Haddadi test positive for Covid19

Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Olympic silver medalist is under self-quarantine after he tested positive for the virus. “Ehsan has...

World Junior (U20) Championship postponed

World Junior Championship (U-20) 2020 is the latest athletics championship to be postponed due to novel corona-virus pandemic which even forced Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to be postponed . Accordingly...

World Athletics Championship 2021 to be reschedule -Possibly to 2022

In light of The Olympic Games 2020 postponing to 2021 , The World governing body of athletics will be moving the next world championship to be held in Eugene possibly...

Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to Covid19

Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has proposed a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach which he has been agreed 100%...

USA Track and Field call for Olympics delay

USA Track and Field, athletics’ US governing body, has called for this summer’s Olympics in Tokyo to be delayed because of the ongoing coronavirus situation. The federation has asked the...

List of sporting events affected by Covid19

As the coronavirus spreads globally, it has caused a major impact on the sports world. Expect more changes in the coming days and weeks as we head toward the 2020...

Elite Athletes speak up – Call for postponement of Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is committed to staging the Tokyo Games as planned from July 24-Aug. 9 despite growing dissent among athletes as the coronavirus pandemic brings world sport...

Katarina Johnson-Thompson criticises IOC for Olympics preparation advice

Katarina Johnson-Thompson has questioned advice that athletes should continue their preparations for Tokyo 2020 “as best they can” as the International Olympic Committee came under fire for insisting it remains “fully...

IOC is endangering our health says Stefanidi , demanding a Tokyo 2020 ‘Plan B’

The International Olympic Committee is putting the health of elite athletes at risk by telling them to continue training for the Tokyo 2020 Games as the coronavirus rages, reigning Olympic...

Caster Semenya pursues Olympics 200m slot

Double Olympics 800-metre champion Caster Semenya called herself “supernatural” this weekend after saying she hoped to compete in the 200m at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The 29-year-old South African cannot...

Japan’s PM pledges Olympics to go ahead despite virus havoc

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday resisted pressure for changes to the Tokyo Olympics schedule even as sporting events worldwide fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic. Abe pledged Japan...

Gayanthika, Samantha win cross country amid Covid19 concerns

R.M.S. Pushpakumara (Blacky) and Gayanthika Abeyrathne regained their Cross Country Championship titles at the 46th National Sports Festival 2020 held at Race Course, Nuwaraeliya on Sunday (15th) amid Covid19 concerns...

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