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Briana cleared to compete, but withdraws from team

An Independent Disciplinary Panel reprimanded Jamaican sprinting sensation Briana Williams with no period of ineligibility imposed for a failed drug test at the Jamaican National Championships in June; but nine...

Olympic hammer throw champion banned for doping

Dilshod Nazarov, the Olympic hammer throw champion from Tajikistan, was provisionally banned for failing a retest of a 2011 World Championships doping sample. Nazarov’s sample came back positive for a...

Almaz Ayana out of world championships

world champion and world-record holder at 10,000m, withdrew from the world track and field championships, according to the IAAF. Ayana, who in Rio clocked 29:17.45 to chop 14.33 seconds off...

Khalifa Stadium’s cooling system impresses US athletes

American athletes yesterday gave thumbs up to the innovative cooling system at the Khalifa International Stadium. The US squad, which arrived in Doha on Tuesday, seemed ‘impressed’ with the state-of—the-art...

IAAF World Championship : Who’s broadcasting in your country ? Click here to find out

Fans from the following territories and countries can tune in to either free or pay TV coverage of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 from 27 September to 6 October. Check...

‘Nilani should get chance to run SAG 5000m’ – Hiruni

Sri Lanka Marathoner Hiruni Wijayarathne, who qualified to run the 5,000m and 10,000m at the South Asian Games (SAG) by winning both events at the National Athletics Championship, said she...

Tough conditions create a level playing field – Hiruni

Marathoner Hiruni Wijayarathne was training at midnight yesterday at Corniche here in Doha in preparation for the IAAF World Championship marathon, which will happen for the first time as a...

Dopers denies legitimate athletes’ chance to shine – Emma Coburn

Defending 3000m Steeple Chase World champion from USA Emma Coburn shares her thoughts with us about doping and cheaters where she said the biggest heartbreak is that they denies the...

New Technology to Unleash at World Championship

Athletics fans around the globe will be closer to the action than ever before as IAAF Productions introduces ground-breaking technology to the broadcast of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019,...

prohibited items at IAAF World Championship

Ministry of Interior has issued a list of prohibited items for spectators of the World Athletics Championship that will be held in Khalifa International stadium for the 10 days starting...

Coleman battling sceptics in Doha after testing controversy

Doha – Christian Coleman arrives at the IAAF World Championships as the heavy favourite for 100m gold after an impressive season that has seen him clock a world-leading 9.81. But while the 23-year-old has left most...

මාලිංග නිසා ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ගැන දන්න හෙල්ල විසිකරන ඇන්ඩර්සන් පීටර්ස්

කැරීබියානු දූපත් සමූහයට අයත් තවත් දූපත් සමූහයකින් සැදුනු ග්‍රෙනේඩාවේ හෙල්ල් විසිකිරීමේ ශූර ඇන්ඩර්සන් පීටර්ස් පසුගිය වසර පොදුරාජ්‍ය මණ්ඩලයීය ක්‍රීඩා උළෙලේ දී ලෝකඩ පදක්කම දිනා ගැනීමට සමත් විය. තවමත් 21 හැවිරිදි...

Briana Williams in Limbo ,Considers withdrawing from World Championship

Canadian-based sports attorney, Dr Emir Crowne, says 17-year-old sprint sensation, Briana Williams could voluntarily withdraw from Jamaica’s 55-member team to the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha if a ruling in her doping case...

Doha Corniche all set for World Championship mid-night marathon

Ministry of Interior .Qatar has announced that Corniche will be closed for traffic on September 26 and 27 for the marathon as part of the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships,...

St. Peter’s, A. Rathnayaka CC shine again

St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya and A. Rathnayaka CC Walala maintained their supremacy by clinching yet another All-Island Schools title each: this time winning the Boys’ and Girls’ Champions titles respectively...

St.Peter’s Anchor Runner Dinusha Reprimand For Lack Of Discipline

Lack of discipline and sporting spirit among school athletes was highlighted once again when St Peter’s middle distance runner Dinusha de Silva received a warning during the All-Island Schools Relay...

LIVE: All Island Schools Relay Carnival 2019- Day 3

School Relays – Day 3 – Evening Session Posted by Ceylon Athletics on Sunday, September 22, 2019

South African sprinter tests positive for banned substance

South African sprinter and national record holder, Carina Horn has been suspended from competing, following doping allegations levelled against her. Horn is famous for becoming the first South African woman...

Relay Carnival shift to Sugathadasa stadium

All Island Schools Relay Carnival 2019 which was to be held from September 20th to 22 at Welagedara staduim , Kurunegala has been shifted to Sugathadasa staduim Colombo on the...

KAMWOROR BREAKS WORLD HALF MARATHON RECORD 58:01

Geoffrey Kamworor took 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday (15), winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 58:01*. The 26-year-old Kenyan returned...

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