Mo Farah of Great Britain jobs past coach Alberto Salazar in the Bird’s Nest Stadium at the Wold Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, August 21, 2015. British anti-doping authorities condemned the leaking of information “which only serves to fuel rumor and innuendo” on Saturday after the latest media report surrounding athlete Mo Farah and his American coach Alberto Salazar.
Category: Olympic Athletics
Fitness: These runners go the distance
Just shorts and shoes: Escaping the cold and the need for piling on the layers isn’t the only reason to plan a running vacation. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press FILE – In this file photo dated Sunday, July 10, 2016, Athletes leave the half marathon start line during the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Farah and Muir among athletes battling for glory at Indoor Grand Prix
Rare is the meeting where Mo Farah is not accorded top billing. So often in the past, including in Glasgow 12 months ago, the soon-to-be four-time Olympic champion has seen the schedule of the Indoor Grand Prix manipulated to give him the prime slot and it is no different in Birmingham this year.
Another sponsorship deal for De Grasse – but not the one you’re thinking of
Sprinter Andre De Grasse hugs his mother Beverley as he arrives in Toronto on Aug. 24, 2016. Beverley De Grasse has signed a one-year partnership with GraceKennedy Ltd., the Canadian arm of the Kingston, Jamaica-based packaged food manufacturer that sells the Grace brand across Canada.
Prince Harry bests William, Kate in London royal run
Prince William may be closer in line to the British throne, but brother Prince Harry bested him at a finish line. Harry, William and William’s wife, Kate, the duchess of Cambridge, raced a 50-meter sprint against each other Sunday at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as they promoted a mental health campaign called Heads Together .
Better late than never: Jamaica DQ gets Brazil Olympic medal
It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it’s bronze – not gold or silver. None of this matters one bit to the Brazilian.
McAslan forced to withdraw from Scottish senior championships after illness curse strikes again
JANUARY is the peak season when it comes to picking up cold and flu symptoms but Kirsten McAslan would do anything for a clean bill of health for a change. It was revealed yesterday that the 23-year-old, who missed out on Rio due to a bout of glandular fever, has had to withdraw from this Saturday’s Scottish Senior Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena after succumbing to illness on her flight back from her winter warm weather training camp in Tenerife.
Canada’s heptathlete Theisen-Eaton retiring from athletics
Brianne Theisen-Eaton celebrates at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 13, 2016. Theisen-Eaton, who won bronze at last summer’s Rio Olympics, and her American husband Ashton Eaton announced the decision on their Instagram account .
Mo Farah hails New Year Honours knighthood as a ‘dream come true’
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah felt being awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours was a “dream come true” for a boy who arrived in London from Somalia unable to speak English. The 33-year-old successfully retained his 5,000 and 10,000 metres titles at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first British track and field athlete to win four Olympic gold medals.
Hockey hoping baby steps turn into giant leaps in 2017
In 1972 hockey was one of the sport Ugandans partook at a very popular Olympics showpiece that culminated into John Akii-Bua winning gold in the men’s 400m hurdles in Germany. Uganda finished 15th after beating Mexico 4-1 on penalties in a 16-team hockey tournament.
India has capability to host big ticket IAAF events: Coe
International Athletics Federation President Sebastian Coe says that India has the capability to host big ticket track and field events and he would love to see the prestigious Diamond League Meeting being held in the country in near future. Coe, who was in India early this year for his first visit to a member federation after taking over as IAAF chief, said that the athletics events of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games was a huge success and it showed that the country can host big international meets.