International News

Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim received the personal congratulations of the country’s Emir after he sent the crowd wild on Friday by retaining his high jump title at the World Athletics... Read More

Dalilah Muhammad of the United States powered to a new world record in a furious 400 metres hurdles battle with compatriot Sydney McLaughlin to claim World Championships gold on Friday.... Read More

DOHA: China’s Gong Lijiao retained her world shot put title but got a fright when Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd nearly pipped her to gold with her last attempt on Thursday. Gong,... Read More

Germany’s Niklas Kaul took advantage of the injury withdrawal of defending champion Kevin Mayer on Thursday to strike decathlon gold at the World Championships. Kaul, in third place heading into... Read More

Katarina Johnson-Thompson drew an emphatic line under years of tears when she struck heptathlon gold at the World Championships here Thursday. The 26-year-old British star had finished her previous two... Read More

Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser destroyed the field and stunned Olympic champion Shanuae Miller-Uibo as she became the first Asian to win the women’s 400 metre world title on Thursday. The... Read More

Estonian decathlete Maicel Uibo and his wife, Bahamian runner Shaunae Miller-Uibo, had two reasons to celebrate after they each won a silver medal at the world athletics championships on Thursday.... Read More

India’s Annu Rani created history on Tuesday by competing in the javelin throw women’s final at the IAAF World Championships 2019 where she finished in 8th place out of 12... Read More

Australian Kelsey-Lee Barber showed nerves of steel, producing a huge final-round throw to win the gold medal in the women’s javelin at the world athletics championships in Doha. Having lengthened... Read More

Sam Kendricks of the United States successfully defended his men’s pole vault world title in Doha Tuesday, outgunning Swedish teenager Armand Duplantis in a thrilling final. Kendricks won on countback... Read More

World track and field has struggled to fill the void created by the retired legend Usain Bolt for a while and US sprinter Noah Lyles widely regarded as the man... Read More

Donavan Brazier shrugged off the doping controversy surrounding his Nike Oregon Project training base on Tuesday to blast to 800 metres gold at the World Championships. The 22-year-old American produced... Read More

Alberto Salazar, the legendary American distance coach who guided Mo Farah to six world titles and four Olympic gold medals, has been sent home from the world championships in Doha... Read More

The women’s 800m saw Uganda’s first 800m gold medal in the world championship as Halimah Nakaayi won the gold during the IAAF World Championship before the dance starts. Halimah Nakaayi... Read More

Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech who lead from the front from the starting gun won the gold medal of 3000m steeple chase women’s finals beating defending champion Emma Coburn of USA as... Read More

Norway’s Karsten Warholm said he felt he was “going to die” as he held off close rival Rai Benjamin to defend his world 400m hurdles title in Doha. The 23-year-old... Read More

Russian athletes Mariya Lasitskene who competes as authorized neutral athlete won her third consecutive World Championship gold medal clearing 2.04m on Monday, but there was no flag for her to... Read More