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Record Breakers of 2022 (Athletics): the complete list
Six national records have been broken in 2022 already, can we expect more in an action-packed year?
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Ukrainians train in Albania, miss war-torn home
After fleeing from a war zone, a group of young Ukrainian track and field athletes have made their way to safety in Albania. Their minds are still between the two countries.
Track and Field
Record breaker Avinash Sable - what makes him so special?
The 27-year-old broke Bahadur Prasad's long-standing record of 13:29.70s set in Birmingham in 1992, while also holding the national record in 3000m steeplechase and the half-marathon.
Track and Field
Avinash Sable breaks 30-year-old national record in men's 5000m
The 27-year-old broke Bahadur Prasad's long-standing record of 13:29.70s set in Birmingham in 1992.
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China track meets off due to COVID restrictions
Two Diamond League track meets scheduled to be held in China were canceled because of coronavirus-related restrictions, and a substitute event in Poland was added to the calendar.
Track and Field
Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended: Why, what happened and what next?
Kamalpreet Kaur, 26, faces the prospect of being banned for a maximum period of four years if found guilty.
Track and Field
Olympian Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended, tests positive for steroid
Kamalpreet Kaur, 26, faces the prospect of being banned for a maximum period of four years if found guilty.
Olympic Sports
Indian Olympian Kaur tests positive for steroid
Indian Olympian Kamalpreet Kaur, who placed sixth in the discus at last summer's Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive for an anabolic steroid.
Dutee Chand aims to defy age in bid to go faster, higher, stronger
With the CWG and Asian Games cut-offs set just below her personal best, the two-time Olympian will need to rapidly shift gears before she retires after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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New deal to help USATF simplify abuse reporting
USA Track and Field has signed on to use technology that will give athletes an additional method to anonymously report sexual abuse and other forms of misconduct.
Olympic Sports
U.K. officers to face review over sprinters' stop
Five officers from London's Metropolitan Police will face a gross misconduct hearing over the stop and search of two Black athletes.
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French runner's doping suspension extended
The doping suspension of French middle-distance runner Ophélie Claude-Boxberger has been extended to four years, France's highest administrative court said Tuesday.
Track and Field
Kenya's Chebet is men's Boston Marathon winner
Kenyan Evans Chebet has won the men's field of the 2022 Boston Marathon in 2:06:51.
Track and Field
Nearly blind Ary Dias' quest for normalcy leads him to Boston Marathon
A stray bullet permanently damaged Ary Dias' eyesight when he was 11, but he says competitive distance running has helped him feel alive again.
Olympic Sports
Nine years after the Boston Marathon bombing, Devin Pao runs on her own terms
In 2013, Devin Pao helped save a man's life -- and became part of an iconic photograph.
Track and Field
Inspired by Goku, Amlan Borgohain goes Super Saiyan to smash 200m national record
Borgohain finished 2nd in his heats on Tuesday, but came back in blistering style in the final to post a new NR of 20.52s.
Track and Field
Boston Marathon excludes runners from Russia
Athletes from Russia and Belarus previously accepted to compete in this year's Boston Marathon who are currently residing in either country will no longer be allowed to participate, the Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday.
Track and Field
Agony and Ecstasy: Swapna Barman beats pain and severe illness to win gold, again
The 25-year old came into the Federation Cup going through a torrid spell of food poisoning and managed to win gold in the heptathlon event.
Track and Field
Paralympics medallist Praveen Kumar has a new goal - to outcompete regularly abled athletes
At the Federation Cup event in Kozhikode, Praveen cleared a height of 2.05m and eventually finished sixth.
Track and Field
Sreeshankar vs Aldrin: A battle for the ages, a national record that only won a silver
Sreeshankar had set a new national record in long jump at the Federation Cup but it was Aldrin who won the gold medal.
Track and Field
Avinash Sable breaks own national record, fastest in the world in 2022
His mark at the Indian Grand Prix 2 was the seventh time he's set a national record in this event.
Olympic Sports
Would get tired physically, had to push mentally: Neeraj Chopra on training as Olympic champ
The javelin thrower didn't get a chance to train for a few months after his gold medal at Tokyo.
News
Duplantis again breaks pole vault world record
Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis again broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.20-meter clearance at the world indoor championships on Sunday.
Track and Field
How Neeraj Chopra's videos and one-time coach took Manu from 'mediocre' to the top
With a throw of 82.46m at the Indian Grand Prix, the 21-year-old leapfrogged into fourth place in the all-time best list of Indian javelin throws.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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The athleticism of Beyonce
Is Beyonce an athlete, too? Joy Priest explores the musician's roots as a young runner in the South and examines how the musician trains like a competitive sportswoman.
