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Top marathoner Keitany retires due to injury
Marathon runner Mary Keitany retired from the sport Wednesday because of a back injury, ending a career in which she won multiple races in London and New York and set the world record for a women-only race.
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Athletics Nationals: Harmilan Bains, Amlan Borgohain and other youngsters that made a mark
While none of the Indians who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics took part, there was no shortage of impressive performances at the competition.
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Tokyo Marathon postponed; 2022 race canceled
The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March and the 2022 edition canceled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan's capital, event organizers said.
Track and Field
New 1500m record in the bag, Harmilan Bains finds her own path, out of parents' shadow
Harmilan Bains broke a near two-decade long record in the women's metric mile on Thursday with a new mark of 4.05.39 at the national championships.
Track and Field
Track coach Salazar's doping ban upheld by CAS
Track coach Alberto Salazar received no relief from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld his four-year ban for a series of doping-related violations that had long been pursued by American regulators.
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Agony of the feet: Marathon titlist DQ'd for shoes
Vienna Marathon winner Derara Hurisa was disqualified for wearing the wrong shoes, giving the title to Leonard Langat.
Track and Field
Thompson-Hera wins third Diamond League title
Elaine Thompson-Herah finished her season with a victory in the women's 100 meters at the Diamond League finals on Thursday.
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Russian wins high jump at Diamond League finals
Olympic gold medalist Mariya Lasitskene won the high jump at the Diamond League finals, while Americans Ryan Crouser and Maggie Ewen won the men's and women's shot put.
Track and Field
Hassan runs 5th-fastest mile ever at Van Damme
Two-time Olympic champion Sifan Hassan ran the fifth-fastest women's mile ever, clocking 4 minutes, 14.74 seconds at the Memorial Van Damme meeting on Friday.
Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar wins silver in men's high jump T64
Praveen, who won silver with a best jump of 2.07m, takes India's tally at the Tokyo Games to 11 medals.
Olympic Sports
Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver, Sharad Kumar wins bronze in high jump
In a repeat of the 2016 Paralympics, India scooped up two of the three places on the podium.
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Afghan sprinter tries long jump after late arrival
Afghan sprinter Hossain Rasouli, who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday after being evacuated from Kabul, arrived too late for his event, the 100m T47, so he competed in the long jump instead.
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Devendra Jhajharia is 40, has three Paralympics medals - and sets his sights on more
From his first gold in 2004 to his silver today, his javelin-throwing career has inspired athletes, and not only those in Para sports.
Olympic Sports
2 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze -- recapping one of Indian sport's most iconic days
Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil won golds, the great Devendra Jhajaria and Yogesh Kathuniya won silvers, Sundar Gurjar won bronze.
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Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Sumit Antil smashes world record, wins javelin gold
In the span of six throws, Sumit beat his own previous world record three times.
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Defending champion Devendra Jhajharia wins silver, world champion Sundar Gurjar claims bronze
Yogesh Kathuniya also won silver in the men's F56 discus throw event as India exceeded its best-ever medal tally.
Track and Field
Fraser-Pryce's fiery 100 tops Thompson-Herah
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the third-fastest women's 100 meters in history to beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at the Athletissima meeting Thursday.
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Neeraj Chopra: Don't use my name to further propaganda and dirty agenda
"There was nothing wrong with Arshad Nadeem using my javelin to prepare, it is within rules," Chopra said.
Olympic Sports
Blind Paralympian sprinter David Brown found clarity in just 10.99 seconds
David Brown, who lost his sight at age 13, was able to adapt and thrive thanks to his love of sport. The world's fastest blind man is in Tokyo for the Paralympics to defend his 100-meter gold.
'She will break my record' - Anju Bobby George on world silver medallist Shaili Singh
The 17-year-old Shaili, coached and mentored by Robert Bobby George and Anju Bobby George, missed gold at the U20 Worlds by one cm.
Track and Field
Rising star Mu, 19, wins 800-meter at Prefontaine
Athing Mu won the women's 800-meter in 1 minute, 55.04 seconds at the star-studded Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.
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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.
