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Commonwealth Games gold winner Ahye gets ban
The 100-meter gold medalist from the Commonwealth Games in 2018 was banned for two years on Tuesday for failing to notify doping testers about her whereabouts.
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Ex-IAAF president Diack's corruption trial delayed
The corruption trial of former IAAF president Lamine Diack has been delayed until June, with a court in Paris adjourning proceedings after fresh evidence against another defendant was submitted.
Track and Field
Marathoner Kiprotich suspended for doping
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, the former world record holder for the men's marathon, has been provisionally suspended for doping violations.
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Russian track athletes fight federation on reform
Russia's leading track and field athletes are frustrated with the slow pace of reforms at their own federation, which has been suspended since 2015 over doping offenses, and they voiced their concerns on Thursday.
Dutee Chand, the dreamer who fought the good fight
At four feet eleven inches, Dutee Chand may appear to be a misfit, but she is, and always will be, bigger than her sport.
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Hypoandrogenism, Lodha, Produnova: The A-Z of Indian sport
Know your alphabet? Think again, as ESPN takes you through the last 10 years in Indian sport.
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Russia gets extra time to respond to charges
Russia has received extra time to respond to charges that several of its leading track and field officials helped forge documents to give a star athlete an alibi for missing drug tests.
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Holloway ends historic UF career with Bowerman Award
After becoming a finalist for the second time, Florida's Grant Holloway brings home The Bowerman Award to cap off his legendary collegiate career.
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Richardson becomes first freshman to win The Bowerman
Freshman sensation Sha'Carri Richardson is the 2019 women's Bowerman award winner, becoming the second in LSU track & field history to win the award.
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Olympic mile, 800-meter champ Snell dead at 80
Three-time Olympic champion and world mile record holder Peter Snell has died in Dallas. He was 80.
Track and Field
Kenya eyes jail for athletes caught doping
Kenyan athletes are known especially for their long- and middle-distance running prowess, but the East African nation has been caught up in a string of doping scandals over the past five years.
Yohan Blake lashes out at World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe, says "he is killing the sport"
Blake lashed out at World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe for removing four events, including the 200m race from next year's Diamond League.
Track and Field
Cheptegei breaks world record in 10K race
Joshua Cheptegei has broken the world record in a 10,000-meter road race in Valencia on Sunday.
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UK Athletics to review probe into Oregon Project
UK Athletics (UKA) has commissioned an independent review into the way an investigation looking at body's relationship with the Nike Oregon Project (NOP) was handled
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UK Athletics chief dismissed before starting role
The new chief executive of UK Athletics, Zara Hyde Peters, has been dismissed before beginning her role after reports she allowed her husband to continue coaching athletes despite his ban from teaching.
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U.S. hurdler Muhammad, Kipchoge earn honors
U.S. hurdler Dalilah Muhammad and pioneering marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge were named the world athletes of the year in track and field on Saturday. Muhammad won the world championship 400-meter hurdles in world record time.
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World Athletics to consider expulsion of Russia
The governing body for track and field will consider expelling Russia from membership following new charges that senior officials faked medical records.
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High jumper blasts Russia's 'doping nightmare'
Three-time world high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene assailed Russian track leaders Friday after they were charged with using fake medical documents during an investigation, saying they have made a "doping nightmare" even worse.
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Top Russian track official given obstruction ban
The president of Russia's track and field federation has been suspended on suspicion of obstructing an anti-doping investigation in a blow to the country's preparations for the 2020 Olympics.
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Dillard, dual Olympic track champion, dies at 96
Harrison Dillard, the only Olympic runner to win gold medals in both the sprints and high hurdles, has died. He was 96.
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Fentanyl overdose killed Olympic discus thrower
Washington state medical examiners have confirmed that an Olympic discus thrower found dead in his hotel room in September died from a fentanyl overdose.
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Alberto Salazar files doping case appeal at CAS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has registered an appeal by track coach Alberto Salazar against his ban for doping violations, though a hearing will take several months to prepare.
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Veteran Kenyan Komen wins Athens Marathon
John Kipkorir Komen of Kenya held on to narrowly win the 37th Athens Marathon on Sunday.
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Abuse claims push runners to share Nike stories
Former teen running star Mary Cain's account this week of body-shaming and alleged psychological abuse at the recently disbanded Nike Oregon Project is prompting other top athletes to come forward.
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Nike to investigate runner's claims of abuse
Nike is investigating allegations by former middle-distance runner Mary Cain that she suffered physical and mental abuse as a member of the Nike Oregon Project.
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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.
