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Sprint king Justin Gatlin fires coach amid doping allegations

LONDON - Muslimchronicle

World 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin says he is “shocked and surprised” by allegations in a British newspaper that his coach and an athletics agent offered to sell performance-enhancing drugs to undercover reporters. Anti-doping officials have launched an investigation into the claims in the Daily Telegraph about Gatlin’s coach Dennis Mitchell and an agent, Robert Wagner. The 35-year-old American sprintRead more

Barshim, Thiam, named athletes of the year

london - Muslimchronicle

Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim and Belgium's heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam were named the IAAF's men's and women's athlete of the year on Friday. World champion Barshim succeeds retired Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt. He claimed the title from a shortlist comprising Britain's long distance star Mo Farah and South Africa's 400m champion Wayde Van Niekerk. Thiam, who wonRead more

IAAF Appoints Morocco’s Bidouane Ambassador for Africa

Rabat - Muslimchronicle

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has recently appointed Morocco’s Nezha Bidouane, double world champion in the 400m hurdles, as ambassador for Africa of the Continental Cup, to take place in Ostrava (Czech Republic) on September 8-9, 2018, said a statement by the Royal Moroccan Federation of Sport for All (FRMSPT). The IAAF Continental Cup is an international athleticsRead more

Putin says US pressured IOC to ban Russia from Winter Games

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the US had put indirect pressure on the International Olympic Committee to block Russia from the Winter Games, adding it would be a "humiliation" for the country. The IOC is currently assessing if Russian athletes will be allowed to appear at the event in South Korea in February. Athletics world governing body theRead more

UK set to bid for Tour stages, Champions League final

London - Muslimchronicle

Hosting stages of the 2021 Tour de France, another edition of the IAAF World Championships and the 2023 Champions Legaue final are in the sights of British sport's elite funding agency, UK Sport. Whilst UK Sport would not confirm the events it is going to bid for, the BBC reported it had seen a 'hosting targets list', declaring an intentRead more

Diack son, Russian officials lose ban appeal

Lausanne - Muslimchronicle

Disgraced ex-IAAF president Lamine Diack's son Papa Massata Diack, former Russian athletics chief Valentin Balakhnichev and coach Alexei Melnikov lost their appeals Monday against life bans imposed over corruption. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the evidence presented against the trio showed that the charges were "established beyond reasonable doubt and that the sanctions imposed should be upheld." InRead more

Taylor hunting down record again - at altitude

Tignes - Muslimchronicle

Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor will target the world record on Wednesday at altitude in the French Alps, just a week after coming up short in the same bid at the IAAF World Championships. The American did enough to hold off his compatriot Will Claye to take gold in London, but his winning effort of 17.68 metres was wellRead more

IAAF World Championships in London: Day 6 highlights

London - Muslimchronicle

Day six highlights for the IAAF World Championships on Wednesday: Men's 5000 metres heats Mo Farah may have emerged battered and bruised from his superb victory in the 10,000 metres but he will be intent on not seeing his farewell to track championships go awry in an event in which he has won the last five global titles (three worldRead more

Olympic marathon champ Sumgong fails dope test: IAAF

Paris - Arab Today

Jemima Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold in the marathon when she triumphed in Rio last year, has failed an out-of-competition dope test, athletics officials said Friday. The 32-year-old, who is also the reigning London Marathon champion, tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO in a test by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)Read more

IAAF green light for three Russian athletes

Monaco - ArabToday

Three Russian athletes were on Thursday given the green light to compete internationally under a neutral flag by athletics' world governing body the IAAF. Pole vaulter Anzhelika Sidorova - European champion in 2014, sprinter Kristina Sivkova and hammer thrower Aleksei Sokirskii all met the "exceptional eligibility criteria" to compete in international competition as neutral athletes, the IAAF said onRead more