Canada's MacNeil betters own 50m backstroke short course world record
Canada's Maggie MacNeil broke her own short course world record in the women's 50 metres backstroke to win gold at the world championships in Melbourne on Friday.
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Elite runners added to lineup of Abu Dhabi Marathon 2022
ABU DHABI: Some of the world’s best long-distance athletes will be among a record 20,000 participants when the 2022 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon gets underway tomorrow morning, Dec. 17, on a new course that snakes its way through the streets of the UAE capital.
Tracktown USA struggles to lure in American fans
When Eugene, Oregon, known as "Tracktown, USA", became the first American city to host the athletics world championships, 2028 Los Angeles Games organisers would have been hoping that U.S. fans would finally get hooked on a sport that has long been the jewel of the Olympic crown.
American Ross gets three-year ban over whereabouts violation
American 400 metres runner Randolph Ross has been handed a three-year suspension for violating whereabouts rules and falsifying an email sent to anti-doping authorities, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.
Finlay Knox swims to world bronze in Canadian record time for 1st individual senior medal
Finlay Knox ended talk of his several recent heartbreaking results in the pool.
Australia to launch T20-style teams event
MELBOURNE : Australia will launch a new short-format golf event involving 10 city-based teams that its backers hope will revolutionise the sport and broaden its audience.
USOPC says any Russian, Belarusian participation in 2024 would have to be as neutrals
NEW YORK : The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) endorsed exploring the possibility of Russian and Belarusian athletes featuring in the 2024 Games on Monday, but said they must do so strictly as neutral competitors.
Fukushima: Japan prepares to discharge water from the plant into the sea
11 years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is working hard to overcome challenges posed by its water. Since the Tohoku tsunami of 11 March 2011, Japan has been decommissioning and decontaminating the nuclear power plant, which is expected to take 30 to 40 years.