USATF proud of Olympic prize money plan
NEW YORK : USA Track & Field (USATF) praised on Thursday the decision by World Athletics (WA) to give prize money to Olympic gold medallists and end a 128-year tradition.
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Canada's 4x400m men's team qualifies for World Relays event
After an agonizing week-long wait, Athletics Canada has officially qualified a men's 4x400-metre relay for the World Relays in the Bahamas at the beginning of May.
Tom Glover on Celtic transfer radar as Rangers also 'chasing' in demand Middlesbrough keeper
Celtic and Rangers are among a number of clubs plotting a summer swoop for Middlesbrough goalkeeper Tom Glover - according to a report.
Curling world champion Rachel Homan stays perfect at Players' Championship
Rachel Homan remained perfect at the Grand Slam of Curling's season-ending Players' Championship with a 7-4 win over Sweden's Isabella Wrana in Thursday's early draw in Toronto.
Athlete performance — not money — deciding factor in Canadian swim trials move to Toronto
Swimming Canada high-performance director John Atkinson says athlete performance was the deciding factor in moving the Olympic and Paralympic trials from Montreal to Toronto — and that no price tag was going to be too high considering the magnitude of the event and the stakes attached to it.
Doping - Poistogova-Guliyev set to be stripped of 2012 Olympic medal after AIU ban
Ekaterina Poistogova-Guliyev has been banned for two years and will be stripped of the silver medal won for Russia at the 2012 Olympics 800 metres final if she does not appeal, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday.
Kenya's Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
PARIS : Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at this year's Games in Paris, he told Reuters in a interview on Thursday, adding that there were no thoughts about retirement yet.
World Boxing keen to step up quest for IOC recognition
World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst says his organisation is ready to step up its quest for recognition from the International Olympic Committee and save the sport's place on the programme for the Los Angeles Games in 2028.