World athletics
Unsponsored elite runners to be provided with carbon-fibre shoes
Elite athletes wearing versions of the Nike Vaporfly, the carbon plates of which lend a propulsive sensation to every stride, have set a host of personal bests...
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Athletics chiefs put Russia on hold as world champion threatens to quit 'chaos'
RusAF had until 1 July to send the global body a $5 million (4.45 million euro) fine and $1.31 million in other costs following accusations it had helped 2017 world high jump silver medallist Danil Lysenko avoid a sanction for failing to comply with anti-doping measures.
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Russia misses deadline to pay doping fine
World Athletics, the sport’s global governing body, in March handed the federation a $10 million fine for breaching anti-doping rules.
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World 100m champion Coleman suspended over new missed test
The American sprinter is "suspended temporarily from participating in any competition or activity", said the Athletics Integrity Unit, World Athletics' anti-doping arm.
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Suspension of Olympic qualification gets cool reception
World Athletics announced on Tuesday that qualification for the Tokyo Olympics, which will now take place in July and August next year, would restart on Dec. 1, subject to the global situation returning to normal.
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New date for Tokyo Olympics 'won't satisfy everybody', says Coe
The 2021 World Athletics Championships, for example, are scheduled to be staged in August next year in Eugene, Oregon.
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Athletics SA focused on Olympic preparations amid coronavirus fears
At a briefing on Thursday, Japan's Olympics minister said a cancellation or delay of the Games would be 'unacceptable for the athletes'.
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World Athletics bans prototype shoes after Nike controversy
'From April 30 2020, any shoe must have been available for purchase by any athlete on the open retail market (online or in store) for a period of four months before it can be used in competition,' athletics' governing body said in a statement.
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Athletics doping watchdog recommends excluding Russia from global federation
Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA quickly announced that it would appeal the ban, as President Vladimir Putin claimed the ban was "politically motivated".
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Anticipation of Nike 'miracle shoe' ban lifts commercial rivals
A World Athletics spokesperson said that a committee composed of officials, athletes, doctors, scientists and legal experts, was still looking at the shoes but is expected to make recommendations by the end of January.
