Athletics

Gurmeet Singh: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Gurmeet Singh (20 km walk) qualified for the 20-km walk in the 2012 London Olympics after finishing sixth in the 18th Dublin International Grand Prix in Ireland.

My dream is to run beside Bolt, says wild card Pak sprinter Liaquat

Pakistan`s wild-card sprinter Liaquat Ali, who is hoping to race against Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay, is aiming to give the world`s fastest men a run for their money at the London Olympics.

Maheshwary cleared for Oly; Mayookha, Yadav to have trials

Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary has been cleared for Olympics after he passed a fitness trial at his training base in Italy, Athletics Federation of India said on Wednesday.

2012 London Olympics: Indian team-full list

London Olympics is just round the corner and India is set to send the biggest ever contingent to the mega event.

US sprint legend Smith tips Bolt to break nine-second barrier in 100m

Former 200m record-holder Tommie Smith has tipped Usain Bolt to break the nine-second barrier in the 100 metres.

My morale is down after AFI asks me for fitness trial: Yadav

Marathoner Ram Singh Yadav, who has qualified for the Olympics, today said that his morale was down after Athletics Federation of India asked him to prove his fitness by running a trial race in Bangalore before going to London Games.

Agent says Bolt back to full training and ‘good to go’ for London Olympics

Simms said the problem was nothing more serious than a tight hamstring and insisted that he was fully recovered and training normally.

Scandal-hit athletes hope to seek solace in London

Hit hard by one of the biggest doping scandals in the run-up to the Olympic Games, India`s athletics team, including a couple of medal hopefuls, would hope to seek solace and redeem their reputation with some strong performances in London.

No Saudi women qualified for Olympics: Report

No women from Saudi Arabia have qualified for the London Olympics, a newspaper from the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom reported.

Manmade vs natural: Oscar Pistorius stokes debate

Is manmade material superior to muscle? Are those blades better than real legs?

Olympic champion Bolt suffers injury scare before London Games

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has suffered an injury scare and wouldn’t compete in any athletic event before the London Olympics.

With a bit of luck, I can win a medal in Olympics: Om Prakash

India`s top shot putter Om Prakash Singh Karhana is fully aware that he is not exactly among the favourites to win a medal in London Olympics but he considers himself as the dark horse who can be on the podium with a bit of luck.

Usain Bolt unfazed despite two shockers from Blake

Back-to-back defeats for Usain Bolt have set tongues wagging about a possible change of guard at the top at the upcoming London Olympics, but the sprint double world record holder seems hardly worried by the chatter.

Athletes' London dreams shattered for Rs 30,000

When the central government claims of having spent crores on Olympic probables under the OPEX scheme, India`s top athletes P Kunhumohammed (400m) and Joseph Abraham (400m hurdles) will not participate in Sri Lanka`s national athletics championship, the duo`s last chance for qualifying for the London Olympics, due to lack of funds.

Double amputee Pistorius set to run at Olympics

Oscar Pistorius will be competing in the London Olympics after all, in his favorite event, the 400 meters.

How Usain Bolt can run 100m in 9.4s like a cheetah

Usain Bolt, who may need to produce the race of his life to retain the Olympic 100 metres title after his shocking defeat in the Jamaican trials this week, is capable of running the distance in an amazing 9.4sec, a new study has found.

No relay team for India in London Olympics

India will be without a relay team in the London Olympics as it failed to make the cut in the IAAF list released on Tuesday.

Bolt aware ‘beast’ Blake now favourite at London 2012

Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake handed Olympic champion Usain Bolt his first defeat at 200 meters in five years.

Diet of 16 bananas per day secret behind Blake’s blazing success

he secret behind sprinter Yohan Blake’s brilliant success in the recently conducted Jamaican Olympic trials has been revealed, and it is a diet of 16 bananas a day.