Gay delivers further body blow to troubled sportFormer double world sprint champion Tyson Gay delivered a further body blow to his troubled sport on Sunday when he pulled out of next month's Moscow world championships after failing an out-of-competition dope test. Tyson has More… |
14 Bahrainis to vie for Olympics goldA total of Bahrainis will be going for gold in a variety of athletics, swimming and shooting events when they compete against the world's best at the London Olympics later this month. Eight women and six men will compete during the 17-day More… |
Doha, London vie to host athletics eventLondon or Doha will be named 2017 world athletics championships hosts by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today. The 26 IAAF Council members who will vote must decide between London's campaign as the 'a More… |
Bahrain sports group plans major eventsThe Bahrain Road Runners (BRR), a popular sports group in the kingdom, plans to hold 10 major events, including triathlons, half marathons and track and field races in the coming months. It has teamed up with the Bahrain Athletics Associat More… |
Aspire athlete breaks record in Qatar CupAn Aspire student athlete broke the Qatar indoor pentathlon record in the 15 year old category at the Qatar Cup Indoor Championship – cadet category, hosted at the Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence. Marzouq Abdulrahman Al Abdulla won th More… |
Adere to defend title at 2009 Dubai MarathonEthiopia’s Berhane Adere will return to Dubai to defend her title in the 2009 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 16. Last year, the 35 year-old set a new Dubai record for the women’s event when she stormed to victory in a time of More… |
Aspire Dome ‘busiest’ in the worldAspire Academy in Doha is one of the most active sporting facilities in the world according to the latest figures released by the academy. The venue was occupied almost every day in the 2007 and 2008 calendar year, said an official spokesm More… |