Athletics

Doha, 17 Feb 2016 - Following the unprecedented success of the inaugural Samla Desert Extreme Trek in 2014, the second edition of the adventurous, exciting and extremely demanding trip to the rough and at the same time beautiful landscape...

As expected, Mutaz Barshim dominated the high jump competition with a 2.35m clearance and a pair of tantalizingly close attempts at 2.40m to highlight the opening day of the 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships as the Aspire Dome in...

Doha, 27 October 2016 - HE Sheikh Saoud bin Ali Al Thani, Qatar Olympic Committee Vice-President, officially declared today (October 27) in Doha the 85th Asian Athletics Association Council Meeting open. The Congress is entitled to make crucial decisions upon the...

Doha, 17 Feb 2016 - Japan’s Koji Murofushi is undoubtedly the best male hammer thrower the continent has ever produced. The 41-year-old, who won two Olympic medals — gold in Athens (2004) and bronze in London (2012) — remains the...

Doha, Qatar: With just one day to go until the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, the ‘My Incredible Story’ film series has come to a fitting finale as it turns its focus to the future and the captivating...

Members of Qatar's Girls' National team spent part of Wednesday afternoon meeting with international sprint stars at Doha's landmark Museum of Islamic Art. 2015 World championships 100m bronze medallist Tori Bowie of the U.S., World 200m champion Dafne Schippers of...

Seven titles will be up for grabs on day two of the 7th Asian Indoor Championships on Saturday (20 Feb) with Olympic triple jump champion Olga Rypakova commanding much of the spotlight. The 31-year-old from Kazakhstan returns to the Aspire...