Athletics

Doha, 17 Feb 2016 - International Association of Athletics Federations President Lord Sebastian Coe, Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General Dr. Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari and Asian Athletics Association (AAA) President Major General Dahlan Al Hamad formally opened the AAA...

A very tough race awaits Qatar’s latest hot prospect Abdalelah Haroun on Friday evening on Qatar Sports Club’s track, with LaShawn Merritt, Luguelin Santos and Isaac Makwala, among others, taking part. In the meantime, just three days before the Diamond...

Doha, Qatar: Guisy Versace is the latest athlete to star in the Doha 2015 ‘My Incredible Story’ series. Versace will be competing at the IPC Athletics World Championships, which take place at Qatar Sports Club , and she tells...

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, 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...

US sprinter Richard Browne finally achieved the gold medal he has been waiting for as he stormed to victory in the men’s 100m T44 on day eight of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships (Thursday 29 October) smashing the...

LaShawn Merritt, the 2008 Olympic and two-time world champion in the 400m, is no stranger in Doha. Merritt set the current Doha Diamond League record of 44.19 in 2014 and is looking forward to Friday’s race. “This year is going to...