Tainted Bhanot elected Asian Athletics Association vice-President

Scam-tainted former IOA Secretary General Lalit Bhanot was on Monday elected vice-President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) in polls held in Wuhan, China. Recommended by the Athletics......

Akkunji mulling over taking part in 4x400m relay trials

Quartermiler Ashwini Akkunji, who early this month completed her two-year ban period for a doping offence, is contemplating to run in the women's 4x400m relay trials on July 20 for a place in the......

Can't have coach of every athlete for Olympics: AFI

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has said that it was not possible for all the Olympic-bound athletes to choose their coach as the available quota did not permit such a move. A top official of......

Ashwini, Priyanka's 'B' samples positive

Dope-tainted athlete Ashwini Akkunji's London Olympics dreams are virtually over, as her 'B' sample also tested positive for anabolic steroids. She now faces the prospect of a two-year ban. Another......

Five more athletes flunk dope tests

Doping in Indian athletics assumed scandalous proportions after five more athletes, including Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medallist Sini Jose, flunked tests conducted by the National......