Tag: athletes

Pakistani athletes get hero’s welcome after Special Olympics success

A group of Pakistani athletes who made the nation proud at the Special Olympics World Games 2019, held in Abu Dhabi from March 14...

Doping agency denies trying to bully athletes’ representative

NEW YORK: The World Anti-Doping Agency denied on Friday that it had disrespected or attempted to bully athletes’ representative Beckie Scott during a debate...

National Youth, Jr athletics championship from Oct 13

LAHORE: The country’s promising young athletes will be seen in action during the National Youth and Junior athletics championships, to be held from Oct...

Serena claims ‘discrimination’ over drug tests

NEW YORK: Serena Williams claims she is the victim of "discrimination" by US doping chiefs who are testing her more than other players. At Wimbledon,...

Punjab will successfully defend its title in 4th Inter-Provincial Games: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada on Tuesday said the Punjab contingent would successfully defend its title in the upcoming 4th Inter-Provincial Games scheduled...

Winter Olympics: Dancing in streets with North Korean athletes

GANGNEUNG: North and South Koreans danced in the streets on Thursday as 22 North Korean athletes were welcomed to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The 22...

Winter Olympics: North Korea athletes land in South Korea

SEOUL: A delegation of North Korean skiers and skaters arrived in the South on Thursday to take part in the Winter Olympics later this...

S Korea sends athletes for joint training at North’s ski resort

SEOUL: South Korea will begin a joint training program at the Masikryong ski resort in North Korea on Wednesday as had been initially planned,...

Probe launched as Russian athletes withdraw before doping tests

MOSCOW: The Russian track-and-field federation says it has launched an investigation after dozens of athletes suddenly withdrew from a competition in Irkutsk following the...

Report reveals high level of drug use in athletes

The study, conducted by researchers from Germany’s University of Tuebingen and Harvard Medical School in 2011, found that more than 30 percent of world championship participants and over 45 percent of athletes at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games said they had taken banned drugs.

Athletes arrested for chanting “Go Nawaz Go” at Railways Stadium

The Lahore Police on Saturday arrested four athletes from Railways Stadium chanting “Go Nawaz Go” slogans. The arrested students were among the players who...

Depleted Pakistan make up the numbers in Rio Olympics

When 206 nations march past during the Rio Olympics opening ceremony, a mere seven-athlete team will represent Pakistan — one fewer than the contingent...

More officials than athletes in Pakistan’s Olympics contingent

  Pakistan will send its smallest-ever national Olympics contingent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, comprising more officials than athletes. A 24-member contingent will represent the country...

Putin slams discrimination as banned athletes join send-off

Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out at “discrimination” against the country's banned track and field athletes at a Kremlin send-off ceremony Wednesday for its...