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Indian shot putter Abha Khatua missing from World Athletics' Olympic list raises concerns

NEW DELHI: The absence of shot putter Abha Khatua from the Indian athletics team's list of Olympic participants has raised confusion and concern. Khatua, who qualified for the Paris Games through the world ranking route, is currently training in Poland with other track and field athletes. However, her name was…

The Times of India

Jyothi Yarraji looks to hurdle past obstacles in Paris

Having recovered from a nasty injury, 100m hurdler is hoping to get her personal best at the Olympics

The Times of India

'Extremely Dangerous': Health Experts Slam Doping-friendly Enhanced Games

Athletes at the Paris Olympics later this month will be tested for performance-enhancing drugs, but at a competition plotting to rival the Games, doping will be the point.

International Business Times

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Jyothi Yarraji set to be first Indian 100m hurdler in Olympics as World Athletics updates list of qualified athletes

NEW DELHI: Jyothi Yarraji is poised to become the first Indian 100m hurdler to participate in the Olympics, while shot putter Abha Khatua secured an unexpected spot through world rankings for the upcoming Paris Games.

The Times of India

Lord Coe says Ukraine trip reaffirmed his Russian and Belarusian athletes stance

Coe praised the resilience of athletes he met at the country’s national championships, which also served as trials for this summer’s Paris Olympics.

The Independent UK

World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visits Ukraine and invites Zelenskyy to Olympic track meet

World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visited Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv over the weekend

The Independent UK

World Athletics President Invites Ukrainian President To Olympics

World Athletics President invites Ukrainian President to Olympics amidst conflict with Russia, supporting Ukrainian athletes. Zelensky's attendance uncertain.

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Olympic track and field seeing dollar signs with splashy cash infusions into the sport

Track and field athletes heading to the Paris Games will be competing not only for a gold medal but a first-prize check worth $50,000 that goes with it

The Independent UK

Athing Mu’s fall exposed the self-defeating cruelty of the US Olympic trials

The defending 800m Olympic champion won’t defend her title after a stumble in a single race. Her absence is a needless wound for Team USA

The Guardian - US

Many sports are tightening their transgender policies – can inclusion co-exist with fairness, physical safety and integrity?

The inclusion of trans women athletes – women who were assigned male at birth – is one of the most controversial issues in world sports.

The Conversation

Extreme heat making summer Olympics ‘impossible’, athletes warn ahead of Paris

A group of Olympians collaborated with climate scientists and heat physiologists to assess the threat warming temperatures could pose for athletes.

The Independent UK

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TV Tech

Tata Communications Inks Five-Year Host Broadcasting Services Deal with World Athletics

The World Athletics Championships taking place in Sept. of 2025 regularly draw a global viewing audience of one billion people

TV Tech

Team GB's Nick Percy on discus dream at Paris 2024

'I hugged my dad so hard I broke his rib' - Nick Percy on discus dream at Paris 2024.

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The Independent UK

Lord Coe wants ‘must-watch’ new athletics championship among top sporting events

The inaugural Ultimate Championship is set to take place in Budapest in September 2026.

The Times of India

World Athletics launches new biennial championship

NEW DELHI: World Athletics announced the launch of a new three-day global championship starting in 2026 in Budapest, aimed at ensuring track and field maintains a global audience during the years between world championships.

The Independent UK

World Athletics launches new ‘Ultimate Championship’ with record $10m prize pot

The new event will feature the ‘best of the best’ and be held every other year from 2026

Evening Standard

World Athletics launches new $10million biennial event for 'best of the best'

The event will see 400 athletes from about 70 countries compete for the richest prize in the sport

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The Guardian - UK

Coe warns potential drug cheats at Olympics that they ‘will not sleep easily’

Sebastian Coe has admitted the Paris Olympics this summer will not be drug free, but his fervent hope is that they will be cleaner than previous games

The Independent UK

Harrison Walsh would like to see Paralympians receive prize money in the future

World Athletics has promised Olympic champions US $50,000 this summer.

Tom’s Guide

I raced 10K in the Nike Vaporfly 4% to see how the original carbon shoe compares to today’s racers — here’s what I learned

The original Nike Vaporfly 4% started the carbon plate revolution in racing shoes, but can it still hold its own against modern racers? I raced a 10K in it to find out.

Radio France Internationale

Caster Semenya continues court fight to race without lowering testosterone levels

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya arrived at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on Wednesday for a hearing to decide whether she will have to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in races.

Tom’s Guide

Hoka just launched new Skyward X — and they’re so cushioned they’re illegal for racing

The Hoka Skyward X looks like it'll be a great every day carbon plated running shoe, but but the stack height is so high that it's on the World Athletics ban list for racing.

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Olympic Sports Bodies Criticize World Athletics Prize Money

World Athletics' decision to offer ,000 for each track and field gold medal at Paris Olympics sparks debate on Olympic values and athlete rewards.

International Business Times

Coe Divides Olympic Movement With Prize Money Move

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe's decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medallists may have been welcomed by athletes but the move has upset some of his fellow federation bosses and surprised seasoned observers of the Games.

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