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The 3am phone call that saved Kishore Jena's career and gave India its second javelin hero
Kishore Kumar Jena, who became India's second-best Indian javelin thrower ever, talks about how he nearly gave up the sport and how a phone call led to his breakthrough season in 2023.
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Ingebrigtsen accuses father of 'violence, threats'
Olympic 1,500-meter champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and his brothers Filip and Henrik have accused their father and former coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen of physical violence and abusive behavior in a column published in a Norwegian newspaper.
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Ex-NCAA sprint champ Oduduru gets 6-year ban
Divine Oduduru, a four-time NCAA sprint champion, has received a six-year ban for his role in widespread doping case.
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U.S. marathoners questioning trials' start time
Some of the United States' top marathon runners are set to meet with USA Track and Field CEO Max Siegel in hopes of changing the noon start time for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials over concerns about the heat in Orlando, Florida.
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Running away with it: Kiptum sets marathon WR
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men's marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, winning in 2 hours, 35 seconds to best the previous mark by more than 30 seconds.
Track and Field
Neeraj wins gold, Kishore silver; their 'battle' wins hearts and minds
What Neeraj Chopra won in 2018 has been defended in style in 2023, thanks to an unheralded former volleyball player from Odisha.
Track and Field
With one throw Kishore Jena won silver medal, Olympics berth and national recognition
Meet Kishore Kumar Jena, Asian Games silver medallist and India's second best javelin thrower after Neeraj Chopra.
Track and Field
Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra overcomes bizarre start to win javelin gold ahead of Kishore Jena as India finish 1-2
Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena won a historic gold and silver for India in men's javelin at the 19th Asian Games.
Track and Field
Neeraj Chopra at Asian Games: He's already won it all, does he have the hunger for more?
Neeraj Chopra won gold in the 2018 Asian Games, where Arshad Nadeem won bronze.
Track and Field
Indian athletics preview: Neeraj Chopra the lead but who else can star at Asian Games?
India's athletics contingent will hope to win medals and pick some valuable ranking points in their race to qualify for the Paris Olympics at the Asian Games.
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Georgia sprint star Boling decides to turn pro
Georgia track star Matthew Boling has decided to turn pro and has his eye on making the United States' track squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Man accused of stalking Olympian sentenced
Craig Donnelly, who had allegedly stalked Olympic runner Emily Infeld, pleaded guilty to violating an interstate protection order and was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Track and Field
Diamond League final: Neeraj Chopra finishes second
Neeraj, who won the trophy last year, came second behind Czech athlete Jakub Vadlejch after a best throw of 83.80m.
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Croatia won't host cross country championships
Croatia will no longer host next year's world cross country championships, after World Athletics on Friday said preparations for the event had not "advanced sufficiently".
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Farah finishes fourth in competitive swan song
Mo Farah finished fourth at the Great North Run half-marathon in what the distance running great said would be his final competitive race.
Track and Field
Jackson aiming for 200m world record in Brussels
Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson is aiming to break the late-Florence Griffith Joyner's 200m world record mark of 21.34 seconds during Friday's Diamond League meet in Brussels.
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Coleman wins 100 in track series' China return
American Christian Coleman powered to victory in the men's 100 meters at the Xiamen Diamond League as the series returned to China for the first time in four years after COVID-19 disruptions.
Top Headlines
- Felix, Park among 32 athletes vying for IOC posts
- IOC refugee athlete suspended over doping
- Jamaican sprinter Taylor suspended 30 months
- Sprinting star Thompson-Herah splits with coach
- U.S. marathon trials' start moved up to dull heat
- Olympic medalist hurdler Levy fails doping test
- Police look into Ingebrigtsens' claims vs. father
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113
USA - 88
CHN - 71
ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Hashimoto | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Nagornyy | 2 |
| Melnikova | 2 |
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Allyson Felix, Inbee Park in running for IOC Athletes' Commission
Seven-time Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix and seven-time golf major winner Inbee Park are among the 32 candidates for the IOC Athletes' Commission.
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Refugee athlete on IOC scholarship suspended over doping test
A refugee athlete on an IOC scholarship to train for the Paris Olympics has been provisionally suspended in a doping case.
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Rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos to start Paris torch relay
Greek Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer of the Paris 2024 Olympic relay after next year's lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia.
Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor suspended for 30 months
Sprinter Christopher Taylor, who helped Jamaica to silver in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2022 World Championships, has been banned for 30 months for an anti-doping rule violation.
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Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with coach Shanikie Osbourne less than a year before she defends her 100- and 200-meter titles in Paris.
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The 3am phone call that saved Kishore Jena's career and gave India its second javelin hero
Kishore Kumar Jena, who became India's second-best Indian javelin thrower ever, talks about how he nearly gave up the sport and how a phone call led to his breakthrough season in 2023.
