(Refiles, clarifying 2016 Indoors will be Portland, Oregon) MONACO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Qatar's emergence as a global sporting hub gained further clout when Doha was chosen as host city for the 2019 ...

From the first ever night marathon, heart-melting sportsmanship to a married couple each winning a medal on the same night, it was a championship to boot. Set against the background of searing heat, ...

As the 2019 World Athletics Championships kicked off in Doha, Qatar, there were many worries that the country’s sweltering summer temperatures could create dangerous conditions for the marathon and ...

Kenya's Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (L) leads Bahrain's Rose Chelimo in the women's marathon athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in central London [Courtesy] World champion Geoffrey ...

The US sprint star – the fastest man in the world this year – recently ran into trouble with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) “whereabouts” system, which requires athletes to let officials know ...

The third fastest man at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Usheoritse Itsekiri has said that he would not be making up the numbers in his debut at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, ...

She should have been cheered by thousands of applauding fans as she set off on her victory lap, but new world 100 meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was instead greeted by empty seats and eerie ...

MONACO (AP) Doha will host the 2019 athletics world championships, another sporting victory for the tiny Gulf state of Qatar. It already has the World Cup in 2022, and may also have ambitions for the ...

MONACO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Qatar's emergence as a global sporting hub gained further clout when Doha was chosen as host city for the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships on Tuesday. The ...

MONACO -- Doha will host the 2019 athletics world championships, another sporting victory for the tiny Gulf state of Qatar. It already has the World Cup in 2022, and may also have ambitions for the ...

Doha has won the hosting right for the 2019 World Athletics Championships, beating rival bids from Barcelona and the American city of Euugene. The 17th edition of the IAAF World Championships has been ...

Doha has been awarded the right to host the IAAF World Championships in 2019, beating off competition from Barcelona and Eugene. The Qatari capital has been chosen to stage the event following a vote ...