Athletics


IAAF ban nine Turkish athletes as doping problem highlighted

By Duncan Mackay

Ali Ekber KayasJuly 31 - Turkey's doping problems were put firmly under the spotlight again today when the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced that nine athletes had been banned after failing drugs tests - just two days after its President Lamine Diack had warned they needed to "clean their house".




Veteran Collins could still run in Moscow after online petition

By Gary Anderson

July 28 - KCOLINNSSt Kitts and Nevis sprinter Kim Collins has revealed that tentative talks are taking place between him and the St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) in an effort to allow the 37-year-old compete at next month's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Moscow.