IAAF World Championships

IAAF World Championships

• Javelin champion Matthias de Zordo to miss worlds

  Matthias de Zordo will be unable to defend his javelin title at the athletics world championships in August in Moscow after tearing his Achilles' ... 

• Russian hammer thrower Kuzenkova banned for doping

  Former Olympic hammer throw champion Olga Kuzenkova of Russia has been banned two years for doping and is set to lose her 2005 world championship ... 

• Korir wins men's title at cross country worlds

  Japhet Kipyegon Korir of Kenya beat defending champion Imane Merga of Ethiopia to win the men's race Sunday at the IAAF cross country world ... 

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  6 from 2005 worlds caught in doping retests

  Six athletes from Russia and Belarus, including three gold and two silver medalists, have been caught for doping in retests of their samples from the ... 

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  Norway wins men's relay at biathlon worlds

  Ole Einar Bjoerndalen earned his 19th biathlon world championship title Saturday as Norway lived up to its powerhouse status in the men's relay, ... 

• Norway wins women's relay at biathlon worlds

  Tora Berger anchored Norway to victory in the women's relay on Friday for her fourth gold medal at the biathlon world championships. Norway made a ... 

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  Svendsen, Pidhrushna win biathlon sprints

  Emil Hegle Svendsen won the men's 10-kilometer sprint for his second gold medal at the biathlon world championships, while Olena Pidhrushna of Ukraine ... 

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  Norway wins mixed relay in biathlon worlds opener

  Norway proved unbeatable in the mixed relay once again, winning its third consecutive gold medal in the discipline on the opening day of the biathlon ...