Bulgarian sprinter banned for two yearsBangkok PostBulgarian sprinter Inna Eftimova will miss the 2012 Olympics after being banned for two years for doping, Bulgaria Athletics federation chief Dobromir Karamarinov told the state BTA agency. Ukraine's Mariya Ryemyen competes near Bulgaria's Inna ...and more »

Insidethegames.bizIcon Bubka slams thoughts of "senseless" political boycott of Euro 2012 ...Insidethegames.biz"Whatever happens we should never associate sport with politics." "The legacy of Euro 2012 will help us," continued Bubka, the six-times world champion who won his titles while representing the Soviet Union and Ukraine. "When the reconstruction of the ...and more »

Athletics-Shanghai Diamond League meeting resultsYahoo! Eurosport UKAntonina Yefremova (Ukraine) 53.40 7. Tang Xiaoyin (China) 54.35 8. Chen Jingwen (China) 54.37 Women's 1500m 1. Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) 3:57.77 2. Abeba Arigawe (Ethiopia) 3:59.23 3. Btissam Lakhouad (Morocco) 4:01.69 4. Hellen Obiri (Kenya) 4:03.15 ...and more »

Daily CallerMissing hurdle leaves Olympic star fuming, UK organizers red-facedDaily CallerBritain's Jessica Ennis is flanked by Ukraine's Natallia Dobrynska, left, and Russia's Ekaterina Bolshova as she competes in the 60m hurdles of the Women's Pentathlon during the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 9, ...

Hindustan TimesAiming for gold and glory: 10 athletes to watch at London OlympicsHindustan TimesNataliya Dobrynska of Ukraine competes during the javelin throw event of the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. Reuters/Dominic Ebenbichler The world's greatest athletes descend on London in July for the 2012 ...and more »

Organisers 'embarrassed' by hurdles howler in Jessica Ennis raceScotsmanOrganisers Nova International initially appeared to point the finger at UK Athletics, claiming “human error” from officials from the governing body was to blame, but it is understood UKA did not select the officials for the event.and more »

Shannon doesn't stop at oneNoosa News"If I improve on those enough I will hopefully make it to the World Youth Championships in Ukraine next year." A score of 5250 points is required for entry into the prestigious event, which is run by world athletics governing body the International ...

Olympic Athletics History: The Women's Triple Jump ChampionsYahoo! Canada SportsIn addition to Etone trying to defend her Olympic title this summer at the London Games, other names to watch for should include Olha Saladhuka of Ukraine-the 2011 World Championships gold medalist-and Yamile Aldama of Great Britain, who recently ...and more »

Olympic Athletics History: The Last Five Women to Win the HeptathlonYahoo! SportsThe list below includes information about the last five women to capture Olympic gold in the heptathlon: Nataliya Dobrynska: A native of Ukraine, Dobrynska won the heptathlon in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics. She recorded 6733 points to finish ...and more »

Povh and Ryemyen fly to European-leading times in YaltaEuropean Athletics (blog)Ukraine sprinter Olesya Povh and her training partner Mariya Ryemyen clocked the fastest European times in 2012 over 100m and 200m respectively at the Ukraine University Championships in Yalta on Thursday and Friday. Povh, the 2011 European Athletics ...