India Grand Prix-3 | Rubina towers with a leap of 1.81m to attain Asian Games qualifying mark

India Grand Prix-3 | Rubina towers with a leap of 1.81m to attain Asian Games qualifying mark

Kerala’s M. Sreeshankar, who won the long jump event at Indian GP-3, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, 10 April, 2023. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN On a day when quality performances were at a premium, Rubina Yadav (Haryana) towered over the rest by attaining the women’s high jump qualifying mark for […]

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Sreeshankar is the ‘bar’ Jeswin targets and looks up to

Sreeshankar is the ‘bar’ Jeswin targets and looks up to

Jeswin Aldrin after winning the silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Kazakhstan last week. Photo: Special Arrangement | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A lot had happened to long jumper Jeswin Aldrin last year. Despite a sensational 8.26m effort and a wind-assisted 8.37 that helped him qualify for the World Championships, and brought him the […]

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Parvej breaks Ghamanda’s 20-year-old junior National record

Parvej breaks Ghamanda’s 20-year-old junior National record

The Madhya Pradesh runner improves his 800m personal best by more than three seconds at the National Open under-23 athletics The Madhya Pradesh runner improves his 800m personal best by more than three seconds at the National Open under-23 athletics Madhya Pradesh’s Parvej Khan improved his 800m personal best by more than three seconds and […]

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Data | With 62 doping violations by athletes, India stands second in drug abuse

Data | With 62 doping violations by athletes, India stands second in drug abuse

Kamalpreet Kaur’s sporting discipline, the discus throw, is one of the least impacted by doping scandals Kamalpreet Kaur’s sporting discipline, the discus throw, is one of the least impacted by doping scandals Kamalpreet Kaur, the 26-year-old Indian discus thrower, was banned for three years with effect from March 29 after she tested positive for a […]

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Gold for Atul and Ashakiran in Asian youth athletics

Gold for Atul and Ashakiran in Asian youth athletics

Atul and K.C. Servan won the gold and silver in the boys’ discus throw at the Asian youth athletics championships in Kuwait on Sunday. Meanwhile, Ashakiran Barla won the gold in the girls 800m on Saturday. The results (Indian medallists only): Boys: Discus: 1. Atul (56.23m), 2. K.C. Servan (55.91). Girls: 800m: 1. Ashakiran Barla […]

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I am happy that new athletes are listening to us, says Hima Das

I am happy that new athletes are listening to us, says Hima Das

At the National Games, co-competitors Hima and Dutee Chand had encouraged Y. Jyothi prior to the 100m race and the 100m hurdler acknowledged the senior athletes’ role in her performance At the National Games, co-competitors Hima and Dutee Chand had encouraged Y. Jyothi prior to the 100m race and the 100m hurdler acknowledged the senior […]

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Haile Gebrselassie named international event ambassador of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

Haile Gebrselassie named international event ambassador of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

Gebrselassie’s career achievements include an astonishing 27 world records across distances, making him arguably the greatest distance runner of all time Gebrselassie’s career achievements include an astonishing 27 world records across distances, making him arguably the greatest distance runner of all time Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie was on Thursday named the international event […]

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Ashakiran breaks 800m meet record

Ashakiran breaks 800m meet record

BHOPAL Jharkhand’s 15-year-old Ashakiran Barla, a semifinalist at last month’s under-20 World championships in Colombia, broke the girls 800m meet record in the 17th National youth athletics championships here on Sunday. Long jumper Mubssina Mohammed won Lakshwadeep’s first National-level gold in athletics. Kerala’s Ashlin Alexander and Maharashtra’s Sakshi Champalal Chavan emerged the fastest boy and […]

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Gold for Atul and Ashakiran in Asian youth athletics

Siddharth, Nikita break meet records in National Youth athletics

Rajasthan’s Siddharth Choudhary (boys’ shot put) and Nikita Kumari (girls’ discus) broke meet records in the HSBC 17th National youth (under-18) athletics championships which began at the Tatya Tope Stadium here on Saturday. Both also achieved the qualifying standard for next month’s Asian youth championships in Kuwait. The results (winners only): Boys: 3000m: Gaurav Bhaskar […]

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