Indian team to fly out in batches for under-20 World athletics on Sunday

[ad_1] After many anxious days, the Indian team will finally leave in batches on Sunday for the World Athletics under-20 championships, which begin in Colombia on Monday. The first batch will be flying out from Mumbai early on Sunday and after a 28-hour journey via Amsterdam and Bogota is expected to reach Cali, the championships’ […]

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Indian team’s trip to Colombia for under-20 World Athletics looks doubtful

[ad_1] The Indian team’s trip to Colombia for the World Athletics under-20 championships looks doubtful as tickets are unavailable. The under-20 Worlds begin in Cali on August 1, but the 33-member team and nearly a dozen officials, including coaches, are waiting anxiously in New Delhi hoping that the situation would change. The legend is here […]

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If we can track one route, we can stop many: Anju George

[ad_1] Says she was expecting this after seeing the spurt in good results from Aishwarya Says she was expecting this after seeing the spurt in good results from Aishwarya When Anju Bobby George saw B. Aishwarya doing the big long jumps at the Inter-State Nationals in Chennai, she had her doubts. “When I saw her […]

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RIL and AFI sign long-term partnership

[ad_1] The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) took their partnership a step further and announced a long-term association to help the sport become bigger and better. The partnership aims to discover, nurture and develop Indian athletes from across the country and provide them with world-class facilities, coaching, sports science […]

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Time for Athletics Federation of India to have a relook at its rules for majors

[ad_1] Other countries look at World Athletics qualifying standards differently; Jeswin Aldrin would have made it to the Worlds had he been an American Other countries look at World Athletics qualifying standards differently; Jeswin Aldrin would have made it to the Worlds had he been an American The Athletics Federation of India may have stopped […]

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Tejaswin included in the Commonwealth Games squad

[ad_1] The Athletics Federation of India has included Tejaswin Shankar for the Commonwealth Games, replacing Arokia Rajiv in the 36-member squad, but the high jumper is more relieved than elated. The AFI made the statement in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, informing Justice Yashwant Varma that the change had been following Rajiv’s disqualification and […]

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Neeraj headlines 37-member CWG squad

[ad_1] The Athletics Federation of India named a 37-member squad headlined by Neeraj Chopra for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games with quite a few entrants being subject to achieving the qualifying mark in Kazakhstan later this month. Missing out was long jumper Jeswin Aldrin despite achieving the AFI-set standard at the Federation Cup in April and […]

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Athletics | Indian Grand Prix 3, 4 to be held in Bhubaneswar on May 21, 24

[ad_1] The meets, organised by the Odisha government along with AFI and Odisha Athletics Association, will help athletes achieve qualification standards for world events, the AFI said The meets, organised by the Odisha government along with AFI and Odisha Athletics Association, will help athletes achieve qualification standards for world events, the AFI said Indian Grand […]

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