Gulveer, Nur Hasan and Priti make cut for Asian Championships

Gulveer, Nur Hasan and Priti make cut for Asian Championships

Gulveer Singh winning the men’s 10,000m at the Federation Cup in Ranchi. | Photo Credit: AFI/Twitter Sanjivani Jadhav, the women’s 10,000m winner. | Photo Credit: AFI/Twitter RANCHI: National Games champion Gulveer Singh helped a bunch of 11 runners achieve the Asian Championship qualification time as he comfortably won the men’s 10,000m title in the 26 […]

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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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Kerala trying to ensure there is no clash between Federation Cup and PVL in Kochi

Kerala trying to ensure there is no clash between Federation Cup and PVL in Kochi

KOCHI: The Volleyball Federation of India’s Federation Cup will be held in Kochi from February 28 to March 7 next year. But the event is set for an intriguing clash with the Baseline Ventures-backed Prime Volleyball League’s final phase which also be held in Kochi around the same time. With that being the situation, Kerala […]

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Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books

Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books

The Railways’ hurdler becomes the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the event at the 61st National Open athletics championships The Railways’ hurdler becomes the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the event at the 61st National Open athletics championships Jyothi Yarraji became the first Indian to go under 13 seconds […]

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Sreeshankar seventh in long jump final at World Athletics Championships

Sreeshankar seventh in long jump final at World Athletics Championships

Steeple chaser Parul Chaudhary clocks personal best time National record holder M. Sreeshankar finished seventh with 7.96m in the men’s long jump final at the World Athletics Championships here on Saturday. The 23-year-old, who has a personal best of 8.36m which came in the Federation Cup at Malappuram in early April, opened his series with […]

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aishwarya mishra loses to rupal and priya at AFI’s World Athletics Championships trials

aishwarya mishra loses to rupal and priya at AFI’s World Athletics Championships trials

Aishwarya Mishra, Asia’s fastest quartermiler this year with 51.18s which came at the Federation Cup in Malappuram in April, could clock only 53.80s in the AFI’s World Athletics Championships trials in Patiala on Friday evening. The trials for the coming under-20 World Championships were also held simultaneously in Patiala on Friday and Aishwarya finished third, […]

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