Triple jump silver for Selva Prabhu in World Under-20 Championships in Colombia

Triple jump silver for Selva Prabhu in World Under-20 Championships in Colombia

Selva Prabhu Thirumaran won the men’s triple jump silver in the World Athletics Under-20 Championships here on Friday. The 17-year-old from Madurai, who is coached by Cuban Yoandris Betanzos at JSW’s Inspire Institute of Sport in Ballari, produced a personal best 16.15m in his second attempt. He finished behind Jamaica’s Jayden Hibbert, who set a […]

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World Under-20 Athletics – Heats offered us hope, says Barath Sridhar

World Under-20 Athletics – Heats offered us hope, says Barath Sridhar

When a small Indian team left Mumbai at the last minute for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Colombia, Barath Sridhar did not think the side would win a relay medal, as the country had done in last year’s edition in Nairobi. “We did not have a coach, no physio either, so we did not […]

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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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