Spotlight on javelin thrower Annu Rani at the Federation Cup

[ad_1] Raising the bar: Annu Rani is back in India after a training stint in Germany and would be looking to put her progress on display. | Photo Credit: Reuters She has been quietly training in Germany for the last four months and has stayed away from competitions. Now with a series of meets coming […]

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Sable, Eldhose, Aboobacker return to a rousing welcome at the SAI South Centre

[ad_1]   When Avinash Sable, Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker departed for the twin — World Athletics Championship and Commonwealth Games — events, each went with a different target and a different dream. For triple-jumpers Eldhose and Aboobacker, it was all about getting a personal best at what would be their debuts on the international […]

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The story behind triple jump’s golden day at the CWG

[ad_1] For the last few weeks, sitting in his national camp base in Bengaluru, M. Harikrishnan used to wake up at odd hours and watch his athletes train in Chula Vista and Oregon during the recent World Championships in the USA and then in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Surprisingly, despite three Indian triple jumpers qualifying […]

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Teammates will be my main challengers: Paul

[ad_1] If this year’s performance list in the Commonwealth region is any indication, India should be winning all the men’s triple jump medals in Birmingham. For Indians occupy the top four rungs and three of them — Commonwealth leader Abdulla Aboobacker (17.19m), No. 2 Praveen Chithravel (17.18) and No. 4 Eldhose Paul (16.99) — will […]

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Dhanalakshmi and Aishwarya caught in doping net

[ad_1] When S. Dhanalakshmi clocked a very impressive 11.26s (joint second in India’s all-time list) for the 100m recently in Turkey and then followed it up with a sterling 22.89s 200m in Kazakhstan, many were stunned. Equally stunning were B. Aishwarya’s 14.14m triple jump, which broke Mayookha Johny’s 11-year-old National record and made her this […]

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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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