New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In a major policy shift aimed at enhancing performance and accountability, the government is planning to implement mandatory fitness tests for all athletes before they are cleared to represent India at major international tournaments, including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and the Olympics.
Guangzhou (China), May 14 (IANS) As the 2025 World Athletics Relays recently came to a close in Guangzhou, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe praised both the debut of the 4x100m mixed relay and China's continued rise as an emerging athletics powerhouse.
Patna (Bihar), May 14 (IANS) Saket Minj of Jharkhand, Shekh Zeeshan of Uttar Pradesh and the Haryana girls 4x400m relay squad scripted new meet records on the final day of athletics competitions in the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2025 at the Patliputra Sports Complex here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra has been conferred with the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Defence in the Gazette of India, a weekly authorised journal of the Government of India, on Wednesday.
Patna, May 12 (IANS) Jithin Arjunan of Tamil Nadu led a group of determined boys who broke five Games Records on the opening day of athletics competitions in the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2025 Bihar at the Patliputra Sports Complex here on Monday.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has announced the postponement of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 javelin throw competition, set to be held on May 24 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, in light of the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan.
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A financial audit by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) into the advance money paid to sportspersons for foreign coaching and competition trips cleared under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) assistance has revealed a lot of irregularities, with the beneficiaries failing to submit the relevant bills.
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) A team comprising top sprinters Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar, and Amlan Borgohain broke the national record in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2nd Indian Open Relay Competition here on Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Besides two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav, Sachin Yadav, and Sahil Silwal will be the other Indian participants in the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic (NC Classic) 2025 javelin throw championship, which will be held on May 24 in Bengaluru.
Xiamen (China), April 25 (IANS) Men's 400m hurdles world record holder Karsten Warholm is setting his sights on breaking another world record in the newly-introduced 300m hurdles at the 2025 Diamond League opener in Xiamen on Saturday.
