Panchkula, June 29 (IANS) Asian Games champion Avinash Sable set a new meet record on his way to a gold medal in men's 3000m steeplechase while top stars Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Parul Chaudhary won their respective events on the third day of the 63rd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2024 on Saturday.
Panchkula, June 29 (IANS) The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the new logo of the Athletics Federation of India and interacted with Paris 2024 Olympic Games-bound track and field athletes competing in the National Inter-State Athletics Championships at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium here on Saturday.
Patiala, June 29 (IANS) The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya visited the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in Patiala on Saturday to meet Olympics-bound athletes weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, javelin thrower Annu Rani and shot putter Abha Khatua and to inspect the progress of the new infrastructure coming up.
Panchkula (Haryana), June 28 (IANS) Seasoned woman javelin thrower Annu Rani bagged the gold medal in her discipline but could not dip under the Olympic Qualification mark in the 63rd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2024 here on Friday. Asian Games champion Annu Rani won the gold medal in the women’s javelin throw with a best effort of 57.70m but failed to achieve the qualification mark of 64m. The Inter-State Athletics is the final qualifying event for the Paris Olympics for Indian athletes.
Panchkula, June 27 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India has scheduled the 63rd National Inter-state Athletics Championships 2024 just a month before the Olympic Games to help the Indian athletes qualify and the move paid on the opening day itself with Kiran Pahal punching her ticket for Paris in women's 400m.
Panchkula, June 26 (IANS) With just a month to go for the Paris Olympics 2024, top athletes of the country including steeplechaser Avinash Sable, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Shaili Singh besides the Mixed 4x400m relay team will be in action in the 63rd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship, starting here on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The most decorated athlete in Olympics history, Michael Phelps has stated that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) can no longer be trusted following China's swimming contingent getting caught in a doping scandal.
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved a request for assistance from Women's Trap shooter Rajeshwari Kumari to train along with her coach David Kostelecky in the Czech Republic ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics Games.
Eugene (USA), June 24 (IANS) World champion Noah Lyles secured his place at the Paris 2024 Olympics by winning the 100m at the US Olympic trials. This victory marked a significant comeback for the world champion, who had previously missed out on the 100m event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after a disappointing seventh-place finish at the trials.
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is set to introduce comprehensive medical health insurance and pension schemes for all former Olympians.
