Indian contingent leaves for 2024 World U20 Athletics Championships in Peru

IANS | August 21, 2024 1:02 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) With several medal winners of the Asian U20 included in the 43-member national squad, India is hoping to improve on the two silver and one bronze medals won in the 2022 edition of the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. The Indian squad on Wednesday morning left for Lima, Peru to participate in the 2024 edition of the World U20 Athletics.

Neeraj Chopra to participate in Lausanne Diamond League meet

IANS | August 17, 2024 2:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Paris Olympics silver medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra stated that he was fully positive competing against Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and believed that he could have broken the gold medalist's Olympic record but somehow "his body didn't allow."

Paris Olympics: Ethiopia's Tola bags men's marathon gold with record timing; Kipchoge doesn't finish

IANS | August 10, 2024 5:24 PM

Paris, Aug 10 (IANS) Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the gold medal in the men's marathon event at the 2024 Games here on Saturday with a new Olympic record timing of 2:06:26. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, who was eyeing an unprecedented third consecutive top finish at the Olympics, failed to finish the marathon.

Paris Olympics: U.S. sprinter Knighton dodges media following men's 200m final amid doping controversy

IANS | August 9, 2024 6:08 PM

Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) American sprinter Erriyon Knighton, embroiled in a doping controversy, finished fourth in the men's 200-metre final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. However, his abrupt departure from the media zone without taking interviews has only fueled further suspicion regarding his eligibility to compete.

Paris Olympics: Indian men’s and women’s 4X400m relay team eliminated in qualifiers

IANS | August 9, 2024 4:54 PM

Paris (France), Aug 9 (IANS) India’s athletics campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics came to a disappointing end as the men’s and women’s 4X400m relay teams failed to make it to the final rounds at the Stade de France on Friday.

Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra is excellence personified, says PM Modi as javelin thrower bags silver

IANS | August 9, 2024 2:33 AM

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised star athlete Neeraj Chopra for winning a silver medal in the men's javelin throw event in Paris on Thursday night and becoming the third Indian to claim medals in back-to-back Olympics.

Paris Olympics: Neeraj bags silver as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem sets new Olympic Record

IANS | August 9, 2024 1:39 AM

Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra's hopes of winning a second successive gold medal to add to his first from Tokyo failed to materialise and the Indian had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the men's javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics on Thursday night.

Paris Olympics: Avinash Sable finishes 11th in men's 3000m steeplechase

IANS | August 8, 2024 2:26 AM

Paris, Aug 8 (IANS) India's top distance runner Avinash Sable could not keep up the pace and finished 11th in the men's 3000m steeplechase which was won by Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco in a season's best time of 8 minutes 06.05 seconds at the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday.

Paris Olympics: Annu Rani finishes 15th in women’s javelin; Kushare fails to qualify in high jump

IANS | August 7, 2024 7:07 PM

Paris, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian athletes Annu Rani and Sarvesh Kushare faced disappointments at the Paris 2024 Olympics, as both failed to advance to the finals in their respective events here on Wednesday.

Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra reaches final with a mega throw of 89.34m, to eye gold on Thursday

IANS | August 6, 2024 4:24 PM

Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) Defending Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra reached the final of the men's javelin throw event with a mighty throw of 89.34m in the first attempt of the Group B qualification in the Paris Olympics here at the Stade de France on Tuesday.

Athletics

Indian contingent leaves for 2024 World U20 Athletics Championships in Peru

Neeraj Chopra to participate in Lausanne Diamond League meet

Paris Olympics: Ethiopia's Tola bags men's marathon gold with record timing; Kipchoge doesn't finish

Paris Olympics: U.S. sprinter Knighton dodges media following men's 200m final amid doping controversy

Paris Olympics: Indian men’s and women’s 4X400m relay team eliminated in qualifiers

Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra is excellence personified, says PM Modi as javelin thrower bags silver

Paris Olympics: Neeraj bags silver as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem sets new Olympic Record

Paris Olympics: Avinash Sable finishes 11th in men's 3000m steeplechase

Paris Olympics: Annu Rani finishes 15th in women’s javelin; Kushare fails to qualify in high jump

Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra reaches final with a mega throw of 89.34m, to eye gold on Thursday

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