Tejaswin Shankar adds heptathlon gold to Indian medal tally of five medals in Asian Indoor Athletics C'ships

IANS | February 8, 2026 7:59 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India’s 27-year-old Tejaswin Shankar added a glittering gold to the country's medal tally on the final day of the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China, on Sunday, setting a national record for total points in the process. The Indian contingent, with five medals including one gold, finished overall sixth in the medal tally.

IOA chief PT Usha’s husband V Srinivasan dies at 64; PM Modi expresses condolences (Ld)

IANS | January 30, 2026 10:23 AM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) V Srinivasan, husband of Indian Olympic Association president and Rajya Sabha MP PT Usha, passed away on Friday at the age on 64. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the athlete and expressed his condolences on the passing away of her husband.

Athletics: Railway Sports Promotion Board wins overall senior team title in cross-country trophy

IANS | January 24, 2026 8:30 PM

Ranchi, Jan 24 (IANS) Harmanjot Singh, representing Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), was the winner of the men's individual 10km event with a time of 30:33 as athletes from Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) dominated the 60th National Cross Country Championships held in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Saturday.

Have informed Sports Minister, says record holder Dev Meena, after TTE makes him deboard train, fines Rs 5000 for travelling with pole vault

IANS | January 20, 2026 9:13 PM

Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Dev Meena, the national record holder in pole vault, has alleged that Indian Railways has taken no action after he and fellow athlete to deboard a train and cut short their travel from Mangaluru to Bhopal at Panvel in Maharashtra for carrying his five-meter long pole on the train.

International and Indian elite runners brace to battle for honours at Mumbai Marathon

IANS | January 16, 2026 9:00 PM

Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Sunday's running of the Mumbai Marathon is set to witness a high-quality clash of global pedigree and domestic excellence as elite athletes from across the world, including Ethiopia, Uganda, and Eritrea, line up alongside India’s most accomplished distance runners for the upcoming edition of the World Athletics Gold Label Road Race.

14 Indians with superior personal bests to event records set for Mumbai Marathon

IANS | January 11, 2026 3:48 PM

Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) As the Mumbai Marathon enters its twenty-first year, the fast and furious field will see as many as eight men and six women, all of whom hold personal bests superior to the current event records for Mumbai, taking the starting line-up on Sunday.

Neeraj Chopra and javelin legend Jan Zelezny end their coaching partnership after a mixed season

IANS | January 10, 2026 2:28 PM

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The 2020 Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and javelin legend Jan Zelezny have mutually agreed to end their coaching partnership, during which the Indian star crossed the 90-metre barrier but failed to retain his World Athletics Championship gold medal.

India to host first-ever IRONMAN 5i50 Triathlon as Chennai gears up for historic endurance event

IANS | January 9, 2026 5:37 PM

Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) Chennai will make history in Indian endurance sports when it hosts the country’s first-ever IRONMAN 5i50 Triathlon, alongside the debut of the DuYoska Duathlon, on Sunday (January 11). With the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) as the presenting sponsor, the event places India among a select group of nations to host the globally recognised IRONMAN 5i50 format.

Mumbai Marathon 2026 to feature record 69,100 participants

IANS | January 9, 2026 2:26 PM

Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) More than 69,000 runners have confirmed their participation in the Mumbai Marathon 2026, underlining the event’s status as Asia’s most impactful participative sporting movement.

India's middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson announces retirement

IANS | January 7, 2026 2:45 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Indian middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson announced his retirement from competitive athletics on Wednesday, bringing a decade-and-a-half-long career to a close.

Athletics

Tejaswin Shankar adds heptathlon gold to Indian medal tally of five medals in Asian Indoor Athletics C'ships

IOA chief PT Usha’s husband V Srinivasan dies at 64; PM Modi expresses condolences (Ld)

Athletics: Railway Sports Promotion Board wins overall senior team title in cross-country trophy

Have informed Sports Minister, says record holder Dev Meena, after TTE makes him deboard train, fines Rs 5000 for travelling with pole vault

International and Indian elite runners brace to battle for honours at Mumbai Marathon

14 Indians with superior personal bests to event records set for Mumbai Marathon

Neeraj Chopra and javelin legend Jan Zelezny end their coaching partnership after a mixed season

India to host first-ever IRONMAN 5i50 Triathlon as Chennai gears up for historic endurance event

Mumbai Marathon 2026 to feature record 69,100 participants

India's middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson announces retirement

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