Diamond League 2024 - Doha: When and where to watch

IANS | May 9, 2024 6:19 PM

Doha, May 9 (IANS) India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Kumar Jena will be kicking off their 2024 outdoor season in the third meet of the Wanda Diamond League 2024 set to take place at the Qatar Sports Club, Doha, Qatar, on Friday.

‘Anything's possible in Paris Olympics’: Neeraj Chopra expects three Indians to be in medal contention in javelin

IANS | May 9, 2024 5:07 PM

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The defending champion in Olympic Games' javelin throw competition, Neeraj Chopra anticipates that three Indians will be in contention for medals in the upcoming Paris 2024. He emphasized the need for India to carry forward the belief from the World Championships in Budapest, where Indian throwers held three out of the top six in the final.

Asian U20 athletics: Indians dominate 3,000m steeplechase as Ekta, Ranvir claim gold medals

IANS | April 25, 2024 10:05 PM

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Indian athletes dominate the men's and women's 3,000m steeplechase events at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships to swell the gold medal tally to three on the second day of competitions in Dubai on Thursday. Ekta Dey claimed gold in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:31.92 seconds, while Ranvir Singh was victorious in the men’s competition, winning the gold medal in 9:22.62 seconds.

As row erupts, Seb Coe explains World Athletics' Olympic prize money decision

IANS | April 21, 2024 8:22 PM

Xiamen (China), April 21 (IANS) World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has addressed the pivotal decision regarding the provision of prize money for track and field gold medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games even as controversy has erupted with many sports administrators unhappy by the move.