Berlin, May 23 (IANS) World Athletics, the governing body of international track and field competitions, has ratified Ethiopian star Tigist Assefa’s women's marathon world record of 2:11:53 set in Berlin last year.
Kobe (Japan), May 22 (IANS) Chinese athletes took home three gold medals at the Para Athletics World Championships 2024 here on Wednesday. Chinese wheelchair racers enjoyed double one-two victories, as the men's 1,500m T54 final saw Jin Hua clinch gold with a time of two minutes 54.85 seconds, and Dai Yunqiang won the silver medal.
Kobe (Japan), May 22 (IANS) Sachin Sarjerao Khilari defended his title in the Men’s Shot Put F46 category while Dharambir won a bronze medal as India's medal count swelled to 12 in the World Para-Athletics Championships 2024 here on Wednesday.
Kobe (Japan), May 22 (IANS) India's Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the gold medal in the men's Shot Put F46 category with an Asian Record of 16.30 metres at the World Para Athletic Championships, here on Wednesday.
Bangkok (Thailand), May 21 (IANS) Already qualified for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Indian men's and women's 4x400m relay teams could only finish with silver medals in the inaugural edition of the Asian Relay Championships 2024 on Tuesday.
Kobe (Japan), May 21 (IANS) The reigning Paralympic champion Sumit Antil won the gold medal in the Men's Javelin Throw F64 category at the Para-Athletics World Championships, here on Tuesday. The 25-year-old World Record holder defended his gold with a season-best throw of 69.50 metres while his compatriot Sandeep Chaudhary pocketed bronze with a mark of 60.41. Sri Lanka's Dulan Kodithuwakku won the silver.
Kobe (Japan), May 21 (IANS) India's Ekta Bhyan secured the gold medal in the women’s F51 club throw event with a season’s best throw of 20.12m on Day five of the World Para Athletics Championships, here on Tuesday.
Bangkok, May 20 (IANS) after the men's and women's teams did the country proud in the World Relays, the Indian relay teams continued to excel as the mixed 4x400m team set a new national record to win the gold medal in the inaugural Asian Relay Championships 2024 here on Monday.
Kobe (Japan), May 20 (IANS) Indian athletes continued to excel in the 2024 World Para-Athletics Championships with Bhagyashri Jadhav securing a silver medal in Women’s Shot Put F34, here on Monday. Bhagyashri, a TOP Scheme athlete, hurled the iron ball to 7.52 metres for the best throw in the final, thus taking the country's tally to five -- one gold, three silver, and one bronze medals with Deepthi Jeevanji smashing the world record in the women's 400m T20 earlier in the day.
Kobe (Japan), May 20 (IANS) Ace para discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya secured a silver medal in the F56 category at the 2024 World Para-Athletics Championships here on Monday, taking to four India's medal tally in this event. Kathuniya achieved a remarkable throw of 41.80 metres, earning him second place behind Brazil’s Claudiney Batista Dos Santos, who took gold. The bronze medal went to Slovakia’s Dusan Lackzo.
