World Athletics Championships: USA sets World Record in 4x400m mixed relay on day of firsts and falls (round-up)

IANS | August 20, 2023 10:30 AM

Budapest, Aug 20 (IANS) The United States won the mixed 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships here on Saturday night, improving their own world record to 3:08.80 after the Netherlands’ world indoor 400m record-holder Femke Bol fell three strides from the finish line, having appeared on the brink of anchoring her team to victory.

World Athletics Championships: Spanish race walker Martin wins opening gold

IANS | August 19, 2023 10:39 PM

Budapest (Hungary), Aug 19 (IANS) Spain's Alvaro Martin claimed the first gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships by winning the men's 20km race walk here on Saturday.

Just need one perfect day with favourable weather conditions to breach 90m mark: Neeraj Chopra

IANS | August 18, 2023 1:21 PM

Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Having achieved 89.94 m in Stockholm on June 30, 2022, India's Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was expected to cross the psychological 90 m mark.

India's Sumariwalla elected vice-president in World Athletics Governing Council

IANS | August 17, 2023 4:22 PM

Budapest (Hungary), Aug 17 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla was on Thursday elected as one of the four vice-presidents of World Athletics, even as track and field's global governing body re-elected Sebastian Coe as its president.

World Championships: Javelin thrower Kishore Jena's visa for Hungary cancelled, Neeraj Chopra comes out in support

IANS | August 17, 2023 1:05 PM

Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) India's Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has come out in support of fellow javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena, who is likely to miss the World Athletics Championship to be held in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19-27, because the embassy of Hungary in India has cancelled his visa.

World Athletics adopts rules for Athletes’ Representatives, safeguarding players from abuse or exploitation

IANS | August 15, 2023 9:36 PM

Lausanne, Aug 15 (IANS) World Athletics will introduce a centralised licensing system for Athletes’ Representatives from September 1 after the regulatory framework was approved by the World Athletics Council this week.

Neeraj Chopra to lead Indian challenge as World Athletics confirms entries for World Championship

IANS | August 10, 2023 10:30 PM

Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will lead a strong contingent including stars like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar and Jyothi Yarraji (women's 100m hurdles) who will participate in the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27.

Athletics: World body ratifies world records for Kipyegon, Girma and Perez

IANS | August 7, 2023 7:45 PM

Lausanne (Switzerland), Aug 7 (IANS) World Athletics, the governing body for track and field on Monday ratified World Records set this season by Kenyan Faith Kipyegon in women's 1500m and 5000m and Ethiopian Lamecha Girma in men's 3000m steeplechase.

Pakistani javelin thrower Nadeem to participate in World Athletics Championships

IANS | July 22, 2023 9:16 PM

Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, the only Pakistani athlete to achieve the qualification mark, will participate in the upcoming World Athletics Championships 2023, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan said on Saturday.

Diamond League: Steeplechaser Avinash Sable finishes sixth in Silesia, qualifies for Paris Olympics

IANS | July 16, 2023 11:11 PM

Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) With another season's best effort, India's Commonwealth Games 3000m steeplechase silver medallist Avinash Sable finished sixth in Silesia Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland and achieved the qualifying standard for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.

Athletics

World Athletics Championships: USA sets World Record in 4x400m mixed relay on day of firsts and falls (round-up)

World Athletics Championships: Spanish race walker Martin wins opening gold

Just need one perfect day with favourable weather conditions to breach 90m mark: Neeraj Chopra

India's Sumariwalla elected vice-president in World Athletics Governing Council

World Championships: Javelin thrower Kishore Jena's visa for Hungary cancelled, Neeraj Chopra comes out in support

World Athletics adopts rules for Athletes’ Representatives, safeguarding players from abuse or exploitation

Neeraj Chopra to lead Indian challenge as World Athletics confirms entries for World Championship

Athletics: World body ratifies world records for Kipyegon, Girma and Perez

Pakistani javelin thrower Nadeem to participate in World Athletics Championships

Diamond League: Steeplechaser Avinash Sable finishes sixth in Silesia, qualifies for Paris Olympics

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