New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has announced the postponement of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 javelin throw competition, set to be held on May 24 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, in light of the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan.
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A financial audit by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) into the advance money paid to sportspersons for foreign coaching and competition trips cleared under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) assistance has revealed a lot of irregularities, with the beneficiaries failing to submit the relevant bills.
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) A team comprising top sprinters Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar, and Amlan Borgohain broke the national record in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2nd Indian Open Relay Competition here on Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Besides two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav, Sachin Yadav, and Sahil Silwal will be the other Indian participants in the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic (NC Classic) 2025 javelin throw championship, which will be held on May 24 in Bengaluru.
Xiamen (China), April 25 (IANS) Men's 400m hurdles world record holder Karsten Warholm is setting his sights on breaking another world record in the newly-introduced 300m hurdles at the 2025 Diamond League opener in Xiamen on Saturday.
Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) Double Olympic medal winner Dalilah Muhammad descended upon Bengaluru as the International Event Ambassador for the 17th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru on Sunday, the 'Queen of the Quarter Mile' expressed her enthusiasm on celebrating the World Athletics Gold Label Race, which features a total prize purse of USD 2,10,000.
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan's reigning Olympic javelin throw champion Arshad Nadeem has declined an invitation to participate in the upcoming Neeraj Chopra Classic javelin throw meet in Bengaluru, according to reports in Pakistan media.
Kochi (Kerala), April 22 (IANS) Talented pole vaulter, Dev Meena from Madhya Pradesh hogged the limelight with a brilliant display, setting a new national record in the 28th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships here on Tuesday. The second day of the competition was time to rejoice for some as they were successful in achieving qualification marks for the Asian Athletics Championships in their respective events at Maharaja’s College Stadium here.
Chandigarh, April 18 (IANS) Two-time Olympian and national record holder Priyanka Goswami will look ahead to dominating the women’s 20km event at the 12th edition of the Indian Open Race Walking competition at the picturesque Sukhna Lake here on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will step in as an organiser with the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic javelin throw competition, which is scheduled to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana, on May 24, the World Athletics confirmed on Thursday.
