New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Delhi Half Marathon 2024 is set to showcase some of India's top long-distance running talent, with a lineup of elite athletes, who have consistently proven their mettle on both national and international stages.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Delhi Half Marathon 2024 set to take place on Sunday will feature two-time Olympic gold medallist Joshua Cheptegei, two-time 5000m World Champion Muktar Edris, in the men's race, and 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in the 10,000m, Eilish McColgan in women's race at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Zurich will host the 2025 Diamond League Final as China will kickstart the competition by hosting the opening two meets, the organizers said on Wednesday. The season will see 15 cities across 14 countries host the 16th edition of the elite one-day meeting series in athletics.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra met Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya here on Friday. Neeraj won the silver medal in men's javelin throw in the recently concluded Paris Olympics and ended his season with a second-place finish in the prestigious Diamond League Final earlier this month.
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Delhi Half Marathon, World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, with prize money of USD 2,60,000, will be flagged off from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 20. Top athletes from around the globe will join India’s finest and amateur runners will vie for glory in the #AaRangDeDilli spirit. Ugandan sensation Joshua Cheptegei and Kenya’s former Half-Marathon World record-holder Peres Jepchirchir are all set to light up the streets of Delhi.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Following his second-place finish in the Diamond League Final, Neeraj Chopra took to social media to reflect on his 2024 campaign. One of India’s leading athletes, the 26-year-old also revealed he participated in Brussels with a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Ace Indian javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra finished in second position in Brussels with a best throw of 87.86m at the Diamond League Final, on Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Two-time Paralympic silver medallist discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a new title, calling him "Param Mitra" during their interaction at PM's residence.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) While interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence, Indian para-athletics coach Satyapal Singh has revealed that coaches at Nehru Stadium thought he was wasting time in training para athletes.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian para-athlete Sandeep Chaudhary, who finished in fourth place for the third time in a row in as many Games, is unfazed about missing the podium in his third appearance at the Paralympics Games and has taken it as motivation for himself as well as for other athletes for the next edition of the mega sporting spectacle in 2028 in Los Angeles.
