Panipat, July 6 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's mother Saroj Devi said she will send a special 'churma' (a popular delicacy from Haryana and Rajasthan) for Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the latter requested for it during a recent interaction with the athlete.
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) As the Paris Olympics draw near, anticipation builds for India’s top athletes poised to make their mark on the global stage. India will be sending a contingent of close to 120 sportspersons to the Olympics, including an Athletics team led by the defending champion in the men’s javelin Neeraj Chopra, a 21-member Shooting team and a 16-member men’s hockey squad.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India's top woman 400m runner Deepanshi has been suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for anabolic steroids during the recent National Inter-State Athletics Championships, held at Panchkula, Haryana. Deepanshi had secured a silver medal in the event, clocking an impressive 52.01 seconds in the women's 400m final.
Monaco, July 3 (IANS) Just three weeks ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympic Games, World Athletics has ratified the women's marathon world record set by Peres Jepchirchir earlier this year. Kenya’s Jepchirchir rewrote the record book as she ran 2:16:16 to improve the women-only world marathon record by 45 seconds at the TCS London Marathon.
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Olympics, Asian, and World Championships gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is a 'cool cat', very consistent, and goes quietly about his job without taking too much pressure, says Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla about his star athlete's chances of retaining his gold medal in Paris Olympic Games.
Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a fortune global 500 company announced its partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the official Principal Partner for four years, starting from Paris Olympics ’24 through Los Angeles Olympics ’28.
New Delhi, Jun 30, 2024: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday unveiled Team India’s playing kit in the send-off ceremony held at the Ashoka Hotel, here on Sunday.
Panchkula, June 29 (IANS) Asian Games champion Avinash Sable set a new meet record on his way to a gold medal in men's 3000m steeplechase while top stars Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Parul Chaudhary won their respective events on the third day of the 63rd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2024 on Saturday.
Panchkula, June 29 (IANS) The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the new logo of the Athletics Federation of India and interacted with Paris 2024 Olympic Games-bound track and field athletes competing in the National Inter-State Athletics Championships at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium here on Saturday.
Patiala, June 29 (IANS) The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya visited the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in Patiala on Saturday to meet Olympics-bound athletes weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, javelin thrower Annu Rani and shot putter Abha Khatua and to inspect the progress of the new infrastructure coming up.
