Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s Ekta Pradeep Dey improved the national women’s 3,000m steeplechase record on the concluding day of the 22nd National Junior U20 Federation Athletics Championships at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre here on Sunday.
Lucknow, March 9 (IANS) Odisha’s promising quarter-miler Bapi Hansda etched his name in record books by setting a meet record in the men’s 400m race while Haryana’s Aarti raced to glory in the women’s 10,000m race walk event on the second day of the 22nd National Junior U20 Federation Cup Athletics Championships at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here on Saturday.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) As the next Olympic Games draws closer with each passing day, India's World and Tokyo Olympics javelin champion Neeraj Chopra said pressure will be inevitable when he goes to defend his title in Paris 2024. Saying training and competition are like chalk and cheese, Chopra, on a short break after his training in South Africa, and will be soon be getting into training mode again in Turkey to prepare for the outdoor season as he will start his campaign in May.
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) The opening day of the three-day 22nd National Junior U20 Federation Athletics Championships witnessed several exciting yet close contests as the event got underway at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here on Friday. Several athletes caught the eye of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection panel as they achieved the Asian U20 qualification criteria set by the AFI on Day One.
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approved Asian Athletics Championship silver medallist Manu DP's proposal to train in Potchefstroom, South Africa for 32 days.
Guwahati (Assam), Feb 27 (IANS) The lack of a certified coach did not deter discus thrower Oinam Alson Singh’s confidence in becoming the first gold medallist from Manipur University at the 4th edition of the Khelo India University Games 2023, Ashtalakshmi here.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) In a thrilling finish to the tape, Army Sports Institute’s Gopi Thonakal pipped his teammate Srinu Bugatha to win the New Delhi Marathon crown here on Sunday. Gopi, who had set his eyes on the National Record (2:12) set by Shivnath Singh in 1978, finished in 2:14:40 to take the gold medal. It was just short of his own personal best (2:13:39) that he had achieved in 2022.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s top runners including T. Gopi, Srini B. and Anish Thapa will line up along with over 19,000 athletes in the 9th edition of the prestigious New Delhi Marathon on Sunday (February 25) hoping to win a ticket to the Paris Olympic Games later this year.
Tehran (Iran), Feb 19 (IANS) Indian distance runner Gulveer Singh won a gold medal in the men's 3000m at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship with a timing of 8:07.48, which is also his personal best at this distance.
Apeldoorn (Netherlands), Feb 18 (IANS) Femke Bol broke her record at the Dutch Indoor Championships here, returning to the scene of her historic 49.26 run 12 months ago to further improve the world indoor 400m record to 49.24 and retain her national title here on Sunday.
