New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India's two-time Olympic medallist and javelin legend Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League final after securing a sixth-place finish in the overall standings following the end of the Zurich Diamond League.
Zurich (Switzerland), Aug 28 (IANS) World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has said that he is very optimistic about the future of athletics and that the sport must maintain its position as the number one Olympic sport.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) At 58, Rohtak-based runner Bimla Banwala is preparing to add another chapter to a remarkable endurance journey as she lines up for the Delhi Half Marathon, having already completed more than 100 races since taking up running during the pandemic in 2020.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) South Africa’s Tshepo Jason Tyantini and India's Abinaya Rajarajan emerged as the fastest male and female athletes in the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Level Meeting at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.
Lausanne, Aug 22 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra produced his best throw of the 2026 season but once again came up short against Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage, finishing second at the Lausanne Diamond League on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) After his silver-winning show at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is all set to participate in the Lausanne Diamond League, also known as Athletissima Friday.
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Inspired by Neeraj Chopra's historic Olympic triumph, Jharkhand's teenage javelin thrower Shilpa Kumari has set her sights on winning an Olympic medal and emerging as one of India's leading stars in the sport.
Eugene, Aug 10 (IANS) National senior record holder Pooja Singh finished a disappointing seventh in the women’s high jump final as India wrapped up their World Athletics U20 Championships campaign with three medals.
Eugene, Aug 9 (IANS) Basant won silver in the men's high jump at the U20 Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, equalling his personal best jump of 2.21m. The 19-year-old from Ganganagar, Rajasthan, became the first Indian to win a high jump medal at any world-level event.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has congratulated fellow Indian javelin thrower Ashish Yadav after his silver-medal finish at the World U20 Athletics Championships, calling the achievement particularly special from the perspective of a javelin thrower.
