Budapest (Hungary), Aug 17 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla was on Thursday elected as one of the four vice-presidents of World Athletics, even as track and field's global governing body re-elected Sebastian Coe as its president.
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) India's Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has come out in support of fellow javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena, who is likely to miss the World Athletics Championship to be held in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19-27, because the embassy of Hungary in India has cancelled his visa.
Lausanne, Aug 15 (IANS) World Athletics will introduce a centralised licensing system for Athletes’ Representatives from September 1 after the regulatory framework was approved by the World Athletics Council this week.
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will lead a strong contingent including stars like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar and Jyothi Yarraji (women's 100m hurdles) who will participate in the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27.
Lausanne (Switzerland), Aug 7 (IANS) World Athletics, the governing body for track and field on Monday ratified World Records set this season by Kenyan Faith Kipyegon in women's 1500m and 5000m and Ethiopian Lamecha Girma in men's 3000m steeplechase.
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, the only Pakistani athlete to achieve the qualification mark, will participate in the upcoming World Athletics Championships 2023, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan said on Saturday.
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) With another season's best effort, India's Commonwealth Games 3000m steeplechase silver medallist Avinash Sable finished sixth in Silesia Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland and achieved the qualifying standard for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.
Bangkok (Thailand), July 16 (IANS) Parul Chaudhary and Jyothi Yarraji won their second medals in the competition but India could not get any more gold on the final day, winning 12 medals on the final day to take third place in the Asian Athletics Championship 2023 with a total of 27 medals including six gold medals.
Bangkok (Thailand), July 15 (IANS) India's Murali Sresshankar won the silver medal in the men's long jump event at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 and qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, here on Saturday.
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Asian record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor of India is all set to defend his men’s shot put title at the July 12-16 Asian Athletics Championships to be held in Bangkok, Thailand even as fellow shot-putter Karanveer Singh was dropped from the squad that left the country following a positive dope test.
