Asian Athletics Championships: Yarraji follows up hurdles gold with 200m silver; India finish third with 27 medals
1 year, 8 months ago

Asian Athletics Championships: Yarraji follows up hurdles gold with 200m silver; India finish third with 27 medals

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Yarraji had won gold in women’s 100m hurdles on Thursday and followed it up with a 200m silver while shot putter Abha Khatua equalled the national record as India won 13 medals on the final day of competition in Bangkok. Bangkok: Unheralded Abha Khatua equalled shot put national record while finishing second in a surprise performance while Jyothi Yarraji and Parul Chaudhary clinched their second medals — both silver — as India ended their campaign with 27 medals at the Asian Athletics Championships campaign at third spot in Bangkok. Immensely proud of #TOPScheme athlete @JyothiYarraji for etching her name in history as she clinched 🇮🇳's first ever🥇in the women's 100m hurdles at Asian Athletics Championships this week and now went on to solidify her place in short distance events with 🥈 finish in Women's… pic.twitter.com/8OScdBylnt — Anurag Thakur July 16, 2023 She clocked a personal best time of 23.13 seconds to finish second behind Veronica Shanti Pereira of Singapore in the final. National record holder Priyanka clocked 1 hour 34 minutes and 24 seconds to finish second in the women’s 20km race walk event behind Yang Liujing of China.

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Indian athletes continue to shine in Special Olympics Winter Games
6 days, 14 hours ago

Indian athletes continue to shine in Special Olympics Winter Games

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India's impressive run at the Special Olympics Winter Games continued on day three and four, with the athletes adding as many as 15 more medals to the country's tally in Turin, Italy.India's total medal count has now risen to 24, building on the nine medals secured in the earlier events. In alpine skiing, Deepak Thakur and Giridhar displayed …

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025: Preeti adds 200m bronze to 100m silver as hosts India top medal table on final day
1 week, 1 day ago

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025: Preeti adds 200m bronze to 100m silver as hosts India top medal table on final day

Firstpost  

While sprinter Preeti Pal collected her second medal on the third and final day of the competition, emulating her outstanding performance in the Paris Olympics where she won as many medals, Indians achieved podium sweeps in men’s shot put F11-F20 category and in women’s discus throw F56-F57. Preeti Pal signed off from the 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix with …

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025: Indians sweep men’s discus throw F11 on Day 1; Preeti Pal wins 100m silver
1 week, 3 days ago

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025: Indians sweep men’s discus throw F11 on Day 1; Preeti Pal wins 100m silver

Firstpost  

India made a clean sweep in the Men’s Discus Throw F11 event, where Sagar clinched the gold with a throw of 34.84 meters, followed by Balaji Rajendran who secured silver with 26.98 meters, and Janak Singh Harsana who bagged bronze with a mark of 25.13 meters. The Men’s 100 meters T13 event saw Botswana’s Bose Mokgwathi take gold with 11.55 …

Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam claim gold medals at Spanish Para Badminton International 2025 II
1 week, 4 days ago

Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam claim gold medals at Spanish Para Badminton International 2025 II

The Hindu  

Paris Paralympics champion Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam secured gold medals in the SL3 and SL4 categories, respectively, leading India’s charge at the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2025 – II in Vitoria, Spain. Nitesh registered a 21-19, 21-19 win over Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in the final of the SL3 category, while Sukant defeated fellow Indian Tarun 21-13, 21-10 in the SL4 …

National Games 2025: Sachin hits a new high in javelin; High jumper Pooja, distance runner Sawan break records
1 month, 1 week ago

National Games 2025: Sachin hits a new high in javelin; High jumper Pooja, distance runner Sawan break records

The Hindu  

With Neeraj Chopra showing the way with his Olympic and World Championship golds, there is now a bunch of Indian javelin throwers who feel they can get onto the big stage. The 25-year-old from Uttar Pradesh produced a personal best of 84.39m and broke the meet record by more than two metres while winning the men’s javelin throw gold in …

Indian sports wrap, February 4: Sumit Nagal reaches pre-quarterfinals of Rosario Challenger
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, February 4: Sumit Nagal reaches pre-quarterfinals of Rosario Challenger

The Hindu  

TENNIS Sumit Nagal reaches pre-quarterfinals of Rosario Challenger Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal progressed to the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought win over local favourite Renzo Olivo at the 2025 Rosario Challenger in Rosario, Argentina. - PTI BASKETBALL Madhya Pradesh and Telangana crowned men’s and women’s basketball 3x3 champions Madhya Pradesh and Telangana won the men’s and women’s basketball 3x3 gold …

Indian sports wrap, January 27: Vaidehi, Ankita lose in first round at ITF tournament in Pune
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, January 27: Vaidehi, Ankita lose in first round at ITF tournament in Pune

The Hindu  

TENNIS Ankita, Vaidehi knocked out of ITF tournament in Pune Seventh seed Elena Pridankina overcame stiff resistance from Ankita Raina for a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory in the first round of the NECC $60,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Deccan Gymkhana on Monday. RESULTS Singles : Panna Udvardy bt Priska Nugroho 6-3, 6-4; Anastasia Tikhonova bt Linda Fruhvirtova 0-6, …

Indian athlete Jyothi’s golden leap in 60m hurdles
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian athlete Jyothi’s golden leap in 60m hurdles

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji from Visakhapatnam made a remarkable comeback to the track, setting not just one but two national records, and winning gold in the 60m hurdles at the Meeting de Nantes Métropole in Nantes, France, on Saturday. This performance shaved 0.05 seconds off her previous best of 8.12 seconds, set at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in …

Pranav Madav Wins Second Gold for Telangana; ITBP Tames Army in Ice Hockey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pranav Madav Wins Second Gold for Telangana; ITBP Tames Army in Ice Hockey

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Teenager Pranav Madav Surapaneni won a second gold medal for Telangana in the Khelo India Winter Games 2025’s ice-skating competition -the 500m short track for men- held at Leh's NDS Stadium on Saturday. A day ago, 15-year-old Nayana Sri Talluri, also from Telangana, had won the first gold medal in the Women 500-metre Ice Skating event and it was …

Indian sports wrap, January 25: Sandhu, Chawrasia and Rashid make cut in Manila
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, January 25: Sandhu, Chawrasia and Rashid make cut in Manila

The Hindu  

GOLF Sandhu, Chawrasia and Rashid make cut in Manila Ajeetesh Sandhu was the best of the three Indians to make the cut at the USD 500,000 Smart Infinity Philippine Open golf tournament, the season-opening event of the 2025 Asian Tour in Manila on Saturday. - PTI BILLIARDS National Billiards: Sourav Kothari beats Pankaj Advani in final Billiards stalwart Sourav Kothari …

Arjuna Award for Olympic athlete Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Arjuna Award for Olympic athlete Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Visakhapatnam’s 25-year-old athlete, Jyothi Yarraji, has been selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award. A trailblazer in Indian athletics, Yarraji made history as the first Indian woman to qualify for the 100m hurdles at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Her career milestones include joining the Sports Authority of India hostel in 2016, training under Olympian N Ramesh, and later refining …

SAI athletics coach Ramesh savours double delight as trainees Yarraji, Deepthi honoured with Arjuna Award
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SAI athletics coach Ramesh savours double delight as trainees Yarraji, Deepthi honoured with Arjuna Award

The Hindu  

For N. Ramesh, athletics coach of Sports Authority of India, it was double delight when two of his trainees - 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and para athlete J. Deepthi - were named for the prestigious Arjuna Awards on Thursday. Once she won the National under-18 women’s hurdles gold, she never really looked back and she became the first woman to …

Two Telugu Athletes Bag Arjuna Awards
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Telugu Athletes Bag Arjuna Awards

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2024 on Wednesday. Achievements of Jyothi Yarraji: • First-time Olympian and the first female athlete to represent India in the 100m hurdles at the Olympics. • 2022 Asian Games 100m hurdles silver medallist, finishing behind Lin Yuwei. • 2023 World University Games 100m hurdles bronze medallist. Achievements …

Ludhiana: Judoka Sahil wins gold Punjab at National School Games
3 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Judoka Sahil wins gold Punjab at National School Games

Hindustan Times  

The second day of the 68th National School Games in Ludhiana brought thrilling action and impressive performances across various sports. In the under-19 boys’ 55 kg category, Sahil of Punjab took first place, followed by Chandigarh’s Vivek in second and Haryana’s Mohit and Telangana’s T. Jampa in third. In the above 70 kg category, Punjab’s Kanwalpreet claimed first place, Haryana’s …

Wrestler Priya outclasses Paris Olympian Reetika to claim 76kg crown
3 months, 1 week ago

Wrestler Priya outclasses Paris Olympian Reetika to claim 76kg crown

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Priya Malik had won a handful of international medals in age group events and also bagged a bronze on her international debut in senior category at the Asian Championship last year. Reetika Hooda, another wrestler from Haryana, not only made her way to the national team but also became the first woman grappler from the country to book an …

Mirabai Chanu to skip World Weightlifting Championships to focus on rehab
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mirabai Chanu to skip World Weightlifting Championships to focus on rehab

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss the upcoming weightlifting World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, as she continues her rehabilitation. “Mira is still undergoing rehab after the Paris Olympics and will not participate in this World Championship,” chief national coach Vijay Sharma told PTI. In Chanu’s absence, Commonwealth Championship gold medallist Gyaneshwari Yadav will lead the Indian challenge at …

Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals

The Hindu  

Chirag Chikkara clinched the gold medal in the men's 57kg freestyle category at the Under-23 World Championships in Tirana. He defeated Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan 4-3 in the final seconds of the competition. Chikkara becomes the second Indian man to win the gold at the U23 Championships, following Aman Sehrawat's achievement in the same category in 2022. India finished fourth …

India dominates South Asian junior athletics meet
6 months, 1 week ago

India dominates South Asian junior athletics meet

The Hindu  

As expected, India dominated the South Asian junior athletics meet which concluded here on Friday, bagging a total of 48 medals. Sri Lanka finished second with nine gold, nine silver and 17 bronze. In the men’s 4x100m relay on Friday, Sri Lanka’s 100m men’s champion W. Merone Julian anchored the team to victory with a meet record of 40.28 seconds. …

South Asian junior athletics meet: Unnathi bags the gold in 100m hurdles with a new meet mark
6 months, 1 week ago

South Asian junior athletics meet: Unnathi bags the gold in 100m hurdles with a new meet mark

The Hindu  

Unnathi Aiyappa won the women’s 100m hurdles quite comfortably in a record time of 13.93s in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Thursday, though her time here was way below her personal best of 13.66 set in Dubai this year and she wasn’t happy with it. It was a memorable experience for two other Indians, who created new …

Paralympics: Canoe sprinter Pooja misses final; India sign off with record 29 medals
6 months, 1 week ago

Paralympics: Canoe sprinter Pooja misses final; India sign off with record 29 medals

New Indian Express  

PARIS: Pooja Ojha failed to finish inside the top three, missing out on a final berth in the women's kayak single 200m KL1 sprint canoeing event, bringing an end to India's record-breaking campaign at the Paralympics on Sunday. India concluded the Paris Paralympics with a record haul of seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals, securing 18th place in …

Silver lining for shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari; India's medal haul hits 21 at Paralympics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Silver lining for shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari; India's medal haul hits 21 at Paralympics

Hindustan Times  

World champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari smashed the Asian record en route a silver on Wednesday as India's track-and-field athletes continued to surpass expectations in what is turning out to be the country's best ever performance at the Paralympics here. Sachin Sarjerao Khilari's silver on Wednesday was medal number 21 for the nation, which is currently placed 19th in the …

India’s medal haul hits 22 at Paris Paralympics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s medal haul hits 22 at Paris Paralympics

The Hindu  

Harvinder Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to clinch a gold at the Paralympics, after World champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari’s record-shattering silver-winning effort, as the country’s athletes continued to surpass expectations in its best ever performance at the Games here. Their performance took India’s medal haul to 22 and the nation is currently placed 15th in …

From being mocked by fellow villagers to winning medal on Paralympic debut: Deepthi Jeevanji's trailblazing journey
6 months, 2 weeks ago

From being mocked by fellow villagers to winning medal on Paralympic debut: Deepthi Jeevanji's trailblazing journey

Hindustan Times  

Deepthi Jeevanji won India's 16th medal and added to the medal rush that helped take the country's tally past its Tokyo 2020 record on Tuesday. Deepthi Jeevanji came into the Paralympics as the world champion in women's 400m T20 classification. Today, seeing her become the world champion in a far-off country proves that she is indeed a special girl,” Jeevanji …

India's Deepthi Jeevanji wins bronze in women's 400m T20 category in Paris Paralympics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Deepthi Jeevanji wins bronze in women's 400m T20 category in Paris Paralympics

New Indian Express  

PARIS: India's world champion Deepthi Jeevanji came up short of her best timing as she won a bronze medal in the women's 400m T20 category final race at the Paralympics here on Tuesday. Deepthi, who turns 21 later this month, clocked 55.82 seconds to finish behind Yuliia Shuliar of Ukraine and world record holder Aysel Onder of Turkey. Deepthi had …

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two
6 months, 3 weeks ago

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two

The Hindu  

National record holder Annu Rani won the women’s javelin gold with a heave of 58.97m in the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. National record holders Manikanta Hoblidhar and Tejas Shirse were beaten for gold in the 100m sprint and 110m hurdles respectively as young sprinters from Odisha and Delhi ruled the roost …

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final

The Hindu  

India’s Pooja Singh rewrote the national U20 women’s national record in the high jump to qualify for the final with a ninth-place finish in the qualification round at the ongoing World Athletics U-20 Championships here. Daughter of a mason, Pooja broke her own national U-20 record of 1.82m set last year in Korea while winning a silver medal at the …

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Sharuk Khan breaks U20 NR in 3000m steeplechase to qualify for final
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Sharuk Khan breaks U20 NR in 3000m steeplechase to qualify for final

The Hindu  

India’s Sharuk Khan broke the national U20 record in 3000m steeplechase to qualify for the final with a sixth-place finish in his heat race at the World Athletics U20 Championships here. The 18-year-old Khan ran 8 minutes 45.12 seconds to finish sixth in heat one late Wednesday night and qualify for the final to be held on August 31. The …

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: India finishes fifth in 4x400m mixed relay; Amanat Kamboj qualifies for discus final
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: India finishes fifth in 4x400m mixed relay; Amanat Kamboj qualifies for discus final

The Hindu  

The Indian quartet of Jay Kumar, Neeru Pathak, Rihan Chaudhary, and Sandramol Sabu finished fifth in the 4x400m mixed relay final after qualifying overall third among 20 competing teams at the World Athletics U-20 Championships on Tuesday. Australia’s Jordan Gilbert, Bella Pasquali, Jack Deguara and Sophia Gregorevic finished first with a time of 3:19.27, followed by Poland and China in …

Yogesh Kathuniya keen to change colour of medal to gold
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Yogesh Kathuniya keen to change colour of medal to gold

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Yogesh Kathuniya is going to the Paris Paralympics with a simple goal: to break the trend of silver medals in his career. At the Tokyo Paralympics, discus thrower Kathuniya won silver in the men’s F56 discus throw event with a throw of 44.38m. This year in Kobe Worlds Batista recorded a 45.14m throw for the gold and Kathuniya, …

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle

The Hindu  

Indian women wrestlers Aditi Kumari, Neha, Pulkit, and Mansi on Thursday became the Under-17 World champions in their respective categories, stamping their class in the prestigious Cadets event, here. Frolova made a desperate attempt to get the winning move but Pulkit defended well in the final 20 seconds to claim the title. Mansi Lather clinched the top podium spot after …

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India
8 months ago

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India

The Hindu  

As Paris is ready to host its third Olympics after a century, the 117 Indian athletes are gearing up earnestly to increase the country’s medal count in the post-COVID Games, kicking off on the banks of the majestic river Seine on July 26. When the pandemic-delayed Olympics were staged behind closed doors in Tokyo three years ago, India claimed seven …

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts
8 months, 1 week ago

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts

Hindustan Times  

India have won more Olympic medals since the turn of this century than they did in all of their appearances before 2000. Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal, winning the men's 10m air rifle title. Sushil Kumar became the first Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals, bettering his bronze medal in Beijing …

How did India perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
8 months, 1 week ago

How did India perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

The Hindu  

India’s campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will always be remembered for its historic medal haul, a record seven, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Mirabai Chanu poses with the Silver medal for the Weightlifting - Women’s 49kg Group A on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 24, 2021 …

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

The Hindu  

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was the most successful Games outing for India since it participated in the Games for the first time in 1900. Here’s a look at the top 10 Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra Winning gold in javelin in Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra clinched the first-ever track and field medal for India. | …

Book Review: The Neeraj Chopra Story - An earnest attempt to document history
9 months, 1 week ago

Book Review: The Neeraj Chopra Story - An earnest attempt to document history

The Hindu  

The Man Who Made History: The Neeraj Chopra Story by Norris Pritam encapsulates the fascinating journey of India’s first-ever Olympic gold medallist in track and field. LISTEN | Sportstar Podcast: Federation Cup 2024 - Neeraj Chopra’s triumphant homecoming, Olympic qualification hiccups and AFI’s administrative headaches When it came to Neeraj, apart from the initial financial struggles, everything fell into place. …

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold

The Hindu  

Despite rain being an issue, former Asian bronze medallist Nayana James came up with a 6.43m effort as she shocked Japan’s Asian champion Sumire Hata and won the long jump gold at the Taiwan Athletics Open, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Taipei on Sunday. 68 Nayana, the Federation Cup champion, is way below the young Shaili Singh …

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming

The Hindu  

SWIMMING Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming Ace India swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a silver medal in the 50m backstroke event at the 30th Mare Nostrum swimming tour at the Canet-en-Roussillon, France. The results : Under-16 boys: Tavish Pahwa bt Prateek Sheoran 6-4, 6-0 Under-16 girls: Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Ranjhana Sangram 6-1, 6-3 -Kamesh Srinivasan Aryan Shah and Adhithya …

World Para-Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma wins gold, India bag three medals on last day
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World Para-Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma wins gold, India bag three medals on last day

Firstpost  

Simran Sharma, Navdeep and Preethi Pal added to India’s record tally at the World Para-Athletics Championships Simran Sharma won gold on the last day of the World Para-Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. Image: X/Paralympic India Simran Sharma won gold medal in women’s 200m T12 event with a personal best of 24.95 seconds to earn India a sixth yellow metal on …

Who is Deepthi Jeevanji? Know about first Indian para athlete to win gold at World Championships track events
10 months ago

Who is Deepthi Jeevanji? Know about first Indian para athlete to win gold at World Championships track events

India TV News  

The rising athlete Deepthi Jeevanji made every Indian proud with a historic Gold at the World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in Kobe on Monday, May 20. At the World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in Kobe, Japan, she set a new Asian record of 56.09 seconds on Sunday to qualify for the finals. In the finals, Deepthi produced her best performance …

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Deepthi Jeevanji Wins India's First Gold Medal
10 months ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Deepthi Jeevanji Wins India's First Gold Medal

ABP News  

World Para Athletics Championships: Deepthi Jeevanji clinched India's first-ever gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, on Monday. Also on ABP Live | IPL 2024 Playoffs: Dates, Time, Format, Venue, Who Will Play Whom - All You Need To Know Earlier, Deepthi Jeevanji secured a quota for the Paris Paralympics 2024 by qualifying for the Women's …

Neeraj Chopra Claims Gold in Federation Cup, His First Outing in India In Three Years
10 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Claims Gold in Federation Cup, His First Outing in India In Three Years

News 18  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw event of the Federation Cup here, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow start in his first competitive outing on Indian soil in three years. FOLLOW: RR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2024 Chopra last took part in a domestic competition at …

Deeksha breaks 1500m National Record at competition in Los Angeles
10 months, 1 week ago

Deeksha breaks 1500m National Record at competition in Los Angeles

The Hindu  

Asian Games champion Annu Rani opened her season with a decent 60.68m effort while finishing sixth in the Hylo Javelin Throw Meeting in Offenburg, Germany, on Sunday. Deeksha bettered her personal best by more than a second as she broke Harmilan Bains’ three-year-old 1500m national record at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, …

Asian under-20 athletics championships: Harshit strikes gold in hammer, silver for Laxita and mixed relay team
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Asian under-20 athletics championships: Harshit strikes gold in hammer, silver for Laxita and mixed relay team

The Hindu  

Harshit Kumar won the men’s hammer throw gold while Laxita Vinod Sandilea and the 4x400m mixed relay team picked silver medals on the third day of the 21st Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Friday. The Indian team, comprising P. Abiram, Kanista Teena, Navpreet Singh and Sandramol Sabu, clocked 3:24.86 for the mixed relay silver, behind China, in 3:24.86s …

Under-20 Asians | Harshit clinches gold; Laxita and mixed relay team finish with silver
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Under-20 Asians | Harshit clinches gold; Laxita and mixed relay team finish with silver

The Hindu  

Harshit Kumar won the men’s hammer throw gold while Laxita Vinod Sandilea and the 4x400m mixed relay team claimed silver medals at the 21st Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Friday. The Indian team, comprising P. Abiram, Kanista Teena, Navpreet Singh and Sandramol Sabu, clocked 3:24.86 for the mixed relay silver in the 4x400m race. Meanwhile, Karnataka’s Shreeya Rajesh …

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag

The Hindu  

Ranvir Kumar Singh and junior National record-holder Ekta Pradeep Dey won the men’s and women’s 3000m steeple chase gold at the Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Thursday. Nikita Kumari, the junior Federation Cup women’s discus throw champion with 50.17m in Lucknow last month, was fourth with 46.84m. There were two bronze medals too, from Aman Chaudhary in the …

Indian 20km race walkers produce disappointing performances at Worlds
11 months ago

Indian 20km race walkers produce disappointing performances at Worlds

The Hindu  

Indian athletes failed to make an impact in the prestigious World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships on Sunday as none of them came up with reassuring performances ahead of the Paris Olympics in July-August. Ram Baboo, the latest to achieve the Olympics men’s 20km race walk qualification standard clocking a personal best of 1:20:00 in the Dudinska 50 Meet in …

Aishwarya Mishra’s 400m bronze at 2023 Asian Championships to be upgraded to silver
11 months, 1 week ago

Aishwarya Mishra’s 400m bronze at 2023 Asian Championships to be upgraded to silver

The Hindu  

Top Indian athlete Aishwarya Mishra’s 400m bronze medal at 2023 Asian Championships will be upgraded to silver as original second-place finisher Farida Soliyeva of Uzbekistan failed a dope test. Soliyeva’s urine sample collected on July 13, during the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok last year, contained prohibited substance Meldonium and the Athletics Integrity Unit, the international federation’s body for combating …

Indian sports wrap, April 8: India retains men’s individual and team gold in Asia-Oceania 24-hr ultra-running c’ships
11 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, April 8: India retains men’s individual and team gold in Asia-Oceania 24-hr ultra-running c’ships

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS India retains men’s individual and team gold in Asia-Oceania 24-hr ultra-running c’ships Amar Singh Devanda smashed his own national record en route retaining the individual gold medal and helping the men’s team to finish on top of the podium for the second consecutive edition of the IAU 24-hr Asia-Oceania Ultrarunning Championships in Canberra, Australia. The Indian men’s team also …

India Open Jumps | Nayana bags long jump gold with personal best mark
1 year ago

India Open Jumps | Nayana bags long jump gold with personal best mark

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Nayana James recorded a personal best mark, leaping 6.67m to secure the women’s long jump gold at the 3rd Indian Open Jumps Competition held at the Anju Bobby George Foundation here on Wednesday. On a day when no athlete threatened the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification mark, the 28-year-old’s effort stood out, coming nearly seven years after her previous best …

Asian Track Cycling Championships: India Finish Event With 18 Medals as Para-athletes Shine
1 year ago

Asian Track Cycling Championships: India Finish Event With 18 Medals as Para-athletes Shine

News 18  

India wrapped up its campaign at the Asian Track Cycling Championships with an impressive haul of nine gold, six silver and three bronze, though the para-athletes won the bulk of the country’s medals on Monday. On the final day of the championships, India’s Harshita Jakhar and Dhanyadha JP won a bronze medal in the Madison event of junior women’s category. …

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