Tokyo Olympics Athletics: Barega wins 10,000m gold; Sable breaks national record
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Athletics: Barega wins 10,000m gold; Sable breaks national record

The Hindu  

Working his way up brilliantly from the back of the pack, Ethiopian Selemon Barega won the men's 10,000m for the first athletics gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. The race was wide open till the last two laps in the 25-lapper and the 21-year-old, who grabbed the lead at the bell, staved off a strong challenge from Uganda's world record holder and World champion Joshua Cheptegei to take the title in 27:43.22s. The shock of the day came in the 4x400m mixed relay where the USA, the World champion and world record holder, was disqualified for a faulty baton exchange in the heats. The first three from each of the three heats and the next six fastest athletes were offered berths for the final and Sable, who came to Tokyo with a personal best of 8:20.20s, improved his national record by more than two seconds, clocking 8:18.12s. Jabir, who has a personal best of 49.13s, finished last in his heat in 50.77s while Dutee, the national record holder with 11.17s, clocked 11.54s for the seventh spot in her 100m heat which was won by Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who is bidding to become the first woman in history to win three 100m titles.

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World Athletics Indoor Championships: Ingebrigtsen wins 3,000m gold, keeps hopes of double alive

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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Associated Press  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold
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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Fast-finishing Hall takes 400m gold for US

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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ABC  

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Paris Olympics: Avinash Sable storms into the 3,000m steeplechase final

The Hindu  

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics, Day 10 Highlights: Sable through to 3000m steeplechase final

Hindustan Times  

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Paris Olympics, Day 10 Highlights: Sable through to 3000m steeplechase final

Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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Ecuador, China bag race walk gold to kick off athletics at Paris Olympics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecuador, China bag race walk gold to kick off athletics at Paris Olympics

Al Jazeera  

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2024 Olympics records list: US men’s 4x400M relay team sets a new mark at the Games
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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Terminated again: Titmus hands Ledecky another Olympic defeat, claiming gold in the 400 free
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
9 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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

ATHLETICS | Gaurav and Sonam shatter the under-20 steeple chase marks
1 year, 4 months ago

ATHLETICS | Gaurav and Sonam shatter the under-20 steeple chase marks

The Hindu  

Gaurav Yadav, Sonam, Kaila Syam Sundhar and Minakshi found their way into the record books on the penultimate day of the 38th National junior athletics championship at the Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. Earlier, Sundhar clocked 10.55s for the record in the boys’ under-16 80m hurdles, while Minakshi threw the spear to a new distance of 44.05m for the girls’ …

ATHLETICS | Murli Gavit wins men’s 5000m in a race that featured an odd finish
1 year, 5 months ago

ATHLETICS | Murli Gavit wins men’s 5000m in a race that featured an odd finish

The Hindu  

The men’s 5,000m event at the 62nd National Open athletics championships here on Friday witnessed an odd finish. Six runners in the leader group entered the home stretch together, but as the finish line approached, none of them seemed to make a concentrated effort to break away and get the win. The results: Winners: Men: 5,000m: Murli Gavit, 14:08.49s, 4x400m …

Asian Games 2023: Neeraj defends gold medal, Sable, Harmilan grab silver, men’s relay-team on top
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Neeraj defends gold medal, Sable, Harmilan grab silver, men’s relay-team on top

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra defended his Asian Games title with a season’s best throw of 88.88m, and Kishore Kumar Jena managed a personal best of 87.54m as India completed a one-two in javelin but not before both got the short end of dodgy officiating as India finished the track & field assignments here with a best-ever haul of 29 medals including six …

Asian Games 2023: Men's relay team featuring Muhammed Anas, Jacob, Ajmal and Rajesh wins 4x400m Gold
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Men's relay team featuring Muhammed Anas, Jacob, Ajmal and Rajesh wins 4x400m Gold

India TV News  

Athletics continued to contribute medals for India in huge numbers as seven more medals were won in the sport across various disciplines on Wednesday, October 4. While double podium finish in javelin throw including a Gold by Neeraj Chopra will headline the track and field athletes' performance on Wednesday, soon after the men's relay team featuring Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, …

Men's 4x400m relay team wins gold as Indian athletes continue medal run at Asian Games in Hangzhou
1 year, 5 months ago

Men's 4x400m relay team wins gold as Indian athletes continue medal run at Asian Games in Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Indian javelin throwers -- Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena produced a commanding performance to walk away with a gold and silver as Indian athletes continued their sensational run, claiming seven medals in the athletics competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Members of India's team react after winning the Men's 4X400 relay final In a dramatic day, Olympic gold medallist …

Asian Games 2023: Who are the Indians to win athletics medals on October 1?
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Who are the Indians to win athletics medals on October 1?

The Hindu  

It was medals gallore for India at the Hangzhou Olympics Sports Arena on Sunday as the nation added nine to its overall tally. Among the silver medallists on the day were Murali Sreeshankar in men’s long jump, Harmilan Bains in women’s 1500 metres and Ajay Kumar Saroj in the men’s 1500 metres. Jyothi Yarraji also won a silver after drama …

Asian Games: Sable sets own agenda for steeplechase gold; Punia in podium at 40
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games: Sable sets own agenda for steeplechase gold; Punia in podium at 40

Hindustan Times  

On a day marked by a false start drama and a successful protest, it is easy to forget what Avinash Sable achieved. Gold medallists India's Avinash Sable celebrates after winning the men's 3000m steeplechase final with silver medallist Japan's Ryoma Aoki and bronze medallist Japan's Seiya Sunada By the time the frail frame of Sable crossed the finish line in …

Asian Games 2023: Avinash Sable wins gold in men’s 3000m steeplechase; breaks Games record
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Avinash Sable wins gold in men’s 3000m steeplechase; breaks Games record

The Hindu  

India’s Avinash Sable won the gold medal in men’s 3000m steeplechase at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. Sable’s medal is India’s 12th gold at this edition of the Asian Games and the first track and field gold in Hangzhou. Sable, a 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, holds the national record of 8 minutes 11.20 seconds. In Hangzhou, besides the …

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India’s Sachin Mor remains in hunt for bronze medal
1 year, 6 months ago

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India’s Sachin Mor remains in hunt for bronze medal

The Hindu  

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World Athletics Championships 2023: Yavi wins women’s 3,000 steeplechase gold with last-lap surge
1 year, 6 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Yavi wins women’s 3,000 steeplechase gold with last-lap surge

The Hindu  

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World Athletics Championships 2023: Redemption for Ingebrigtsen with 5,000m gold
1 year, 6 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Redemption for Ingebrigtsen with 5,000m gold

The Hindu  

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World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold
1 year, 7 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold

The Hindu  

Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat won the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday with a time of two hours, eight minutes, 53 seconds, while Maru Teferi of Israel finished with silver despite taking a tumble. The 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kiplangat broke away on his own with about 4 km to go, crossing the finish line with an …

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 6: India's Ram Baboo finishes 27th in 35km race walk final
1 year, 7 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 6: India's Ram Baboo finishes 27th in 35km race walk final

India TV News  

India's ace athlete Ram Baboo finished 27th in the men's 35km race walk final event at the World Athletics Championships 2023 on Thursday, August 24. In the women's event, Perez finished the 35km race walk final event with a record time of 2:38:40s, over two minutes ahead of the silver medalist and the former champion defending champion Kimberly Garcia Leon. …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Gardiner out of world 400m as Van Niekerk sneaks through
1 year, 7 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Gardiner out of world 400m as Van Niekerk sneaks through

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas failed to make it into the final of the men’s 400m at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest after pulling up injured in his semifinal on Tuesday. South Africa’s world record holder Wayde van Niekerk endured an agonising wait to qualify as one of the two next fastest after missing out on one …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tamberi wins gold after thrilling high jump final, Barshim finishes third
1 year, 7 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tamberi wins gold after thrilling high jump final, Barshim finishes third

The Hindu  

Italy’s Olympic champion and showman Gianmarco Tamberi captured his first world high jump title on Tuesday, in a dramatic finish against young American JuVaughn Harrison. Tamberi, who famously shared the Olympic title with three-time world champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar, cleared a world-leading 2.36 metres for gold. CAMPIONE DEL MONDO 🚀 The Olympic champion becomes the high jump world champion …

Sha’Carri Richardson claims gold in 100m at World Athletics Championships
1 year, 7 months ago

Sha’Carri Richardson claims gold in 100m at World Athletics Championships

Al Jazeera  

Favourites Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce from Jamaica take silver and bronze at the event in Budapest. Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States stunned Jamaica’s pre-race favourites from the outside lane to win the 100 metres world title at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Richardson crushed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s hopes of a sixth women’s world 100m title when she stormed …

World Athletics Championship 2023: Reigning champion Kerley fails to qualify for 100m finals; Jacobs misses cut
1 year, 7 months ago

World Athletics Championship 2023: Reigning champion Kerley fails to qualify for 100m finals; Jacobs misses cut

The Hindu  

American Fred Kerley will not be defending his world 100 metres title later on Sunday after he failed to progress from the semifinals, as his compatriots Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman qualified fastest for the final. FOLLOW | World Athletics Championship Day 2 LIVE Updates Former champion Coleman got his traditional fast start and maintained his form to win the …

Shocker in World Athletics Championships: Sable fails to qualify for final round in 3000m steeplechase
1 year, 7 months ago

Shocker in World Athletics Championships: Sable fails to qualify for final round in 3000m steeplechase

The Hindu  

National record holder 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable failed to qualify for the final round of the World Athletics Championships after finishing a disappointing seventh in his heat race in a shocking result in Budapest on August 19. Sable, who trained abroad for many months on Sports Ministry's funding to prepare for this showpiece event and was exempted from competing in …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Spain’s Martin captures first gold in 20km race walk
1 year, 7 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Spain’s Martin captures first gold in 20km race walk

The Hindu  

Alvaro Martin of Spain captured gold in the 20-kilometre race walk in the opening event of the World Athletics Championships 2023 on Saturday. FOLLOW | World Athletics Championships LIVE Updates Martin, who was fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and seventh at the worlds last year in Eugene, shaved nearly two seconds off his best time. “I am going to enjoy …

Sha’Carri Richardson suffers first 100m loss of season
1 year, 8 months ago

Sha’Carri Richardson suffers first 100m loss of season

The Hindu  

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was beaten over 100m for the first time this year at a meeting in Hungary on Tuesday. Richardson never recovered from a poor start in Szekesfehervar and couldn’t catch Julien Alfred, the Saint Lucia athlete who has been a sensation on the college circuit this season. READ | Paris Olympics organiser sees ‘difficult’ year ahead Richardson …

Ingebrigtsen holds off Girma to win 1,500m at Diamond League in Lausanne
1 year, 8 months ago

Ingebrigtsen holds off Girma to win 1,500m at Diamond League in Lausanne

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen held off Lamecha Girma in a battle of world record holders to win the much-anticipated men’s 1,500 metres at the Athletissima Diamond League meet on Friday. Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia set a sizzling pace in the men’s 5,000m and then held off several challenges from Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei - including one final move from the world …

Federation Cup: Rohit wins gold with 83.40m in javelin, Manu finishes second
1 year, 10 months ago

Federation Cup: Rohit wins gold with 83.40m in javelin, Manu finishes second

Hindustan Times  

Rohit Yadav sizzled with a personal best of 83.40m to win an exciting men's javelin competition on the final day of the Senior Federation Cup Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Thursday. Last month, Manu won the Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru hurling the javelin to 84.33m and Rohit came second. Manu has a personal best of 84.35m at the Inter-State …

Avinash Sable, Parul Chaudhary break 5000m national records
1 year, 10 months ago

Avinash Sable, Parul Chaudhary break 5000m national records

The Hindu  

Olympian Avinash Sable broke his own 5000m national record in the Sound Running Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour-Silver event, at Walnut, California, on Saturday. Avinash, whose primary event is the 3000m steeple chase where he is also the Commonwealth Games silver medallist and national record holder, clocked 13:19.30s to better his record by more than five seconds while …

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