National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record
2 weeks, 1 day ago

National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record

The Hindu  

Seventeen-year-old Kiran bettered his own National record in the under-18 men’s 110m hurdles semifinals in the morning before cruising to the title in the evening in the National junior athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. The results : Under-20: Men: 400m: Jay Kumar 46.29 ; 3000m: Mohit Yadav 8:16.84; 110m hurdles: Sandeep Gond 14.02; 10000m race walk: Amit Kumar 42:18.13; High jump: Sagar Roy 2.04m; Shot put: Siddharth Chaudhary 19.16m; 4x100m relay: Odisha 41.10 ; Women: 400m: Dhesikha V. 55.03; 3000m: Sonam Parmar 9:44.16; 100m hurdles: Crystal Vadakel 14.10; 4x100m relay: Maharashtra 47.13. Under-18: Men: 400m: Gajendra Singh 48.111; 110m hurdles: Kiran K. 13.64; Long jump: Shahnavaz Khan 7.72m; Women: 400m: Tahura Khatun 56.01; 100m hurdles: Bhavana G. 14.42; 3000m race walk: Shikha Yadav 14:13.20; Long jump: Thanusha K. 5.70m. Under-16: Boys: 80m hurdles: Sanaga Thanush Teja 10.36 ; High jump: Zubin Gohain 1.76m; Javelin: Dhairya Bhanderi 70.12m ; Girls: 80m hurdles: Shourya Ambure 11.55; Javelin: Muskan 46.87m.

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Indian sports wrap, December 21: Ayush, Aakarshi reach round of 16 at Senior Badminton Nationals
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Indian sports wrap, December 21: Ayush, Aakarshi reach round of 16 at Senior Badminton Nationals

The Hindu  

BADMINTON Senior Nationals: Ayush, Aakarshi reach round of 16 Second seed Ayush Shetty entered the men’s singles last-16 with a comfortable 21-12, 21-13 victory over Tamil Nadu’s S. Kishore at the 2024 Senior National Badminton Championship at the KBA courts in Bengaluru on Saturday. Women: Aakarshi Kashyap bt Taranjeet Kaur 21-14, 21-8; Anmol Kharb bt Krishika Mahajan 21-14, 21-14; Tanvi …

Breaching the 10s barrier in 100m — which Indian sprinter will get there first
4 days, 12 hours ago

Breaching the 10s barrier in 100m — which Indian sprinter will get there first

The Hindu  

Manikanta Hoblidhar thought he had it. If I had been able to run all the way through to the finish line, I’m sure I’d have run in less than 10.20 seconds,” he says. Just a couple of years ago, Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon clocked a time of 9.96 seconds, becoming the first South Asian to break the 10-second barrier in …

National Junior Athletics Championships 2024: AFI puts restrictions in few events for the first time to discourage early specialisation
2 weeks, 4 days ago

National Junior Athletics Championships 2024: AFI puts restrictions in few events for the first time to discourage early specialisation

The Hindu  

Several up-and-coming athletes, including under-20 National record holder pole vaulter Dev Meena and South Asian junior championships silver medallist 100m hurdler Sabita Toppo, promise quality action in the 39 th National junior athletics championships starting here on Saturday. For the first time, the meet will see restrictions in a few events for under-14, under-16 and under-18 athletes as the Athletics …

National Open Athletics Championships: Ramraj breaks P.T. Usha’s 39-year-old meet record in 400m hurdles
3 months, 3 weeks ago

National Open Athletics Championships: Ramraj breaks P.T. Usha’s 39-year-old meet record in 400m hurdles

The Hindu  

Vithya Ramraj broke a 39-year-old meet record with an excellent run in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Monday. He wanted my name to be up there on the record list,” Vithya, who won the 400m hurdles bronze at the 2022 Asian Games, said. In the men’s 200m, …

Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships

Hindustan Times  

Aarti won a bronze in women's 10000m race walk event with national U20 record time to open India's medal account in the World U20 Athletics Championships here on Friday. Aarti broke her own earlier national record of 47:21.04 which she had clocked in March while winning gold in the National Federation Cup U20 Championships in Lucknow. On Thursday night, Pooja …

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final
3 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 …

Inter-State athletics | Tejas wins men’s hurdles with a new meet record
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Inter-State athletics | Tejas wins men’s hurdles with a new meet record

The Hindu  

Tejas Shirse was clearly not happy, despite winning the 110m hurdles on the final day of the 63rd Inter-State athletics championships here on Sunday with a new meet record of 13.54 seconds. The most anticipated event at the meet saw a new national record by the national 4x400m mixed relay team but fell short of qualifying for Paris here on …

Unheralded Kiran secures surprise Olympic berth in women's 400m
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Unheralded Kiran secures surprise Olympic berth in women's 400m

Hindustan Times  

Unheralded Haryana athlete Kiran Pahal, on Thursday, surprised herself by qualifying for the Paris Olympics in the women's 400m event, clocking a personal best time of 50.92 seconds on the opening day of the National Inter-State Championships here. Kiran Pahal The automatic Olympics qualification mark in women's 400m is 50.95 seconds, which the 23-year-old Kiran managed to breach to secure …

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record
6 months, 1 week ago

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record

The Hindu  

Neeru Pathak broke the girls’ 400m under-18 National record of former Asian junior champion Rezoana Mallick Heena while winning the gold at the 19th National youth athletics championships in Bilaspur on Sunday. Meanwhile, Odisha’s Bapi Hansda, who had missed the recent under-20 Asians in Dubai, bettered the boys’ 400m meet record clocking 47.12s and also made the cut for the …

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag
7 months, 4 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 …

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

ATHLETICS | Gaurav and Sonam shatter the under-20 steeple chase marks
1 year, 1 month 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, 2 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, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final

India Today  

On October 2nd, 2023, the Asian Games witnessed a remarkable performance by Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj. The 25-year-old hurdler clocked a personal best of 55.42 seconds in the women's 400m hurdles heats, securing her direct qualification for the final. Her time of 55.42 seconds placed her among the top five athletes, advancing to the final, demonstrating India's continued strength in …

Indian Grand Prix-5: Vithya Ramraj narrowly misses out on breaking PT Usha’s 39-year-old 400m hurdles record
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian Grand Prix-5: Vithya Ramraj narrowly misses out on breaking PT Usha’s 39-year-old 400m hurdles record

The Hindu  

A day after her 400m stunner, Vithya Ramraj almost came close to toppling P.T. Usha’s 39-year-old 400m hurdles national record, missing it by one-hundredth of a second, at the Indian Grand Prix-5 in Chandigarh on Monday. Vithya, who was in a world of her own in the 400m hurdles, clocked 55.43s as she gave a shiver to Usha’s precious record …

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra produces record-breaking throw to qualify for finals of World Athletics Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra produces record-breaking throw to qualify for finals of World Athletics Championships

India TV News  

India's ace javelin star Neeraj Chopra produces another record-breaking throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships qualification round on Friday, August 25. Neeraj recorded an 88.77m throw on his first attempt to enter the finals of the World Athletics Championships 2023 and mainly qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Watch Neeraj Chopra's throw at World Athletics Championships 2023: The 25-year-old …

World Athletics Championships: Jyothi Yarraji fails to qualify for 100m hurdles semis
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Jyothi Yarraji fails to qualify for 100m hurdles semis

The Hindu  

National record holder 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the semifinals of the World Athletics Championships as she finished seventh in her heat here on Tuesday. READ: Jyothi Yarraji is a level-headed and determined athlete, says Dr Aashish Contractor Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Kendra Harrison of USA led the semifinal qualifiers with a world record time of 12.24 …

World Athletics Championships: Reality checks for India’s Sarvesh Kushare, Tamilarasan Santosh
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Reality checks for India’s Sarvesh Kushare, Tamilarasan Santosh

The Hindu  

As he got up off the high jump mat for the last time at Budapest’s National stadium, Sarvesh Kushare wore a wry smile on his face. He had very nearly cleared a height of 2.25m that would allowed him to continue in the qualification round of the men’s high jump at the World Championships. Live action from Budapest: World Athletics …

World University Games | Bronze for Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain
1 year, 4 months ago

World University Games | Bronze for Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain

The Hindu  

Asian champion Jyothi Yarraji broke her women’s 100m hurdles National record while taking a fighting bronze at the World University Games in Chengdu, China, on Friday night. A little later, national record holder Amlan Borgohain made it a memorable day for India by picking the men’s 200m bronze with a season-best 20.55s. Jyothi Yarraji does it AGAIN, it's a New …

Jyothi Yarraji betters own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles, wins bronze at World University Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji betters own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles, wins bronze at World University Games

The Hindu  

India’s Jyothi Yarraji improved her own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles as she won a bronze medal at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, on her Friday. Another national record holder sprinter, Amlan Borgohain also won a bronze medal in men’s 200m race with a season’s best time of 20.55 seconds. Meanwhile Ajay Kumar produced a personal …

Long jumper Sreeshankar qualifies for Paris 2024 Summer Olympics after winning silver medal at Asian meet
1 year, 5 months ago

Long jumper Sreeshankar qualifies for Paris 2024 Summer Olympics after winning silver medal at Asian meet

The Hindu  

Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on July 15 qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning a silver medal in the Asian Athletics Championships with a second career-best effort of 8.37m in Bangkok. M Sreeshankar records a big jump of 8.37m, but settles for silver in men's long jump.#AsianAthleticsChampionships — Athletics Federation of India July 15, 2023 Yu Tang …

Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Parul Chaudhary wins gold in 3000m steeplechase, Shaili jumps for silver
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Parul Chaudhary wins gold in 3000m steeplechase, Shaili jumps for silver

The Hindu  

Parul Chaudhary won her first major championship gold in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Athletics Championships on Friday in Bangkok. READ | Tajinderpal Singh Toor defends Asian Championships shot put title, but limps out of competition Earlier in the day, shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor stamped his authority in the continental circuit by defending his title before limping out of …

Jagan hails Vizag girl Yarraji for her gold medal in Asian athletic event
1 year, 5 months ago

Jagan hails Vizag girl Yarraji for her gold medal in Asian athletic event

Deccan Chronicle  

Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Jyothi Yarraji for becoming the first Indian athlete to win the women’s 100 mt hurdles event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok. He tweeted: My congratulations and best wishes to our very own @JyothiYarraji from Vizag, on winning gold at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships held in Thailand. The athletes put up a fabulous show …

Nita Ambani Hails Jyothi Yarraji for Scripting History At Asian Athletics Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Nita Ambani Hails Jyothi Yarraji for Scripting History At Asian Athletics Championships

News 18  

Reliance Foundation’s Jyothi Yarraji scripted history in style at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships by becoming the 1st Indian ever to win gold in the 100m hurdles event at the continental championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Despite the rainy conditions, the 23-year-old athlete finished the race in just 13.09 seconds to clinch the first gold medal for India at the ongoing …

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat, ‘who won the best male swimmer’, broke yet another National Record, this time in the men’s 400m medley event at the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 13-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu from Karnataka, erased the previous national record by more than a second, clocking 2:04.24 to win gold in the 200m freestyle. READ | Swimming Nationals …

Shaili looking to break her mentor Anju Bobby George’s national record this year
1 year, 6 months ago

Shaili looking to break her mentor Anju Bobby George’s national record this year

The Hindu  

She is just 19 and two years into the senior circuit, but Shaili Singh is already India’s number one woman long-jumper and is looking to break her mentor Anju Bobby George’s national record this year. She says I am in that range, and so I feel I can do it,” Shaili said after the women’s long jump qualifying round at …

Tejaswin Shankar, Swapna Barman Breach Asiad Qualifying Mark; Triple Jumper Akhilesh Suffers Broken Bone
1 year, 6 months ago

Tejaswin Shankar, Swapna Barman Breach Asiad Qualifying Mark; Triple Jumper Akhilesh Suffers Broken Bone

News 18  

Competing in only his third decathlon of his career, Tejaswin Shankar of Delhi breached the Asian Games qualifying mark en route winning the gold to steal the limelight on the third day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championship here on Saturday. Swapna Barman of Madhya Pradesh won the gold in the women’s heptathlon and also went past the Asian Games …

Ronaldo Singh sets new national record in men’s sprint at Asian Track Cycling Championship
1 year, 6 months ago

Ronaldo Singh sets new national record in men’s sprint at Asian Track Cycling Championship

The Hindu  

Indian cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam on Thursday created a national record in men’s sprint qualification after clocking 9.877 seconds at the Asian Track Cycling Championship in Niali, Malaysia. Ronaldo, who is a part of TOPS, finished 10th and qualified for R16 in men’s sprint. New National Record 🚨#Cycling🚴‍♂️ Ace 🇮🇳 Cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam created a New NR in Men's …

Federation Cup: Rohit wins gold with 83.40m in javelin, Manu finishes second
1 year, 7 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 …

Abdulla strikes gold in World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Japan
1 year, 7 months ago

Abdulla strikes gold in World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Japan

The Hindu  

Abdulla Aboobacker, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist, who had been struggling to cross 16m in two meets early this season, won the men’s triple jump gold at the 57th Oda Mikio memorial athletics meet in Hiroshima on Saturday. The 27-year-old from Kerala produced his best, 16.31m, in his last effort to finish ahead of Australian champion Hinson Aiden in the …

Ram Baboo and Manju Rani Break National Record in 35km Race Walk to Confirm Asian Games Berths
1 year, 10 months ago

Ram Baboo and Manju Rani Break National Record in 35km Race Walk to Confirm Asian Games Berths

News 18  

Ram Baboo and Manju Rani rewrote the men’s and women’s 35km national records en route to winning gold medals on the concluding day of the National Race Walking Championships here on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Manju, representing Punjab, became the first Indian woman to clock sub-3 hour in 35km race walk event, winning in 2:57.54s, as she broke the earlier national …

Ram Baboo, Manju Rani break national records in 35km race walk
1 year, 10 months ago

Ram Baboo, Manju Rani break national records in 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Ram Baboo bettered his own 35km national record by nearly five minutes while winning the gold at the 10th National Race Walking Championships in Ranchi on Wednesday but it was not enough to qualify for this year’s World Championships in Budapest. Meanwhile Punjab’s Manju Rani became the first Indian woman to go under three hours, clocking 2:57.54s for the 35km …

Junior Athletics Championships: Tanya Chaudhary and Mansi Negi Break National Records
2 years, 1 month ago

Junior Athletics Championships: Tanya Chaudhary and Mansi Negi Break National Records

News 18  

Tanya Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand’s Mansi Negi produced national record breaking performances in the women’s hammer throw and 10000m race walk in the 37th AFI National Junior Athletics Championships on Sunday. On the first two days, athletes from the younger age groups were the ones who broke national records. Tanya improved her own U20 National records from 57.04, …

Parvej breaks Ghamanda’s 20-year-old junior National record
2 years, 1 month ago

Parvej breaks Ghamanda’s 20-year-old junior National record

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh’s Parvej Khan improved his 800m personal best by more than three seconds and broke Ghamanda Ram’s 20-year-old under-20 Indian record in the National Open under-23 athletics championships here on Monday. The 17-year-old Services runner, also the National Open 1500m champion, clocked an impressive 1:47.96s while winning the two-lapper. Meanwhile Chhattisgarh’s 19-year-old Animesh Kujur and Maharashtra’s Dhavel Uttekar, who …

Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books
2 years, 2 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books

The Hindu  

Jyothi Yarraji became the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles by breezing past the finish line in 12.82 seconds at the 61st National Open athletics championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Monday. Jyothi Yarraji breaks her own National Record in 100m hurdles, running 12.82s at the Open Nationals in Bengaluru @TheHinduSports@sportstarweb — …

‘It’s the coming of age season for her,’ says Jyothi Yarraji’s coach James Hillier
2 years, 2 months ago

‘It’s the coming of age season for her,’ says Jyothi Yarraji’s coach James Hillier

The Hindu  

Jyothi Yarraji became the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles by breezing past the finish line in 12.82 seconds at the 61st National Open athletics championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Monday. The 23-year-old had clocked 12.79 at the recently held National Games in Gujarat, but it wasn’t considered a National record …

National Open Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Shot Put Title; VK Elakkiyadasan and Srabani Nanda Take 100m Crowns
2 years, 2 months ago

National Open Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Shot Put Title; VK Elakkiyadasan and Srabani Nanda Take 100m Crowns

News 18  

Asian record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor hogged the limelight by winning the shot put title with an impressive effort while VK Elakkiyadasan and Odisha’s Srabani Nanda emerged the fastest man and woman respectively at the National Open Athletics Championships on Sunday. The 27-year-old Elakkiyadasan of Railways led the men’s 100m from start to finish, winning in 10.37 seconds to beat …

National Open Athletics Championships: Pole Vaulter Rosy Meena Paulraj Breaks Own National Record
2 years, 2 months ago

National Open Athletics Championships: Pole Vaulter Rosy Meena Paulraj Breaks Own National Record

News 18  

Tamil Nadu’s Rosy Meena Paulraj shattered the national record for women’s pole vault for the second time in 15 days when she cleared 4.21m to win the gold medal at the National Open athletics championships on Saturday. Rosy, who turns 25 in a fortnight, lit up the opening day with another sensational performance, exactly 15 days after clearing 4.20m to …

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji, Ram Baboo hog limelight as athletics events conclude
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji, Ram Baboo hog limelight as athletics events conclude

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh athlete Ram Baboo clocked 2 hours 36 minutes and 34 seconds to set a new National record for 35km race walk on the concluding day of athletics competitions at the National Games here on Tuesday. In a race introduced last year and made its National Games debut this time, 23-year-old Ram Baboo’s mark helped him beat Haryana's Juned …

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

The young Avantika Chawan pulled out an upset and spoiled crowd favourite Maana Patel’s day in the National Games swimming events at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Tuesday. Avantika became the fastest swimmer of the meet as she pipped Maana Patel to the finish in a new games record of 26.54s. Advait Page, who holds the fastest Indian …

National Games: Ram Baboo breaks national record in men’s 35km race walk
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Ram Baboo breaks national record in men’s 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh's Ram Baboo shattered the national record in the men's 35km race walk event en route winning the gold medal on the concluding day of athletics competition at the National Games here on Tuesday. Baboo, an unemployed physical education graduate, won the event in 2 hours 36 minutes 34 seconds, bettering the earlier national record of 2:40.16, which was …

World Athletics Championship 2022: Neeraj Chopra Qualifies for Men's Javelin Final; Eldhose Pual Through to Triple Jump Final
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championship 2022: Neeraj Chopra Qualifies for Men's Javelin Final; Eldhose Pual Through to Triple Jump Final

News 18  

India’s Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic champion, qualified for the final of the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships with his first throw of 88.39m at the Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon on Friday. Defending champion, Grenera’s Anderson Peters topped the qualifying charts in men’s javelin with a throw of 89.91m while Chopra’s effort puts him as the second …

Vedaant Madhavan Creates New Meet Record in 1500m Freestyle at 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships
2 years, 5 months ago

Vedaant Madhavan Creates New Meet Record in 1500m Freestyle at 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships

News 18  

Maharashtra’s Vedaant Madhavan rewrote the national record in the 1500m freestyle event for group I boys at the ongoing 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships being held at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool in the iconic Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Leading the pack with a good pace and an efficient stroke, Vedaant clocked 16:01.73 to erase his state-mate Advait Page’s record of …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Murali Sreeshankar becomes 1st male long jumper to advance to finals
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Murali Sreeshankar becomes 1st male long jumper to advance to finals

India TV News  

The 23-year-old Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian male long jumper to advance to the World Athletics Championships finals on the first day of the competitions. Sreeshankar, who had entered the championships as a dark horse for a medal at the second spot in the season's top list, had the best jump of exactly 8m to finish second in qualification …

Kerley dominates, Jefferson stuns 100m U.S. finals
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerley dominates, Jefferson stuns 100m U.S. finals

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Fred Kerley won the men's 100 metres at the U.S. championships in a dominant 9.77 seconds on Friday, with Melissa Jefferson stunning the women's field in a scorching, wind-aided 10.69. Jefferson finished three hundredths of a second ahead of favourite Aleia Hobbs in the women's race, a remarkable rebound from her disappointing eighth-place finish at the …

Long Jumper B Aishwarya Leaps to Stunning 6.73m, All Time 2nd Best by Indian Woman
2 years, 6 months ago

Long Jumper B Aishwarya Leaps to Stunning 6.73m, All Time 2nd Best by Indian Woman

News 18  

Karnataka’s B Aishwarya produced the second best ever long jump effort by any Indian woman as she cleared a stunning 6.73m in the qualification round on the third day of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships here on Sunday. In another shock result, national record holder Jyothi Yarraji fell to finish the race in the women’s 100m hurdles final as …

May 26 Indian sports wrap: Nazneen to lead India in Margaret Court Cup; Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record again
2 years, 6 months ago

May 26 Indian sports wrap: Nazneen to lead India in Margaret Court Cup; Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record again

The Hindu  

TENNIS Nazneen to be India's captain for Margaret Court Cup Nazneen Rahman will be the captain of the four-member Indian team that will compete in the ITF Seniors Margaret Court Cup World Championship tennis to be staged in Portugal from July 31 to August 5. - Kamesh Srinivasan CHESS Abhijeet Gupta lost his sixth round game and the half-point overnight …

Jyothi Yarraji creates new 100m hurdle national record for second time in two weeks
2 years, 7 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji creates new 100m hurdle national record for second time in two weeks

Firstpost  

Before the latest national record, Jyothi Yarraji had broken the 20-year old women’s 100m hurdle national record on 10 May during the Cyprus International Meet in Limassol. Jyothi Yarraji smashed the women’s 100m hurdle national record for the second time in less than two weeks while winning the event at the Loughborough International Athletics Meet in the UK. time for …

Jyothi Yarraji smashes own 100m hurdles national record in UK
2 years, 7 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji smashes own 100m hurdles national record in UK

The Hindu  

A few days after breaking the 20-year-old women’s 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus, Jyothi Yarraji bettered it at the Loughborough international athletics meet at Loughborough, Britain, on Sunday. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin who had won the Federation Cup gold with a wind-assisted 8.37m, won the men’s long jump silver with 7.82m at the Castiglione international meet at Grosseto, …

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