Jyothi Yarraji betters own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles, wins bronze at World University Games
1 year, 7 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 best 65.99m in the men’s hammer throw and finished 11 th while Sathya Tamilarasan was seven in women’s pole vault with 3.60m. Susmita Tigga was 13 th in the women’s 3000m steeple chase while her teammate Bhagyashree Lahanu Navale could not finish the event.

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Indian athletes continue to shine in Special Olympics Winter Games
6 days, 20 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: Rinku Hooda wins F46 gold as Indians dominate men’s javelin on Day 2
1 week, 2 days ago

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025: Rinku Hooda wins F46 gold as Indians dominate men’s javelin on Day 2

Firstpost  

While Rinku won gold in the F46 category with an impressive throw of 60.26 metres, India’s dominance was further underlined in the men’s javelin F12, F37, F42, F43 combined category, where Indian athletes swept the podium. Rinku Hooda threw an impressive distance of 60.26 metres to win gold in the men's javelin F46 category at the World Para Athletics Grand …

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 …

National shooting trials: Suruchi Phogat takes top spot in women’s air pistol
1 month, 1 week ago

National shooting trials: Suruchi Phogat takes top spot in women’s air pistol

The Hindu  

Suruchi Phogat was in irrepressible form as she outclassed a strong field with an authoritative fare, beating the former World junior champion Sainyam by a 4.9 point margin for the top spot in women’s air pistol in the National shooting trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Thursday. The 18-year-old Suruchi, who had swept the women’s junior and …

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 …

Tejas Shirse breaks 60m hurdles national record in indoor meet in France
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tejas Shirse breaks 60m hurdles national record in indoor meet in France

The Hindu  

Tejas Shirse broke his own national record in men’s 60m hurdles while finishing second at the Elite Indoor Track Meeting in Miramas, France. Shirse clocked 7.64 seconds at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver level event on Friday to better his earlier national record time of 7.65 seconds, set at the CMCM Indoor Meeting in Luxembourg on January 19. The …

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 …

2024 in review — Indian badminton shuttles between brilliance and despair
2 months ago

2024 in review — Indian badminton shuttles between brilliance and despair

The Hindu  

Badminton’s exclusion from the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, was perhaps the biggest news from the sport last year. Early in the year, Anmol Kharb played a key role in helping the Indian women’s team clinch a historic gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships by defeating Thailand 3–2. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Meanwhile, Malvika Bansod …

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 …

Olympic table tennis champions Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng quit WTT World Tour
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic table tennis champions Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng quit WTT World Tour

The Hindu  

Chinese Olympic table tennis champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng on Friday announced they were quitting the WTT World Tour, refusing to pay fines for not participating in tournaments. Fan posted on social media site Weibo he could not “afford” to pay fines under new participation rules and would “withdraw from the world rankings”. “I am still me, I won’t …

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
3 months ago

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record
3 months, 1 week 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: …

National Junior Athletics Championships 2024: AFI puts restrictions in few events for the first time to discourage early specialisation
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

Wu wins 100m hurdles at national championships
6 months ago

Wu wins 100m hurdles at national championships

China Daily  

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2024-09-16 Wu Yanni, fresh from her Paris Olympics appearance, claimed victory in the women's 100m hurdles at the Chinese National Athletics Championships in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Sept 16. Representing Sichuan, Wu crossed the finish line in 13.05 seconds, securing a comfortable win over runner-up Chen Yinfeng, who clocked in at 13.39 seconds. In her first …

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 …

National Open Championships
6 months, 3 weeks ago

National Open Championships

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. On the day, Lalu Prasad Bhoi of Odisha won the men’s 100m title in 10.46s. National record holder Manikanta Hoblidhar of Services finished second while B. Siva of Railways came …

Diamond League 2024: Winfred Yavi Creates History In Women's 3000m Steeplechase; Breaks Several Records
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Diamond League 2024: Winfred Yavi Creates History In Women's 3000m Steeplechase; Breaks Several Records

ABP News  

Winfred Yavi World Lead: Winfred Yavi's run in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase event will be remembered for ages, as the Bahrain athlete broke a list of records with her iconic run at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. During her run, the Bahrainis clocked the time of 8:44:39 which has now the following records: New World Lead New Asian Record New …

Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships
6 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. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} 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 …

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: 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 …

Neha Sangwan from Vinesh Phogat's village wins gold in U-17 World Championship
7 months ago

Neha Sangwan from Vinesh Phogat's village wins gold in U-17 World Championship

India Today  

Neha Sangwan beat Japan's So Tsutsui 10-0 to win the gold medal in the 57kg category at the U-17 World Championships in Amman on August 22, Thursday. For us, the Olympic Gold was hers and that's what we want to tell her," Neha Sangwan, the World -17 champion and World Cadet Bronze medallist had earlier told the Indian Express, showcasing …

Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

India’s journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics was bitter-sweet. Here is a list of all the records the Indian contingent set at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Manu Bhaker’s legacy In shooting, Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal, securing a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Her journey didn’t …

How did India perform on Day 4 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How did India perform on Day 4 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results

Hindustan Times  

Day 4 witnessed Indian shooter Manu Bhaker scripting history by becoming the first Indian woman to win multiple Olympic medals in a single edition. Bhaker, who won bronze in 10 air pistol women's singles event, teamed up with Sarabjot Singh to bring another bronze medal for India in 10m air pistol mixed team event. Shooter Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh …

​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 …

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. | …

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

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 …

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women’s compound archery team strikes gold; mixed team settles for silver
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women’s compound archery team strikes gold; mixed team settles for silver

The Hindu  

The Indian trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, beating Turkey 232-226 in a lopsided compound women’s team final at the stage two event here on Saturday. The world number one Indian compound women’s team dominated Turkey’s Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer and Begum Yuva right from the …

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 …

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, …

TCS World 10K Bengaluru: Kenya’s Peter Mwaniki, Lilian Kasait win international elite titles
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TCS World 10K Bengaluru: Kenya’s Peter Mwaniki, Lilian Kasait win international elite titles

The Hindu  

Kenyan runners Peter Mwaniki and Lilian Kasait cruised to the international elite men’s and women’s titles respectively, in the 16th edition of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru here on Sunday. READ | Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Indian athletes don’t think of themselves any lesser than top athletes On Sunday, Mwaniki, Lilian and other medalists had only the photographers and a few …

Archery World Cup | Jyothi grabs hat-trick of gold medals as India sweep compound team events
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Archery World Cup | Jyothi grabs hat-trick of gold medals as India sweep compound team events

The Hindu  

Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s incredible presence of mind helped her bag a stunning hat-trick of gold medals as she spearheaded India’s dominance at the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai here on Saturday. It also matched her feat at the last year’s Hangzhou Asian Games where 27-year-old Vijayawada archer returned with a hattrick of gold medals, …

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 …

India Add More Gold and Silver at Asian Track Cycling Championship
1 year ago

India Add More Gold and Silver at Asian Track Cycling Championship

News 18  

The Indian cyclists continued their dominant show to add four more medals, including two gold, in the Asian Track Cycling Championship here on Saturday. Harshita Jakhar displayed remarkable skill and determination to emerge as the standout performer, winning the silver medal in the individual pursuit event in the women’s junior category. His incredible performance was complemented by Aryavardhan Cheelampalli, who …

Sanjana betters her national record in Khelo India
1 year, 1 month ago

Sanjana betters her national record in Khelo India

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Haryana weightlifter Sanjana improved her national record as she won 76kg gold in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games here on Monday. Shreenithi Natesan was the one who bagged silver medal in the girls’ 400m medley. Results: Football : Boys: Meghalaya bt Jharkhand 5-3; Punjab bt Odisha 1-0; Kho Kho : Girls: Odisha bt Delhi 27-18; Maharashtra bt Gujarat …

ISSF World Cup: Olympian Divyasnsh Singh Panwar Shoots World Record in Final, Debutant Sonam Uttam Maskar Bags Silver
1 year, 1 month ago

ISSF World Cup: Olympian Divyasnsh Singh Panwar Shoots World Record in Final, Debutant Sonam Uttam Maskar Bags Silver

News 18  

Indian Olympian Divyasnsh Singh Panwar had struck gold in the men’s event with a world record score in the final while Sonam Uttam Maskar, competing in her first International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup, bagged silver in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the Egypt International Olympic City Shooting range, in Cairo late on Sunday. In a display of …

Indian archery in 2024: Spirited quest to end Olympic medal drought
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian archery in 2024: Spirited quest to end Olympic medal drought

The Hindu  

Indian archery witnessed some historic moments in 2023, which may inspire the archers to push themselves in 2024 to achieve an elusive Olympic medal in Paris. Seventeen-year-old Aditi Swami was the highlight, securing two world titles in women’s archery: one in the team category alongside Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Parneet Kaur and another in the individual event. The women archers …

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