South Asian Junior meet | Siddharth, Pooja and Abinaya break meet records
3 months, 1 week ago

South Asian Junior meet | Siddharth, Pooja and Abinaya break meet records

The Hindu  

India’s Siddharth Choudhary and Pooja created new meet records in the men’s shot put and women’s high jump events respectively in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Wednesday. In the last event of the day, Abinaya Rajarajan of India clinched the gold in the women’s 100m in a record time of 11.77s. She tried to improve on her National u-20 high jump record of 1.83m set recently in Peru at the 2024 World u-20 meet but failed to cross the bar at 1.84m. Sri Lanka dominated the middle distance events, winning gold in men’s and women’s 800m events.

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Indian Open under-23
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Open under-23

The Hindu  

Poorva Sawant clinched the women’s triple jump gold with a new meet record even as the men’s pole vault final was postponed for the day as the pit reached the venue late, on the first day of the Indian Open under-23 athletics meet at the Patliputra Sports Complex here on Saturday. When the competition resumed after a spell of heavy …

India dominates South Asian junior athletics meet
3 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
3 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 …

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 …

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
6 months, 3 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 …

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 …

6th Khelo India Youth Games: More meet records as TN dominate
10 months, 4 weeks ago

6th Khelo India Youth Games: More meet records as TN dominate

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Haryana’s thrower Deepika and middle distance runner Paras Singhal set two new meets records in girls’ javelin throw and boys’ 2000m steeplechase on a day the race for the top three spots in the medal tally heated up in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games 2023. With just six days competition left in the Khelo India Youth Games 2023, …

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’ …

37th National Games: Shivpal, Dhaval pull off surprise wins; five Games records fall in swimming
1 year, 1 month ago

37th National Games: Shivpal, Dhaval pull off surprise wins; five Games records fall in swimming

The Hindu  

Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh is in a hurry to make up for lost time. The 28-year-old struck gold for the first time this season in the 37th National Games at the Bambolim Athletics Stadium when he finished top of a talented field, which included Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Kumar Jena and Asian runner-up D.P. “I want to qualify for …

India records highest ever gold tally in Asian Para Games
1 year, 1 month ago

India records highest ever gold tally in Asian Para Games

The Hindu  

India recorded its highest ever gold medal tally at the Para Asian Games after earning the 16th gold in Hangzhou, China on Thursday. Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the record-breaking gold for India from the men’s F-46 shot put, where he registered a games record. India’s previous best performance in the Para Asian Games came in 2018, when it won 15 …

Asian Para Games: Soorma shines on controversy-ridden day
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games: Soorma shines on controversy-ridden day

Hindustan Times  

The first day of competition at the Asian Para Games was marred in controversy for India as the trio of Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, and Anantram was barred from competing in the F53 men's discus throw final after they allegedly turned up late in the call room. We tried to reason it out with the officials but to no avail," said …

Asian Games athletics | Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games athletics | Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final

The Hindu  

Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin qualified for the final of the men’s long jump event here at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Sreeshankar’s jump was the second-best among the 12 finalists behind China’s Yuhao Shi, while Aldrin’s was the sixth on the list. Jyothi, India’s fastest hurdler in the women’s division, earned automatic qualification from second place in her …

Abha Khatua equals shot put NR while winning silver, Parul and Jyothi clinch second medal
1 year, 5 months ago

Abha Khatua equals shot put NR while winning silver, Parul and Jyothi clinch second medal

The Hindu  

Unheralded Abha Khatua equalled the women’s shot put national record of 18.06m while winning silver in a surprise performance, while Jyothi Yarraji and Parul Chaudhary clinched their second medals in the Asian Athletics Championships here on Sunday. The 28-year-old Khatua made a huge improvement of nearly a metre -- 93 cm -- from her earlier lifetime best of 17.13m as …

ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS | Mixed relay team runs to gold with meet record
1 year, 5 months ago

ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS | Mixed relay team runs to gold with meet record

The Hindu  

With their sudden and stunning timings, doping issues and mysterious injuries, the quartermilers may often be under scrutiny at home. But for a few minutes on Saturday evening in Bangkok, the 4x400m mixed relay team brushed away all the worries and won the gold with a meet record at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships. The Team of @SAITrivandrum campers Rajesh …

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 …

Asian Championships: Abhishek edges Yuto to win bronze, Annu finishes fourth
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Championships: Abhishek edges Yuto to win bronze, Annu finishes fourth

The Hindu  

The Japanese are the kings of distance running in Asia. But Abhishek Pal, who is in the 189th spot on the list and who could not even win gold in the 10,000m in the recent Federation Cup and the Inter-State Nationals, came up with some fine end-game heroics to outwit Japan’s Yuto Imae and take the bronze at the 25th …

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 …

Haryana mason’s daughter, Pooja, takes flight in Indian athletics
1 year, 6 months ago

Haryana mason’s daughter, Pooja, takes flight in Indian athletics

The Hindu  

Like many parents of kids who play sports, Hansraj Singh took a break from work to watch his daughter Pooja compete last week. | Photo Credit: Jonathan Selvaraj As a mason, Hansraj is a man of modest means, but he hasn’t allowed that to come in Pooja’s way. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With nearly four years still in the …

Asian U20 Athletics Championship: Laxita, women’s 4x400m relay team win gold; Mehdi bags men’s 1500m bronze
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian U20 Athletics Championship: Laxita, women’s 4x400m relay team win gold; Mehdi bags men’s 1500m bronze

The Hindu  

India’s Laxita Vinod Sandila won gold in women’s 1500m at the Asian U20 Athletics Championship 2023 in Yecheon on Wednesday. The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team also stormed through the field taking the gold clocking 3:40.491 secs. In the men’s 1500m event, Mehdi Hasan bagged bronze with a time of 3:56.01 secs. Apart from Sunil’s heroics, Pooja clinched women’s high …

Jeswin Aldrin breaks men's long jump national record with 8.42m leap
1 year, 9 months ago

Jeswin Aldrin breaks men's long jump national record with 8.42m leap

Firstpost  

Jeswin Aldrin, 21, leapt 8.42 metres to erase the previous mark of 8.36 metres set by India teammate M Sreeshankar at the Federation Cup in Kozhikode in April last year Bannihatti: Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin hogged the limelight with a national record in the men’s long jump in the second AFI National Jumps Competition near on Thursday. The 21-year-old leapt …

Dhanalakshmi surprises Safronova in 200m
2 years, 5 months ago

Dhanalakshmi surprises Safronova in 200m

The Hindu  

S. Dhanalakshmi surprised host Kazakhstan’s former Asian Games champion Olga Safronova as she won the women’s 200m gold in a personal best 22.89s at the Qosanov international athletics meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour event, in Almaty on Sunday. Meanwhile, Asian silver medallist Annu Rani took the women’s javelin throw gold with a good 62.29m effort while long jumper Ancy …

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No. 23 - India's athletics gold rush at the 2018 Asian Games
2 years, 6 months ago

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No. 23 - India's athletics gold rush at the 2018 Asian Games

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. Record medal haul for India, athletics contingent India registered its highest-ever medal haul at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, winning 70 medals across disciplines – 16 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze. Dharun takes silver in men’s 400m hurdles Athletics continued to swell India’s medal tally at the …

World Para Athletics Grand Prix: High jumpers Praveen Kumar, Nishad Kumar clinch gold medals; India finish with 23 medals
3 years, 10 months ago

World Para Athletics Grand Prix: High jumpers Praveen Kumar, Nishad Kumar clinch gold medals; India finish with 23 medals

Firstpost  

Dubai: Teenaged high jumpers Praveen Kumar and Nishad Kumar produced their personal best efforts to take a gold each and set new Asian records as the curtains came down on the 12th Fazza International World Para Athletics Grand Prix. Praveen’s and Nishad’s gold medal-winning efforts were the high points for India who also had three silver and a bronze on …

World Para Athletics Grand Prix: India Finish with 23 Medals
3 years, 10 months ago

World Para Athletics Grand Prix: India Finish with 23 Medals

News 18  

Teenaged high jumpers Praveen Kumar and Nishad Kumar produced personal best jumps to take a gold medal each and set new Asian records as curtains came down on the 12th Fazza World Para Athletics Grand Prix. Praveen’s and Nishad’s gold medal winning efforts were the high points in the final day’s action for India who also had three silver and …

National Junior Athletics: Ankita Dhyani, Pavana Nagaraj, Anurag Singh Kaler Rewrite Records
3 years, 10 months ago

National Junior Athletics: Ankita Dhyani, Pavana Nagaraj, Anurag Singh Kaler Rewrite Records

News 18  

Uttarakhand’s Ankita Dhyani announced her arrival as a middle and long-distance runner of immense potential by breaking Sunita Rani’s National under-20 record in the women’s 5000m on the opening day of the 36th National Junior Athletics Championships at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. Earlier, Pavana Nagaraj and Mohur Mukherjee battled intensely at the high jump pit while Anurag Singh Kaler …

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