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Indian athletics team to train at three overseas sites for final Olympics preparation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian athletics team to train at three overseas sites for final Olympics preparation

The Hindu  

The 30-member Indian athletics team for the Olympics will train at three different venues abroad in their last leg of preparations before assembling in Paris on July 28, four days before the start of track and field competitions. The Olympic Sports Center in Spala, Poland; Antalya in Turkey; and St. Moritz in Switzerland are the three foreign destinations where Indian …

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Athletics at Asian Games 2023 review: A field day in office for Indian athletes
1 year, 2 months ago

Athletics at Asian Games 2023 review: A field day in office for Indian athletes

The Hindu  

A few days before the start of the track and field competition at the Asian Games, Adille Sumariwala, the president of the Athletics Federation of India, had indicated just how confident the team was. Slice of history: Vithya Ramraj, who won a bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles clocked an impressive 55.42 in the heats, equalling the national record set …

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After Budapest, how ready are Indian athletes for next year’s Olympics? - The Hindu
1 year, 3 months ago

After Budapest, how ready are Indian athletes for next year’s Olympics? - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Nine-year-old Thathagat Kumar and his father Ajay Kumar had the most surreal time of their lives last Sunday when javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the historic World Athletics Championships gold medal around his neck, made his way to a group of Indian fans in the stands at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest and clicked a selfie for them. It was …

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Neeraj Chopra 1st Indian To Win Gold At World Athletics Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Neeraj Chopra 1st Indian To Win Gold At World Athletics Championships

Deccan Chronicle  

Budapest : While Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming the first Indian to win gold at the World Athletics Championships, the javelin thrower reveals that his actual desire was to hit the 90m mark in the final. However, things didn't materialise in the manner he hoped for and Neeraj recorded his best throw of 88.17 m in his second attempt …

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Indian mixed 4x400m relay team may miss upcoming World Athletics Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian mixed 4x400m relay team may miss upcoming World Athletics Championships

Firstpost  

The Indian 4x400m relay team is currently placed 17th in the world rankings with the qualifying period window ending on Sunday. The Indian mixed 4x400m relay team may miss the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary by a whisker as it failed to improve upon its best timing of the season during the Sri Lankan National Championships in Colombo …

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What Google Won’t Tell You podcast: Murali Sreeshankar on long jump, basketball, speed cubing and sacrificing his beloved parotta
1 year, 5 months ago

What Google Won’t Tell You podcast: Murali Sreeshankar on long jump, basketball, speed cubing and sacrificing his beloved parotta

The Hindu  

In this episode of What Google Won’t Tell You, Jonathan Selvaraj and Ipsit Mohapatra speak to Asian Championships and Commonwealth Games silver medal-winning long jumper Murali Sreeshankar. He doesn’t have to say anything like get ready for the evening, or get good sleep or eat at this time because I am programmed that way from a very young age, so …

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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa Steps Down as AFI Selection Panel Chairman
1 year, 6 months ago

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa Steps Down as AFI Selection Panel Chairman

News 18  

Former track and field athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa resigned as the chairman of the Athletics Federation of India selection committee on Tuesday. “I have resigned as the Chairman of the Athletics Federation of India Selection Committee after serving in the position for 18 years. After winning the Asian Games Decathlon gold medal in 1962 and finishing fifth in the 110m …

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Commonwealth Games 2022: New Indian heroes on the block
2 years, 4 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022: New Indian heroes on the block

Live Mint  

Exactly one year after Neeraj Chopra struck gold in Tokyo to clinch India’s first medal in track and field at the Olympics, 7 August proved to be a banner day for Indian athletics yet again. Two young men from India’s athletics cradle Kerala, Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker, won gold and silver respectively in the men’s triple jump event at …

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Which Indian athletes have failed dope test ahead of Commonwealth Games 2022?
2 years, 4 months ago

Which Indian athletes have failed dope test ahead of Commonwealth Games 2022?

The Hindu  

Here’s the list of Indian athletes who have tested positive for banned substances ahead of Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Having been ruled out of the Games and handed provisional suspensions, the 24-year-old Aishwarya’s dope sample was taken by the National Anti-Doping Agency officials during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Chennai last month which tested positive. “A member of …

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Neeraj Chopra grows into a colossus with elusive track and field Olympic gold
2 years, 11 months ago

Neeraj Chopra grows into a colossus with elusive track and field Olympic gold

India TV News  

Highlights Neeraj Chopra became only the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics. Neeraj Chopra heralded a new era in Indian athletics with his colossal Tokyo Olympics gold that acquired him a super star status in the country which had waited for such spectacular success in track and field events for more than a century. It …

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Year in review 2021: Neeraj Chopra grows into a colossus with elusive track and field Olympic gold
2 years, 11 months ago

Year in review 2021: Neeraj Chopra grows into a colossus with elusive track and field Olympic gold

Firstpost  

Neeraj Chopra heralded a new era in Indian athletics with his colossal Tokyo Olympics gold that acquired him a super star status in the country New Delhi: Neeraj Chopra heralded a new era in Indian athletics with his colossal Tokyo Olympics gold that acquired him a super star status in the country which had waited for such spectacular success in …

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Exclusive: India is in The Process of Becoming an Athletics Superpower in Asia
3 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: India is in The Process of Becoming an Athletics Superpower in Asia

News 18  

Anju Bobby George, India’s golden girl of Track and Field sport who took a big leap to win the bronze medal in the long jump competition of the World Athletics Championship in Paris in 2003, believes that Indian athletics is on the way to become a superpower in Asia, and that her confidence could be confirmed at the Asian Games …

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Neeraj Chopra: Want to thank coaches Klaus and Uwe Hohn for guiding me to gold at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra: Want to thank coaches Klaus and Uwe Hohn for guiding me to gold at Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became the country's second-ever individual gold medallist at the Olympics after coming up with an attempt of 87.58m at the Tokyo 2020 Games. So, it has been a fabulous start and I can’t express it but it was a proud moment when the national anthem was being played and I was standing there …

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From Mirabai Chanu’s Lift of Redemption to Neeraj Chopra’s Soaring Hope of Javelin, Tokyo 2020 is India’s Best-ever Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

From Mirabai Chanu’s Lift of Redemption to Neeraj Chopra’s Soaring Hope of Javelin, Tokyo 2020 is India’s Best-ever Olympics

News 18  

If Mirabai Chanu began India’s Tokyo 2020 journey on Day 1 with a bang, then Neeraj Chopra ended the country’s most successful campaign on Day 15 with a whole gamut of fireworks. Sandwiched between the world record holder Chanu’s stellar story of redemption and ‘once in a generation talent’ Chopra’s dominant and historic win were moments of hope, heartbreak, nostalgia, …

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Neeraj Chopra's Gold Medal is Defining Moment of Indian Athletics, Say Former Greats
3 years, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra's Gold Medal is Defining Moment of Indian Athletics, Say Former Greats

News 18  

Some were emotional and some jubilant in anticipation of a new beginning as the legends of Indian athletics on Saturday extolled star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal winning feat at the Olympic Games, terming it a “defining” and “watershed” moment in country’s sports history. The same we hope from the gold from Neeraj.” Talking about the 23-year-old Chopra, Anju, …

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Former Indian athletics coach Yuri Ogorodnik passes away in Ukraine
3 years, 6 months ago

Former Indian athletics coach Yuri Ogorodnik passes away in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Former Indian athletics coach Yuri Ogorodnik, who was sacked for his alleged involvement in the infamous 2011 dope scandal, has died at his native place in Ukraine, the national federation said on Tuesday. He was associated with Indian athletics for nearly two decades since the early 2000s, training the Indian athletes during his multiple stints. AFI President Adille Sumariwalla described …

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Nikolai Snesarev Appointed Coach of Indian Athletics Team Till September
3 years, 11 months ago

Nikolai Snesarev Appointed Coach of Indian Athletics Team Till September

News 18  

The sports ministry has approved the appointment of Belarussian coach Nikolai Snesarev as the middle and long-distance coach of the Indian athletics team. The 72-year-old has been associated with Indian athletics since his first engagement in 2005 and has coached a number of other Indian athletes like Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut. He will be coaching 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable, …

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Bahadur Singh exits as athletics chief coach after 25 years
4 years, 5 months ago

Bahadur Singh exits as athletics chief coach after 25 years

The Hindu  

Indian athletics chief coach Bahadur Singh’s 25-year reign at the top post has ended with the Sports Authority of India denying him a contract extension on the grounds of age restrictions. READ: Timeless wisdom of coach Bahadur Singh Singh, who ended his coaching career as one of India’s longest serving head coaches, took up the post in February 1995. Confirming …

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