The focus was all on the quarter-milers as the runners, men and women, staked a claim for berths in the Paris-bound relay teams at the Inter-State Athletics Championships here. Both Kiran and Deepanshi, however, are not part of national camp and might not be considered for Paris relay squads as per Athletics Federation of India’s selection policy. India’s men’s and …
In August this year, Rupal Chaudhary entered the record books when she won bronze in the junior Athletics World championships in Cali, Colombia. With her second medal in Cali, Rupal became the first Indian to win two medals at the junior World Championships. Becoming only the second Indian to medal in the 400m at the junior worlds and the first …
Uttar Pradesh’s 17-year-old Rupal stunned pre-race favourite Priya Mohan of Karnataka to clinch the gold medal in the women’s 400m at the National U-20 Federation Cup Athletics Championships here on Friday. Rupal clocked 52.48, one-hundredth of a second faster than Priya in a tight finish as both qualified for the World U-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, from August 1-6. In …
Ayush Dabas of Haryana and 16-year-old Rupal Chaudhary of Uttar Pradesh emerged as the fastest male and female quarter-milers in the third National Open 400m Championships here on Tuesday. Dabas ran his second sub-47 second one-lapper in a fortnight, backing up his 46.58 second effort in National U-23 Championships here on September 28 with a victory in 46.86 seconds in …