With the World Athletics Championships underway, all track and field fans will be eager to follow results and cheer on their favourite athletes. All the names I have mentioned above, who are skipping World Championships, are multiple time World Champions, Olympic gold medallists and World Record holders. Barshim, the world leader this year, has also, like Chopra, competed in just …
It’s fair to say Indian athletics had one of its worst days in recent memory at the World Stage – at least in the gap between expectation and reality. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Diagnosed with blood clots to his legs a day before he was to fly to Budapest, Crouser’s training in the last 20 days leading up to …
When Ryan Crouser steps up to the shot put ring in Budapest at the World Championships, his real competition will be with himself. If I were playing another sport, I’m sure I would have found a numerical breakdown of that as well, but it certainly is one of the reasons I gravitated towards the shot put,” he says. I think …
The performances in the run up to the Olympics can give us a hint of what we can expect at the main event where athletes, buoyed by the stiff competition and the grandeur of the stage, reach peak performance. Javelin Throw – Men Current WR: Jan Zelezny – 98.48 m Three-time Olympic and world champion Jan Zelezny’s world record throw …