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"The greatest athlete India has ever produced in any sport": AFI President
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwalla hailed ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, calling him the greatest athlete that India has produced across sporting disciplines.
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AFI President Adille Sumariwalla elected as Vice President of World Athlet
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Athletics Federation of India president Adille Sumariwalla has been named as one of the four vice presidents of the World Athletics at the 54th World Congress
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National Inter-State Athletics Championships: Tamil Nadu bags title of ove
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The presentation of awards began with shot putter Tajinder Singh Toor winning Best Athlete (Male) and hurdler Jyothi Yaraji winning Best Athlete (Female) while Tamil Nadu won the Team Championship (Male), and Uttar Pradesh won the Team Championship (Female). The most coveted award of the com
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India's top runners hope to qualify for Hangzhou Asian Games from New Delh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Organised under the aegis of the Athletics Federation of India and Fit India, the iconic run, certified as the National Marathon, will start and finish at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Set in the beautiful Delhi Winter season, the route will cover key landmarks in the heart of the city, incl
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'Couldn't have asked for greater reward', says AFI chief after Neeraj Chop
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 7 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla on Saturday congratulated Neeraj Chopra for winning the gold medal in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Athletics Federation of India imports KTG machine to 'develop strength' of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): India became the world's third nation after Germany and China to secure special machines to assist its javelin throwers to develop their strength and speed.
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Neeraj Chopra sets new target for himself after breaking national record
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): After breaking a national record, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has a new target in mind, which is to throw over 90m.
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Athletic Federation of India appoints Radhakrishnan Nair as chief coach
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India on Friday confirmed the appointment of the vastly experienced Radhakrishnan Nair as chief coach of Indian athletics.
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Development of athletics a main agenda of AFI's AGM: Adille Sumariwal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday conducted its annual general meeting (AGM) in which Adille Sumariwalla was unanimously re-elected as federation's president while former Indian athlete Anju Bobby George was elected as the senior vice-pr
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Adille Sumariwalla elected as AFI president for 3rd term
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Incumbent Adille Sumariwalla on Saturday was elected as Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president while former Indian athlete Anju Bobby George was elected as the senior vice-president during its Annual General Body Meeting.
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Gopichand proposes mini-leagues among top players for sport to resume in I
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI): India's legendary badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Wednesday proposed a novel idea of creating bio-secure bubbles and organising multiple mini-leagues among top athletes for the sport to resume in the country.
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Athletes have talent, just need 'right platform' to showcase it: Sumariwal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): The vice-president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Adille Sumariwalla, believes that the country has an abundance of talented athletes but to become world champions, they need the 'right pl
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