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Indian Army athletes shine at Asian Athletics Championships 2025
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Indian Army athletes showcased their class and determination at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships held in Gumi, South Korea, reaffirming the Army's vital role in nurturing sporting talent in the country.
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Asian Athletics C'ships: Gulveer, Servin open India's medal tally
Updated : 1 year ago IST
As per Olympics.com, Annu Rani, in women's javelin throw, bagged the fourth spot.
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Asian Athletics C'ships: Indian hopes rely on new javelin stars as Neeraj
Updated : 1 year ago IST
During the competition, the focus will also be on Jyothi Yarraji (100m hurdles), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase) and Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), who will return to defend their respective Asian titles in Gumi from May 27 to 31, as per Olympics.com.
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Neeraj to skip as Sable, Yarraji lead Indian contingent at Asian Athletics
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced the squad on Friday, following the conclusion of the Federation Cup in Kochi, which served as the final selection trial event, according to Olympics.com.
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After U-18 Asian glory, Neeraj Chopra fan Himanshu Jakhar eyes Khelo India
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Himanshu, who hails from Salahawas village in the Jhajjar district of Haryana, clinched the yellow metal with a massive throw of 67.57 meters, much ahead of China's Lu Hao (63.45m) and Uzbekistan's Ruslan Sadullaev (61.96m). His father, Dalbir, and mother, Reena, are farmers, as per a Sports
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Javelin thrower DP Manu banned for four years after failed dope test
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The 25-year-old athlete, a silver medalist in the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Bangkok and a sixth-place finishing athlete in World Championships 2023 at Budapest was in contention for a spot in Paris Olympics 2024 via world rankings, as per Olympics.com.
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Federation Cup: Neeraj Chopra makes triumphant return to national events,
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chopra bagged the gold, with the best throw of 82.27 m. DP Manu, a silver medalist in the Asian Athletics Championships, bagged the second spot with the best effort of 82.06 m. The Asian Games silver medalist Kishore Jena however could not secure a podium position. Uttam Patil, with a throw
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Neeraj Chopra to compete in national events first time since Tokyo Olympic
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ace Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra will be competing in the final of the men's javelin throw final of the Federation Cup 2024 athletics meet at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Wednesday, marking his first appearance at the national-level event since his gold medal at Tokyo Olympi
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Abha Khatua creates shot put national record in Federation Cup athletics
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Abha Khatua set a new national record to clinch the gold medal in the women's shot put event at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Monday.
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High-jumper Sahana Kumari asks daughter Pavana to focus on senior events
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pavana Nagaraj, daughter of women's National High Jump record holder Sahana Kumari and 2010 National Inter-State men's 100m champion BG Nagaraj, won the Asian U20 gold with a personal best Long Jump of 6.32m. It came on the back of Sahana Kumari's nudge that made Pavana Nagaraj focus more on
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Abdulla Aboobacker gets 8th place finish in Xiamen Diamond League
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Abdulla, who secured a gold medal last year in the Asian Athletics Championships held at Bangkok and a silver during Birmingham Commonwealth Games back in 2022, logged the best leap of 16.33 m in China.
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Aishwarya Mishra's Asian Athletics Championships 2023 bronze in 400m set t
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Indian athlete Aishwarya Mishra's bronze medal earned during the women's 400 m sprint event of the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 is set to be upgraded to silver after Uzbekistan's Farida Soliyeva, the silver medalist, failed a dope test.
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