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AFI names 26-member squad for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Monday announced a 26-member team to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Karsten Warholm breaks 29-year-old world record in 400m hurdles
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], July 2 (ANI): Norwegian sprinter Karsten Warholm broke the long-standing world record in the men's 400m hurdles in front of a home crowd at the Diamond League track and field athletics meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
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Indian Navy athlete MP Jabir qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 400m hurdles
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 1 (ANI): Ace athlete of the Indian Navy, MP Jabir, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 400m hurdles after he clocked 49.78s to win gold at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala.
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CAS finds Salwa Eid Naser guilty of whereabout failures
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision issued by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal on 14 October 2020.
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AFI recommends Oly-bound javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for Khel Ratna
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has recommended the name of javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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Tokyo Olympics: Mo Farah misses qualifying time at British C'ship trials
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], June 26 (ANI): Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will not be able to defend his 10000m Olympic title at the upcoming Tokyo Games after missing the qualifying standard of 27 minutes 28 seconds at the British Athletics Championships and Olympic trials in Manchester.
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Tajinderpal qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, improves own National Record wit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has bagged his berth for Tokyo Olympics after shattering his own national record, twice here at the Indian Grand Prix IV, on Monday.
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Tokyo-bound discus thrower Kamalpreet improves on own National Record with
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 bound discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur is in no mood of stopping before the showpiece event as the 25-year-old has broken the national record -- for the second time in the last four months -- at the Indian Grand Prix IV, here on Monday.
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We will fulfill Milkha Singh's dream and bring Olympic medal in athletics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed condolences on the demise of track legend Milkha Singh. The former sprinter died of COVID-19 related complications in a hospital in Chandigarh late on Friday night.
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Athletics Federation of India, Hima Das pay heartfelt tribute to Track Leg
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Ace Indian sprinter Hima Das and Olympian Anju Bobby George on Saturday expressed their condolences on the demise of track legend Milkha Singh.
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Milkha Singh, the man who introduced India to 'track and field'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Milkha Singh came, he saw and he definitely conquered the world of athletics with his grit, determination and resolve to rise from every setback like a phoenix. Thanks to his performances across the globe, Milkha dominated the field of sprinting for more
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AFI announces Indian Grand Prix-IV ahead of Inter State Championships
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday announced the fourth round of the Indian Grand Prix series, slated to begin on June 21 at NS-NIS Patiala.
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