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.
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
Team India finished the Asian U18 Athletics Championships 2025 with a total of 11 medals (one gold, five silver and five bronze) as the tournament concluded in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
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.
India delivered a stellar performance on the second day of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 in New Delhi, with Rinku Hooda emerging as the standout star in the men's javelin events. Rinku clinched the gold medal in the F46 category with an impressive throw of 60.26 meters, continuing
The championship has drawn an impressive 1,476 para-athletes from across India, competing in 155 events under 30 teams, making it one of the largest para-athletics gatherings in the country. The event is being conducted smoothly with the efforts of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), le
Deepthi secured a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics last year in the 400 m T20. In the same competition category, she has gold medals in the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou and the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe.
Olympian Joshua Cheptegei expressed his feelings after winning the Delhi Half Marathon saying that it is really special to special to come here and win the race.
Olympian Joshua Cheptegei lived up to his billing to take home the men's crown, while Alemaddis Eyayu pushed pre-race favourite Cynthia Limo behind for a surprise win in the women's race in today's Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, at the Indian capital.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia expressed his excitement saying that this is his favourite event as people from all over the country come here to participate in this event.
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Valarie Allman, the International Event Ambassador for the Delhi Half Marathon 2024, shared her excitement to see the massive participation for the upcoming World Athletics Gold Label Road Race.
In collaboration with the Odisha Athletics Association and under the aegis of the Athletics Federation of India, the Sports and Youth Services Department is hosting the 35th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship from October 7 to 9 in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar