In the men's pole vault, Dev Meena won gold and set a new national record with a 5.35m effort at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2025. The continental mark for the event is 5.51m, according to Olympics.com.
The 'Neeraj Chopra Classic' javelin throw event, a World Athletics 'A' category or Continental Tour Gold-level event, will be held in Bengaluru's Kanteerava Stadium on May 24, as per Olympics.com.
The Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 is set to take place on May 24 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. As a World Athletics-sanctioned Gold event, it promises to elevate India's status on the global athletics map
The inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic (NC Classic) javelin throw competition is set to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana, on May 24, the World Athletics confirmed, according to Olympics.com.
During The Ten 2025 athletics meet at San Juan Capistrano in USA on Saturday, India's Gulveer Singh broke his own record and created a new national record in the men's 10000m event, as per Olympics.com.
Ujjawal Choudhary put in a splendid display on the opening day of the 4th Indian Open Throws Competition at the Jio Institute in Ulwe in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, winning Gold in the U20 discus throw event with a new national record. Choudhary's best of 59.34m broke the previous record of 58.
The 51-year-old Aleksandrovich, winner of multiple global medals, including bronze at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games, has been appointed keeping in mind the next Olympic Games cycle, Chief National Coach Radhakrishnan Nair said.
While the venue is yet to be finalised, the event is slated to take place in May this year and will see some of the best male and female javelin throwers from around the world - headlined by Chopra - compete on Indian soil for the first time.
After being elected as the new president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Bahadur Singh Sagoo on Wednesday said that he is "thankful" for being appointed as the chief of the federation.