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AFI organises certification course for district technical officials
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI), in a step towards improving the technical conduct of track and field sport at the grassroots level, is organising a certification course for more than 2,100 district technical officials.
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Athletic Federation of India appoints Radhakrishnan Nair as chief coach
Updated : 5 years, 9 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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World Athletics president lauds AFI for taking tough stand against doping
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], November 1 (ANI): World Athletics President Sebastian Coe on Sunday appreciated the Athletics Federation of India for its tough stand against doping, for improving its athletes performances in a number of events and for being in the forefront of keeping the sport a
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Development of athletics a main agenda of AFI's AGM: Adille Sumariwal
Updated : 5 years, 10 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, 10 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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AFI postpones National Open Throws Competition
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Monday decided to postpone the 1st National Open Throws competition which was scheduled to be held on October 26-27 at SAI NS-NIS Patiala due to Covid-19 risk.
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AFI finalises its deferred competition calendar for year 2020-21
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday finalised its deferred competition calendar for the year 2020-21.
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World Athletics extends deadline for Russia to fix 'seriously deficient' p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], September 26 (ANI): The World Athletics Council on Saturday granted an extension to the deadline for the Russian Athletics Federation's (RusAF) Reinstatement Commission to fix a "seriously deficient" plan to fight doping in track and field.
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AFI postpones National Open Athletics Championships, senior competitions f
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday postponed the National Open Athletics Championships and all senior competitions from September to October.
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World Athletics freezes Russia panels due to unpaid fine
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], July 2 (ANI): World Athletics on Thursday confirmed that it will stand down both the Doping Review Board (DRB) and the Russian Taskforce, allowing Russian track athletes to compete internationally, due to the non-payment of the fine from the Russian Athletics Federatio
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Athletes have talent, just need 'right platform' to showcase it: Sumariwal
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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AFI nominates Neeraj Chopra for Khel Ratna Award, Dutee Chand, 3 others fo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has nominated Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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