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Golden Grand Prix 2023: Indian athlete Shaili Singh clinches bronze in wom
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Indian athlete Shaili Singh attempted a jump of 6.65m which provided her third stop on the podium. Her other jumps were marked as 6.59m, 6.35m, 6.35m, 6.36m and 6.41m at the Yokohama meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour gold label event.
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"Want to cross 17-metre mark consistently this season": CWG medalist jumpe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
He was among the athletes who qualified for the prestigious Asian Athletics Championships to be held in Bangkok from July 12, 2023, to July 16, 2023 after his performances in the Ranchi meet.
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Ultimate goal is to win Asian Games medal again for India: Jinson Johnson
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Jinson Johnson is aiming to be back at his best at the upcoming Asian Games, where he is the reigning champion in the 1500m event.
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World's 5th fastest men's 10K runner Sebastian Sawe eyes World 10K Bengalu
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Sebastian Sawe clocked an impressive 26.49 last month, which puts the World 10K Bengaluru men's course record of 27:38 held by Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (Kenya) last year at risk.
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There's something special about running as community: Sanya Richards-Ross
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The 2023 World 10K Bengaluru on Sunday is a USD 210,000 World Athletics Gold Label Road Race that will see the Elite men's and women's winners claim an identical USD 26,000 purse.
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Federation Cup 2023 athletics: Jyothi Yarraji clinches gold in women's 100
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Jyothi topped the podium with a meet-record time of 12.89 seconds. She also crossed the Asian Championships qualifying standard of 13.63 seconds set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
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Federation Cup 2023 athletics: Annu Rani wins javelin throw gold, breaches
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Annu breached the all-important qualifying standards with a throw of 59.24 m, way above the standard of 56.46 m set by AFI, as per Olympics.com. She also qualified for the Asian Athletics Championships, scheduled for July in Bangkok, Thailand. The mark set for women's javelin throw for ea
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5th Asian Youth Athletics Championships: Javelin thrower Arjun wins silver
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Indian contingent has also done well in the fifth Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The team finished overall second behind China and brought home a total of 24 medals, including six gold, 11 silver, and seven bronze in the Under-18 championship.
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Study: Serious disparity in international athletics
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Athletes from less rich countries require additional health knowledge to avoid injuries during rigorous training. However, if there is no access to medically qualified personnel, greater knowledge can raise the danger of injury. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at Linkoping Univ
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Neeraj Chopra set to participate in FBK Games 2023
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Neeraj Chopra, who was the reigning Diamond League champion, won the Doha leg this year with a throw of 88.67m at the Qatar Sports Club.
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Formula 1: Ferrari Driver Charles Leclerc tries baseball
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ferrari Driver Charles Leclerc was seen throwing a pitch for the baseball team New York Yankees in the Yankees stadium on Wednesday. Leclerc threw the first inaugural pitch before their first home game series against the Oakland Athletics.
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Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz wins Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Carlos Alcaraz won the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, on Monday evening at a ceremony in Paris. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was named Laureus World Sportswoman
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