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Tokyo Olympian Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended after testing posit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Star Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who represented the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last year, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after she tested positive for a banned drug.
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TOPS approves extension of Neeraj Chopra's international training in Turke
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5(ANI): Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Division has approved Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and the Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) proposal to provide financial assistance of Rs 5.5 lakh approximately for extension
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KIUG, Day-8: Sachin Gupta leads clean sweep in recurve, Lovely Professiona
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 1 (ANI): Archers and shooters dominated a day off, enthralling and high stakes competition at the Khelo India University Games 2021 on Sunday. Thundershowers halted action on the athletics later in the day.
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Fencer Jetlee Singh strikes gold on day-6 as KIUG prepares for track and f
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka)[India], April 29 (ANI): With one eye on the athletics extravaganza set to begin tomorrow, a day of high action concluded at the Khelo India University Games 2021 on Friday. At the end of the day, 42 universities had won gold while 92 had made their presence felt on the m
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KIUG: Siva Sridhar's tally of gold medals goes to seven, upsets in archery
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], April 28 (ANI): Huge upsets were witnessed on the opening day of the archery competition at the Khelo India University Games 2021 here on Thursday. The day also brought to a close the boxing and swimming competitions, as the focus slowly shifts to the athletics
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World champions Muktar Edris, Hellen Obiri to headline TCS World 10K Benga
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 27 (ANI): Reigning world champions Muktar Edris and Hellen Obiri will be the star names on the start line of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022 road race.
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Olympic Gold Medalist Justin Gatlin named International Event Ambassador f
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], April 19 (ANI): World 10K Bengaluru on Wednesday announced Justin Gatlin - the 2004 Olympic 100M champion and four-time World Athletics Championships gold medallist - as the International Event Ambassador for the 14th edition of the race on May 15.
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Sandeep Kumar, Ravina win National 20Km race walk titles
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Haryana race walkers Sandeep Kumar and Ravina, who had both produced good performances in the World Athletics Race Walking Championships last month, sustained their good form to claim the men's and women's 20Km titles on the opening day of the nint
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Athlete Harmilan Bains hopes to break world record after recovery from inj
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): National record holder in 1500M Harmilan Bains caught the imagination of the sports fans in India when she bagged Gold medals in 800M and 1500M events at the Khelo India University Games 2020. Post her success at KIUG 2020, the athlete from Punjab broke Sun
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Seven-time Olympic Champion Allyson Felix to retire from track at end of s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): Legendary athlete Allyson Felix has announced that the 2022 athletics season will be her last.
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Fed Cup: Amlan Borgohain sets National mark; Sable cracks 5000m meet recor
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], April 7 (ANI): Amlan Borgohain (Assam) scorched the track to set a new men's 200m National Record by clocking 20.52 seconds on a rain-hit final day in the 25th AFI National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in the C H Muhammed Koya Stadium here on Wedn
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Fed Cup: Assam CM congratulates Hima Das, Amlan Borgohain on winning gold
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated sprinters Hima Das and Amlan Borgohain who won gold medals in the women's and men's 200-meter race at the National Federation Cup Athletics in Kerala on Wednesday.
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