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Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez found dead in Ecuador
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Esmeraldas [Ecuador], October 24 (ANI): Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quinonez was found dead in the street in Guayaquil on Friday, according to the country's Sports Ministry.
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Religare Group pledges support to promote sports and athletics, sponsors C
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Religare Group, a diversified financial services conglomerate, today announced the Group's commitment to promote sports and athletics in the country and said it will sponsor deserving athletes and sporting institutions.
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Angela Tanui, Tamirat Tola reign supreme at Amsterdam Marathon
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], October 17 (ANI): Angela Tanui and Tamirat Tola produced the fastest ever times on Dutch soil with their victories at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:17:57 and 2:03:39 respectively at the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race on Sunday.
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World Athletics condoles demise of Kenya's Agnes Tirop
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], October 13 (ANI): World Athletics on Wednesday condoled the demise of Kenya's Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medallist who was found dead at her home in Iten. She was 25.
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World records set by Rojas, Warholm, and McLaughlin at Tokyo ratified by W
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Monte-Carlo [Monaco], September 29 (ANI): The world records set by Yulimar Rojas, Karsten Warholm and Sydney McLaughlin to win their Olympic gold medals in Tokyo have been ratified, the World Athletics announced on Wednesday.
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CWC, Asian Games on radar next: Amlan Borgohain
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 20 (ANI): After winning the gold medal at 60th National Open Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Telangana's Warangal, sprinter Amlan Borgohain has now set his sights on the Commonwealth and Asian Games in the upcoming year.
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National Open Athletics C'ships: Abhishek posts maiden 5000m victory, Paru
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Warangal [Telangana], September 16 (ANI): Railways' runners Abhishek Pal and Parul Chaudhary won the men's and women's 5000m titles respectively while Tamil Nadu's Pavithra Venkatesh forced two Railways' Pole Vaulters to settle for minor medals on the opening day of the 60th National Open At
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World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst postponed until Fe
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bathurst [Australia], September 15 (ANI): World Athletics and the local organising committee (LOC) for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2022 have agreed to postpone the championships, which was scheduled to be held in Bathurst, Australia, on February 19, next year. Th
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AFI to redesign junior programme and provide more competitions
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 13 (ANI): In a major decision, the Athletics Federation of India on Monday decided that it would redesign and strengthen its junior programme to be able to build on the gains of Neeraj Chopra's Olympic Games gold medal and the three-medal haul in the Wor
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AFI invites applications for foreign coaches and support staff
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 9 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has invited applications for the recruitment of foreign coaches and support staff in various disciplines of athletics from the current period until the 2024 Olympics and extendable until 2028.
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2019 World Para Athletics Ch'ship bronze medallist works at call centre to
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 3 (ANI): The 2019 World Para Athletics Championship and 2018 Asian Para Games bronze medalist, Vinay Kumar, is now working in a private call centre at Mohali to support his family.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Medal glory continues for India in athletics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): It has been a glorious Monday for India with the country winning not one but four medals in a day at the crack of dawn. While India's Avani Lakhera became the first Indian woman in history to win a Paralympic Gold medal for the country, India's domination i
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