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Federation Cup: Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra and Tajinderpal Toor give Ind
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Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 17 (ANI): Avinash Sable (Maharashtra) paid the best possible tribute to late coach Nikolai Snesarev, posting a new national record time of 8 minutes 20.20 seconds as he won the men's 3000m steeplechase on the third day of the 24th National Federation Cup Senio
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Federation Cup: Avinash Sable sets new national record in men's 3000m stee
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Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 17 (ANI): Athlete Avinash Sable on Wednesday set a new national record in the men's 3000m steeplechase event in the ongoing Federation Cup.
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Javelin thrower Annu Rani scripts new national record but misses Oly mark
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Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 15 (ANI): Javelin thrower Annu Rani's single-minded determination to produce a throw in excess of the Olympic qualification standard of 64.00m led her to rewrite her own national record with a 63.24m effort on the opening day of the 24th Federation Cup Senior
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No spectators being allowed in NIS Campus, Federation Cup to start from Mo
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Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 14 (ANI): An air of expectation is in evidence at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports complex as it gears up to host the 24th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships from Monday which will be held without fans.
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India's athletics coach Nikolai Snesarev dies
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday condoled the sudden demise of noted distance running coach Nikolai Snesarev in the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports in Patiala.
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Neeraj Chopra sets new target for himself after breaking national record
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): After breaking a national record, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has a new target in mind, which is to throw over 90m.
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Russian Athletics Federation reinstatement plan approved by World Athletic
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Quai Antoine [Monaco], March 1 (ANI): Following detailed work by World Athletics' Russia Taskforce, its independent experts, and RusAF, a final plan for the reinstatement of RusAF to membership of World Athletics was recommended to the World Athletics Council last week. World Athletics' Coun
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Para-athlete Nishad Kumar tests positive for COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Nishad Kumar, a gold medalist at the Fazza World Para Athletics Grand Prix that was held in Dubai, has tested positive for coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Sunday.
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Huge boost for sports as Rijiju launches 4 infrastructure projects of Rs 5
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): In a step towards further development of high-class sports infrastructure, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju laid the foundation of a synthetic athletics track, a 330-bed girls hostel and the kitchen and dining hall, along with a gymnasium complex at NS
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Priyanka Goswami, Sandeep Kumar, break national records, qualify for Tokyo
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Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 13 (ANI): Sandeep Kumar (Haryana) and Priyanka Goswami (Uttar Pradesh) became the first Indian athletes to qualify for next year's World Athletics Championships Oregon22 when they broke the men and women's 20km Race Walk National Records respectively on t
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36th Junior Athletics Championships: Unnathi Aiyappa sets two national rec
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Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 11 (ANI): Unnathi Aiyappa has set two national records in the Girls under-16 (80m Hurdles/300m) category at the 36th National Junior Athletics Championships in Guwahati.
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National Junior Athletics Championships: Abhin Devadiga, Ancy Sojan claim
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Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 10 (ANI): Abhin Bhaskar Devadiga (Karnataka) and Ancy Sojan (Kerala) claimed the under-20 men and women's 200m crowns respectively on the final day of the 36th National Junior Athletics Championships at the Sarusajai Stadium here on Wednesday.
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