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AFI postpones National Open Throws Competition
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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Chhattisgarh gets SAI nod for Residential Hockey Academy in Raipur, Excell
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 16 (ANI): In a major boost to Chhattisgarh in the field of sports, Sports Authority of India (SAI) has approved the proposal for Residential Hockey Academy in Raipur and an Excellence Centre for athletics, wrestling and swimming in Bilaspur.
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Dita named ambassador for World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdyn
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], October 14 (ANI): Romania's 2008 Olympic champion Constantina Dita has been named an ambassador for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 on October 17.
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AFI finalises its deferred competition calendar for year 2020-21
Updated : 5 years, 5 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, 6 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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Doors might be closed not locked: Caster Semenya after Swiss court upholds
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Double Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya, who lost an appeal to compete at the Tokyo Olympics has asked her supporters to "chill" and that "Doors might be closed not locked."
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Caster Semenya loses appeal at Swiss Supreme court over restrictions of te
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 9 (ANI): Two-time Olympic track champion, Caster Semenya lost her appeal in the Swiss supreme court to compete in the 800 meters at Tokyo Olympics.
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Sports Ministry extends contract of athletics foreign coaches, support sta
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): With an aim to bring laurels in the 2022 Asian Games and 2024 Olympics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday decided to extend the contract of nine foreign coaches and support personnel, including high-performance director of athletics.
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British Athletics appoints Christian Malcolm as new head coach
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], September 3 (ANI): British Athletics on Thursday announced the appointment of Christian Malcolm as the new Olympic Programme Head Coach.
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AFI postpones National Open Athletics Championships, senior competitions f
Updated : 5 years, 7 months 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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Working towards developing Odisha's HPC into most innovative High-Performa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): James Hillier, the head coach at Odisha's Athletics High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Bhubaneswar, has said that they are working towards developing this HPC into the most innovative High-Performance Athletics Centre in Asia.
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World Athletics to debut pioneering crowd atmosphere technology at Monaco
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Fontvieille [Monaco], Aug 14 (ANI): World Athletics will introduce a bespoke atmosphere creation system at the Monaco Diamond League meeting tonight, which will be used to enhance the experience for the athletes, the spectators and the broadcast audience in the absence of a full crowd.
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