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).
The host state will be led by 15-year-old Ashish Kumar Toppo who is now serving as captain of the home side, with Bilkan Oram serving as the vice-captain. Goalkeepers, Abhimanyu Gouda and Ronit Raj Xaxa will be the designated custodians between the posts.
With all matches taking place at the newly built world-class Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, the tournament provides an opportunity for bright young players from across India to compete at a world-class stadium and gain experience from it. The 11-day tournament will feature 28 teams
All India Football Federation President Kalyan Chaubey, South Asian Football Federation General Secretary Anwarul Huq, and AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran were present to conduct the draw ceremony.
Anderson had left the field with a mild groin strain during Lancashire's County Championship game last week. The one-off Test against Ireland will be played from June 1 onwards while the Ashes will start from June 16 onwards. While there were worries about the injury given that the Ashes was
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
Due to a knee injury, he suffered in the quarter-finals, Hussamuddin had to give a walkover and settle for bronze in his debut World Championships campaign
The 22-year-old Indian boxer Nishant Dev who clinched bronze medal in IBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2023 in Tashkent, expressed his desire to achieve more success in the upcoming tournament.
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.
Deepak displayed unwavering grit against the two-time Worlds bronze medallist Billal Bennama of France and went down 3-4 in the semifinals after the bout was reviewed at the championship held in Tashkent last month