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Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis joins Delhi Half Marathon as in
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Carl Lewis' phenomenal career continues to inspire generations of athletes and fans alike. He competed at four Olympic Games from 1984 to 1996, capturing a remarkable nine gold medals, the most by any track and field athlete in modern Olympic history.
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Bhubaneswar to host India's first World Athletics Bronze Level Continental
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Top Indian track and field athletes from the country will lock horns with international stars at the Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour meet, which is scheduled to take place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
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Odisha's Sports and Youth Services Minister Suryabanshi Suraj promotes Fit
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Odisha's Sports and Youth Services Minister Suryabanshi Suraj flagged off the marathon, along with former track and field athlete Anuradha Biswal and cyclist Minati Mohapatra. According to a press release from the Odisha Sports and Youth Services Department, the event was marked by the exube
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"Focus of National Games is to attract young talent": IOA president PT Ush
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
PT Usha herself a legendary track and field athlete, said traditional and indigenous Indian sports should form the core of the National Games as that can help inculcate the sports culture in our society
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"Outstanding champion makes India proud again": PM Modi praises Avinash Sa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered accolades on track and field athlete Avinash Sable after he clinched a gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase in the Asian Games on Sunday.
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Asian Games: Avinash Sable shatters records with gold in men's 3000m steep
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Avinash Sable, the track and field athlete, made history on Sunday by securing a gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase event at the Asian Games, setting a new record with his outstanding performance.
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FISU World University Games 2023: Tejaswin Shankar finishes 6th in men's h
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The 24-year-old Indian track and field athlete has the national record in men's high jump, hitting the mark of 2.29 m mark in 2018, as per Olympics.com. Shankar however, fell way short of his personal best during the Chengdu meet.
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Top Indian track and field athletes will be in action during five-day dome
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The five-day major domestic competition will be held at Bhubaneswar's eight-lane Kalinga Stadium.
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Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics 2023: Ankita breaches Asian Games qualificati
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In memory of the late Mikio Oda, a great Japanese track and field athlete who won the triple jump gold medal in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics meet is an annual competition conducted in Japan
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National Games round up: Rosy Paulraj, Ajith share spotlight with National
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Rosy Meena Paulraj got into a good rhythm, and improved her personal best from 4.00m to 4.20m to break VS Surekha's National and National Games records set in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Ajith broke the National Record in the Clean and Jerk with a lift of 174kg to push National Games record
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We are proud of you: PM Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on winning silver
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Neeraj also became India's first ever track and field athlete to take the silver medal in the World Championships, and second to bag a podium finish after the legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George had finished third in the Paris Worlds in 2003.
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PM Modi meets former Olympic athlete PT Usha in Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met renowned former Olympic track and field athlete PT Usha in Parliament.
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