Leading the challenge will be world and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and his comrade-in-arm, Kishore Jena. The events, including the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar on May 14-15, leading to Paris 2024 will also evaluate the returns from some intense overseas training under top coaches.
Indian long jump athlete Shaili Singh and triple jumper Praveen Chithravel bagged gold medals at the Indian Grand Prix 1 2024 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
During his stay in South Africa, the Asian Athletics Championships silver medalist from last year will also partake in various local-level competitions in order to stay in the best shape and form for the upcoming season. He had also finished sixth in the World Athletics Championships last ye
Neeraj has already won gold at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. He is also the Diamond League champion. However, he has yet to win a top prize in the World Championships. Last year, he came really close to clinching the gold last year but had to settle for a silver, c
Left to train all by himself in the absence of his Services coach Kashinath Naik, Manu DP admitted to being clueless in Birmingham, as all he could afford was a video call to the 2010 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, posted at the Army Institute of Sports (ASI), Pune.