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94-year-old Bhagwani Devi clinches medals at World Masters Athletics
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhagwani also bagged a bronze medal in shot put
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Sprinter Hima Das returns, wins gold in women's 100 m event at 61st Nation
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dutee Chand finished second at the event in the 100 meters Women's event at the 61st National Interstate Athletics Championships
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KIYG 2021: Haryana's Ramita and Ashish keep hosts ahead
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Haryana's Ramita and Ashish kept their state on top of medals tally. The day, however, belonged to Maharashtra's sprinters, who sped to three out of four gold for an impressive haul of eight gold, three silver and a bronze in track and field over the last three days.
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Daughter of plumber and star sprinter Avantika eyes gold in KIYG 2021
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): Avantika Narale, the daughter of a plumber, has come a long way. She shot into the limelight as a 15-year-old, when she rewrote Dutee Chand's 200m junior national record in 2018. Now, she has set her eyes on the gold medal in the Khelo India Youth
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Be your biggest fan and critic, says Justin Gatlin ahead of World 10K Beng
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) May 12 (ANI): Former American sprinter and 2004 Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin has several nuggets of advice for both upcoming professional athletes in India and current amateur runners participating in the World 10K Bengaluru 2022, being held on May 15.
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Fed Cup: Assam CM congratulates Hima Das, Amlan Borgohain on winning gold
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated sprinters Hima Das and Amlan Borgohain who won gold medals in the women's and men's 200-meter race at the National Federation Cup Athletics in Kerala on Wednesday.
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Suresh Raina felicitated with 'Sports Icon' award by Government of Maldive
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Former India cricketer Suresh Raina was felicitated with the prestigious 'Sports Icon' award at the Maldives Sports Awards 2022 by the Maldives government. He was nominated alongside 16 international sportspersons, including former Real Madrid player Robert
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Indian sprinters to take centre stage for first time in season's first Ind
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 13 (ANI): The Indian sprinters will take centre stage for the first time this season in the Indian Grand Prix 1 Athletics Meet here at the Chandrasekharan Nair Police Stadium. They will showcase early form in the season that will see major competiti
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Toor, Sreeshankar and Dutee Chand to compete in World Indoor Championships
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): India will field Shot Putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Long Jumper M Sreeshankar and sprinter Dutee Chand in the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 starting from March 18 at the Stark Arena in the Serbian Capital.
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Not just for my performance, it's what I am giving back to my sport: Anju
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], December 28 (ANI): Sprinter Anju Bobby George, who was recently honoured with 'Woman of the Year' award, said that it is not just for performance but what she is giving back to her sport.
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World Athletics awards Anju Bobby George as Woman of the Year
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 2 (ANI): World Athletics has awarded sprinter Anju Bobby George as 'Woman of the Year' after her efforts in advancing the sport in India as well as inspiring more women to follow in her footsteps made her more than a worthy recipient of this year's award.
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National gold medallist sprinter Lokesh struggling for basic amenities lik
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra might have brought a gold medal for the country in the Tokyo Olympics this year, but there are still a lot of athletes in the country who continue to struggle to make ends meet even after winning medals at the national champi
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