The 26-year-old Indian athlete made a winning leap of 7.94m on his opening attempt to secure the top spot at the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze label (category C) meet, according to Olympics.com
"Hosting the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze in Odisha for the first time is a matter of immense pride. We are fully prepared to organise it successfully," the minister said during the review, according to an official press release.
India's Murali Sreeshankar made a triumphant return to international competition by winning the men's long jump at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025 in Maia, Portugal, on Saturday.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday announced the qualification standards for the Indian Open 2025, a World Athletics Continental Tour meet, as per Olympics.com.
Registrations for the landmark 20th edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon (VDHM), a World Athletics Gold Label Race, officially opened on Thursday. The iconic race is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 12, with the flag-off from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
India's javelin spearhead, Neeraj Chopra, has set his eyes on the World Athletics Championships after striking gold at the inaugural NC Classic 2025 on Saturday, a competition named after him.
The inaugural edition of the 'Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025' is set to bring together a stellar line-up of world-class javelin talent from India and across the globe.
The World Athletics updated the rankings earlier this week, upping Neeraj's points to 1,445 as compared to Peters' tally of 1,431. as per Olympics.com. Also, Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem sits at number four with 1,370 points to his name.
The team--comprising Srabani Nanda, Abhinaya Rajarajan, S.S. Sneha, and Nithya Gandhe--finished second behind China, who took gold with 43.28 seconds. Thailand secured bronze in 44.26 seconds, as per a press release from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
The Indian men's team as well as the mixed 4x400m team failed to qualify for the finals in their respective events at the ongoing World Athletics Relays 2025 in Guangzhou, China on Saturday, according to Olympics.com.
This year's event at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium will include six relay categories: men's 4x400m, men's 4x100m, women's 4x400m, and women's 4x100m, as well as mixed relays for both 4x400m and 4x100m.