Category: Athletics

‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh tests positive for Covid-19

Chandigarh, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary athlete and 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh, 91, was diagnosed coronavirus positive on Thursday after one…

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Runner Cheptegei primed to break 3,000m world mark

Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Joshua Cheptegei, world record holder in 5,000 and 10,000 metre track events, will aim…

4 years ago

Paralympic Games: Trials to pick Indian athletics team in June

New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) will conduct national selection trials next month to select…

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India’s Tejaswini wins consecutive high jump titles in USA

New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Representing Kansas State University, India's Tejaswini Shankar won back-to-back men's high jump titles in the…

4 years ago

Chopra, other Indian javelin throwers to miss Muller GP

New Delhi, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's leading javelin throwers, including Jakarta Asian Games champion and Olympic bound Neeraj Chopra, will…

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SAI should build indoor arena for javelin throw: Neeraj Chopra

New Delhi, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Tokyo Olympic Games around the corner India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is…

4 years ago

World Athletics chief Coe believes Olympics will be held

Tokyo, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe said here on Sunday that the Tokyo Olympics will be…

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Long jumper Sreeshankar keen to compete in Europe before Olympics

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second wave of Covid in India has disrupted the plan of…

4 years ago

Voss clinches back-to-back Rotorua Marathon titles

Rotorua (New Zealand), May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 4,000 runners pounded the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake on Saturday in…

4 years ago

Be prepared for Games without fans: Coe to athletes

Tokyo, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe on Wednesday said that athletes should be prepared to compete…

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Tiny Botswana awards its World Athletics Relays bronze winning team

Gaborone (Botswana), May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government of Botswana on Wednesday congratulated it's men's 4x400m team for clinching a bronze…

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Italian Larissa’s indoor world u-20 long jump record ratified

New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italian teenage long jumper Larissa Lapichino officially got her name in the record books on…

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CAS rejects Gomathi’s appeal against doping ban

New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed Indian middle distance runner Gomathi Manimathu's…

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Women’s 4x400m relay team on the edge ahead of Olympics

New Delhi, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The women's 4x400 metres relay team runs the risk of missing the Tokyo Olympics as…

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‘Corona wave ruined plans to train Indian athletes for Olympics’

New Delhi, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second wave of Coronavirus in India has ruined plans to prepare top athletes for…

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Gymnast Pranati Nayak to get Olympic Games quota

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gymnast Pranati Nayak, Asian bronze medallist in vault, will get the continental…

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Indian athletes sad at missing World Relays: Sprint coach

New Delhi, April 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The disappointment of missing next month's World Relays due to new travel restrictions imposed on…

4 years ago

Relay teams grounded due to ban on Indians by Dutch government

New Delhi, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Poland-bound national men and women's relay squads were grounded by the Royal Dutch Airlines…

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Yohan Blake asks Indian cricket fans to stay safe

New Delhi, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yohan Blake, Jamaica's Olympic silver medallist in 100 and 200 metres, has urged Indian cricket…

4 years ago

Javelin throwers’ Turkey trip postponed due to Covid

New Delhi, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The exposure-cum-training programme of the first batch of the Indian javelin throwing team to Turkey…

4 years ago



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