Bhubaneswar, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi’s Tejaswin Shankar claimed a gruelling decathlon title to secure Asian Games berth, while 100m champion Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh added 100m hurdles title to her kitty on the third…
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) junior talent identification programme will start from June 20 across the country, said AFI president Adille Sumariwalla here on Saturday. “The AFI has shortlisted more…
Bhubaneswar, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was an eventful day here on Friday at the 62nd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship as more than a dozen athletes made the cut for the Hangzhou Asian Games,…
Bhubaneswar, June 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 62nd Inter-State Athletics Championships began at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Thursday. At the inaugural ceremony, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president and legendary Indian athlete, PT Usha declared the meet…
New Delhi, June 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former track and field athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa on Tuesday resigned as the chairman of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee after holding the post for 18 years….
Beijing, June 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’ top sprinter Su Bingtian on Monday announced his withdrawal from the 2023 season on his social media account. In a statement, the current Asian men’s 100m record holder disclosed that…
New Delhi, June 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar for finishing third in the Golden League athletics meet in Paris. Sreeshankar registered an impressive 8.09m attempt to finish…
Paris, June 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a historic night, Faith Kipyegon of Kenya and Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia set world records in the 5000m and 3000m steeplechase respectively at the Meeting de Paris, providing the standout…
Paris, June 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Murali Sreeshankar registered an impressive 8.09m attempt to finish third in the men’s long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023, here. Murali logged his best jump of the…
New Delhi, June 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised Indian athletes for their impressive performance at the 20th Asian U20 Athletics Championships. Indian athletes fetched 19 medals at the Asian U20 Athletics…
Jyvaskyla (Finland), June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian athletes continued to shine in European meets in the run-up to this year’s Asian Games in China as Jyothi Yarraji won silver and Amlan Borgohain bagged bronze in the…
Yecheon (South Korea), June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rezoana Mallick Heena and Bharatpreet Singh kicked off their campaigns at the Asian U-20 Athletics Championship with a remarkable start, clinching gold medals in the women’s 400m race and…
New Delhi, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Amlan Borgohain bagged gold medals in the men’s 100m and 200m races at the Flanders Cup 2023 athletics meet, also called the International Antwerp Athletics Gala, in Merksem, Belgium….
Nairobi (Kenya), June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) World record holder Brigid Kosgei and the second-fastest marathoner of all time Kelvin Kiptum will spearhead Kenya’s marathon squad for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The eye-catching selection…
Florence, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heading into the Golden Gala meeting here, Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon had the women’s 1500m world record in her heart and in her mind. On Friday night, she fulfilled her…
Florence, Italy, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan Faith Kipyegon broke the women’s 1,500 meters world record at the Wanda Diamond League’s Golden Gala meeting, here. The 29-year-old world and Olympic champion refreshed Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba’s record…
Athens (Greece), June 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Having started his season with early success in an international jumping meet in Greece, Commonwealth Games medallist Murali Sreeshankar is looking forward to continuing that throughout the busy and challenging…
Lucknow, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vikrant Malik of KIIT University, who hails from Haryana, defended his gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the Khelo India University Games 2022 on Tuesday and soon after…
New Delhi, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian athletes stole the show in meets in Europe in the last few days with hurdler Jyothi Yarraji bagging gold in the T-Meeting 2023 athletics meet in Tilburg, the Netherlands…
New Delhi, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the upcoming FBK Games in Hengelo, the Netherlands due to a muscle strain he sustained during training. Chopra started his season by…