Athletics

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…

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…

Los Angeles (USA), May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser demolished his own world shot put record at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, the seasons sixth World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting. Crouser…

Kallithea (Greece), May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Murali Sreeshankar successfully defended his title in the men’s long jump event at the International Jumping Meeting 2023, qualifying for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September….

London, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics, the governing body for track and field competitions, has decided to rebrand indoor athletics events as ‘short track’ competitions which will deal will all competitions held on a 200m…

Mumbai, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday surged to the top of the latest men’s javelin throw and is the new World No.1 in the rankings issued by the…

Yokohama (Japan), May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Shaili Singh finished third in the women’s long jump event at the Golden Grand Prix 2023 athletics meet, a Continental Tour Gold event, here on Sunday. Shaili registered a…

Mumbai, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian distance runner Parul Chaudhary gave another glimpse of her superb form in the run-up to the Asian Games by winning the 3000m steeplechase title in Track Night meet in New…

New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the conclusion of the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Ranchi on May 18, as many as six athletes from the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) qualified…

Ranchi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the second consecutive day Andhra Pradesh’s 23-year-old 100m hurdles specialist Jyothi Yarraji hogged the limelight at the 26th National Federation Cup Athletics Championship, claiming a gold medal in the women’s…

Ranchi, May 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jyothi Yarraji clinched the gold medal in the womens 100m hurdles at the ongoing Federation Cup 2023 athletics event at the Birsa Munda Stadium, here on Wednesday. Jyothi Yarraji topped the…

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Talented sprinters Reyan Basha and Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram have been selected to take part in the 2023 Asian Junior Athletics Championship camp, which will be held in NSSC, Bengaluru. Both Reyan…

Mumbai, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s reigning Olympic champion in javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra will take another step in building up for the mega events in the year by competing in the FBK Games 2023 to…

Nairobi (Kenya), May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jamaican female sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce hopes that an impressive run in Nairobi, Kenya, will help her defend her world title in Budapest with just 100 days remaining before the…