Birmingham, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) As he walked through the mixed zone at the Alexander Stadium here, Kenya’s 3000m gold medallist Abraham Kibiwot was asked whether he ever felt under pressure from the young Indian who…
Birmingham, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Race walker Priyanka Goswami and steeplechaser Avinash Sable maintained India’s medal-winning spree in track and field as they bagged a silver apiece in their respective disciplines to add to the silver…
Birmingham, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Avinash Sable bettered his own national record by almost a second to win the silver medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, here on Saturday. Sable…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Quarter-miler Rupal Chaudhary, daughter of a farmer in Uttar Pradesh, scripted history by winning twin medals and became the first Indian athlete to win two medals in a single edition…
Birmingham, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) India would have won a gold medal in long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here but for a laser-equipped take-off board that twice flagged Murali Sreeshankar by extremely narrow margins…
By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) On so many occasions has long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished between fifth and seventh position in his nascent international career from junior to the senior level that the…
Birmingham, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Murali Sreeshankar won silver medal in the men’s long jump competition at the Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium here on Thursday. This is India’s second medal in athletics at…
Birmingham, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Scotland’s Eilish McColgan took gold in the 10,000m at Birmingham 2022, echoing her mother Liz who won the race in 1986 and 1990. The 31-year-old won in a Commonwealth Games record…
Birmingham, Aug 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian athletes Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya have made it to the finals of the men’s long jump event from Group A and B respectively in the Commonwealth Games 2022…
New Delhi, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday showered praise on Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and shuttler PV Sindhu for bringing laurels to the nation by winning medals at World Athletics…
Mumbai, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday announced a long-term partnership to elevate the performance of Indian athletes, support the national sports federations, and build the…
New Delhi, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The strong Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham suffered a massive setback as star javelin thrower, fresh from his silver medal-winning performance at the World Athletics Championships in…
Eugene (US), July 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Athletics Council on Monday introduced a repechage round to all individual track events from 200m to 1500m in distance, including the hurdles events, for the 2024 Paris Olympic…
Eugene (US), July 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Armand Duplantis from Sweden refreshed the men’s pole vault world record with 6.21 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Monday (IST). Already securing the title with 6.00 metres, Duplantis…
New Delhi, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) World champion powerlifter Mahant Gaurav Sharma on Sunday congratulated Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra for winning silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships with historic throw of…
New Delhi, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary Anju Bobby George on Saturday led the whole Indian sporting fraternity in congratulating and lauding Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra for his historic silver medal at the…
Eugene (US), July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canada upset pre-race favourites the United States to win the men’s 4x100m relay at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday (IST). The Unites States, who took all six medals in…
Eugene (Oregon), July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra, who clinched the historic silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, is elated from his performance and thanked everyone for the support,…
New Delhi, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Neeraj Chopra on winning a silver medal at the World Championships in men’s javelin. In response to a tweet by Sports Authority of India,…
Eugene (Oregon), July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eldhose Paul, the first Indian triple jumper to compete in a World Athletics Championships final, put on a commendable display to finish ninth at the 2022 meet, on Sunday (IST)….