Athletics

Eugene (Oregon), July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (IST) ended India’s 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships after he clinched the silver medal at the…

Eugene (Oregon), July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo 2020 Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra clinched the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here on Saturday to end India’s 19-year-long wait for a medal at…

Eugene, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sydney McLaughlin of the United States shattered the women’s 400 hurdles world record in her victory at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday (IST). Double Olympic champion McLaughlin timed 50.68 seconds…

Mumbai, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has got the clearance to participate in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games starting on July 28. Tejaswin’s name was suggested as a replacement for quarter-miler Arokia Rajiv,…

Eugene (Oregon), July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eldhose Paul became the first Indian to qualify for the men’s triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships 2022 with an effort of 16.68 metres here. Placed in Group…

Eugene (Oregon), July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) After qualifying for the final of the World Athletics Championships 2022 javelin throw competition, Indian ace Neeraj Chopra said anyone can throw far on a given day but he will…

Eugene (Oregon), July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian ace Neeraj Chopra reached the final of the World Athletics Championships 2022 javelin throw competition after producing an impressive throw of 88.39 metres in Round 1 and topping Group…

New Delhi, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, India’s biggest medal prospect at the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Oregon, took just 10 seconds to qualify for the men’s javelin final with a massive…

Oregon (USA), July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Annu Rani qualified for the javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, the first Indian woman to qualify for the second straight javelin throw final in…

Eugene (US), July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The fifth day of the World Athletics Championships produced several surprises here, as Jake Wightman of Britain powered to the men’s 1,500m title with a world leading time while some…

New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Global athletic performance brand Under Armour’s India distributor and licensee, Underdog Athletics, has signed India’s golden boy, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, as its brand ambassador. Chopra made Olympic history by…

Eugene (Oregon), July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished seventh at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here with a best effort of 7.96 metres, which was way below his national record of 8.36…

New Delhi, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dhanalakshmi Sekar, the only Indian sprinter who qualified for the World Athletics Championships 2022, will not be able to compete at the event after she failed to complete her visa…

New Delhi, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor on Saturday pulled out of the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2022 in Oregon, USA, due to a groin injury. The 27-year-old Toor made a…

Eugene (Oregon), July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two of India’s top medal prospects at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here, 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper M Sreeshankar, qualified for the finals in their respective categories,…

New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after Athletics Federation of India (AFI) told the Delhi High Court that it will include Tejaswin Shankar, India’s high jump national record holder, in the 2022 Commonwealth Games…

Oregan (USA), July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2017 World Champion javelin thrower, Johannes Vetter of Germany has pulled out of the upcoming World Athletics Championship in Oregon due to an injury, which would mean that there…