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 (United States), July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce dashed across the finish line first to lift her fifth 100m world title at the World Athletics Championships here. The 35-year-old multi-Olympic and world champion…
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,…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) CPI-M leader and former Kerala MLA, M.J. Jacob has won two bronze medals in the World Masters Athletic meet in Finland, his office said. The 82-year-old politician won the medals in…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former member of the Kerala legislative assembly from Piravom and senior leader of the CPM, M.J. Jacob, 82, has won two bronze medals in World Masters Athletic Tampere held in Finland….
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…
Nanjing (China), July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Athletics Council has decided to cancel the 2022 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, scheduled to be held in the eastern Chinese city of Yangzhou in November, due to…
Bengaluru, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Led by Amar Singh Devanda, the Indian ultra runners stole the show in the International Association of Ultra Runners (IAU) 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, winning the Men’s Individual and Team…
New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Continuing his brilliant form, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra broke the national record again with a throw of 89.94m to finish second in the Stockholm Diamond League 2022 in Sweden on…
Mumbai, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, top male steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper M Sreeshankar will lead the Indian charge at the World Athletics Championships to be held at…
Mumbai, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the best effort of 8.36 metres this year, Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar is second on the list of top performers this season, which he believes makes him a medal…
Almaty (Kazakhstan), June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympian Dhanalakshmi Sekar clocked her personal best time of 22.89s to win the 200m sprint at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet, here on Sunday. Dhanalakshmi, who has been…
Nairobi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five reigning world champions are among the 45 athletes selected to represent Kenya at the 2022 World Athletics Championships to be held next month in Eugene, Oregon of the United States….
Almaty (Kazakhstan), June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian women’s discus thrower Navjeet Dhillon clinched the gold medal at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet, here on Saturday. Navjeet, who is looking to seal her place in the…