New Delhi, Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympian Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh expressed reverence to the Indian soldiers who made supreme sacrifice after Independence at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on Thursday. The athlete, who…
Kingston, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic and world 4x400m medallist Deon Lendore has died at the age of 29, World Athletics, the sport’s governing body informed on Tuesday. Lendore, according to reports, died…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) To support Indian elite athletes’ preparations for the Paris Olympic Games, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has approved the appointment of six foreign coaches for athletics until 2024. The…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The South Asian Athletics Federation (SAAF) Cross Country & 56th National Cross Country Championship, which was scheduled to be held in Kohima, Nagaland later this month, has been postponed due…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Authority of India (SAI) has approved the extension of the national camp till March 31 for 117 track and field athletes and 45 coaching and support staff in five…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wants to participate in the full season in 2022 including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, World Championships, and the Diamond League. The World…
Auckland, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ross Taylor, New Zealand’s most successful Test batter, has announced he will retire from the longest format of the game following the upcoming series against Bangladesh. Taylor on Thursday confirmed that…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra turned 24 on Friday and social media was flooded with fans and supporters from all walks of life sending him birthday wishes. On Friday…
Zurich, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2022 Diamond League will pit the worlds best athletes against each other across 14 meetings and 32 disciplines, the organisers announced on Tuesday. Participants will have up to seven opportunities…
New York, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) It will be a battle of pole vaulters as Americans Katie Nageotte and Sandi Morris will look to soar to new heights in New York City when they compete at…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, declaring his keenness to be a part of a T20 League, his Jamaican compatriot and former training partner, 31-year-old Yohan Blake, too…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday approved an urgent proposal to enable Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra to travel to the US for a 90-day off-season training…
Lausanne (Switzerland), Dec 2 (IAworld championships NS) Anju Bobby Geroge, the first Indian athlete to win a medal in a World Championships, has bagged the World Athletics’ ‘Woman of the Year’ award for her inspiring…
Bali, Nov 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and men’s doubles duo of Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy entered the semi-finals of the 2021 Indonesia Open after winning their respective matches, here on Friday. Sindhu survived…
Nairobi, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of people including Kenyan athletes, coaches and residents came out on the streets on Friday and Saturday to pay homage to former world 10,000m bronze medallist and cross country champion…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian sprinter Hima Das on Thursday announced that she has tested negative for Covid-19, one week after contracting the virus. The 21-year-old had tested positive for Covid-19 on her…
The Hague (Netherlands), Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ethiopian Tamira Tola and Kenyan Angela Tanui grabbed victories in the 45th Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday with course records in the men’s and women’s race respectively. The 30-year-old Tola…
Nairobi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world athletics community was in shock on Thursday as reports emerged from Kenya of the death of World 10,000m bronze medallist Agnes Tirop, who was found dead at her home…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian athlete Hima Das on Wednesday revealed that she has tested COVID-19 positive but is stable in isolation. The 21-year old reported to the national camp at the National…
Warangal, Sep 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Harmilan Kaur Bains (Punjab) completed the women’s middle-distance double while Railway’s B. Aishwarya achieved the same feat in women’s horizontal jumps at the 60th National Open Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal…