Tokyo, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) All the three Indians failed to come up with their best performance in the 20km race walk in the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday with Sandeep Kumar placed the best with a…
Tokyo, Aug 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has finished a commendable sixth in the final of the women’s discus throw final at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Kamalpreet, on her Olympics debut, had…
Tokyo, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The men’s high jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics was on Sunday shared by an Italian and Qatari athlete, both deciding not to participate in a tie-breaking jump-off after they…
Tokyo, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy’s Marcell Jacobs on Sunday produced the performance of a lifetime to win the men’s 100m final of the Olympic Games, shocking the pre-race favourites. The USA-born Italian, racing from lane…
Tokyo, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs stunned the athletics world when he pipped Fred Kerley of the United States and Andre De Grasse of Canada to win the Olympic mens 100m sprint gold…
Chandigarh, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Centenarian sprinter Mann Kaur, who started her athletic career at the age of 93 and set a record by becoming the world’s fastest centenarian at the American Masters Games in 2016,…
Tokyo, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned from the women’s 100m semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics after an out-of-competition doping test returned a positive result. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said…
Tokyo, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patiala-born 25-year-old Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur came up with a scintillating performance to secure her place in the final at the Tokyo Olympic Games even as the more experienced and…
By MK Ashoka Bengaluru, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shubha Venkateshan, and Dhanalakshmi Shekar, representing India in the 4×400 relay event at Tokyo Olympics, are scheduled to board the plane on July 23. With their experience in…
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) While the focus in the Olympics has always been on 100m — the blue riband of all competitions — and 200 metres, the 400m is no less glamorous given that some…
Nairobi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan sprinter and two-time Olympian Alphas Kishoiyan has been banned for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) for the presence of prohibited substance, nandrolone, in his system. Kishoiyan,…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu’s Gundur Express’ is all set to board the flight to Tokyo Olympics after breaking the speed record held by thePayyoli Express’. Twenty-three-year-old S. Dhanalakshmi, the speedster…
Mumbai, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite his preparations being disrupted by an injury and COVID-19 restrictions, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is confident of putting up his best performance at the Tokyo Olympics, starting on…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty one year old Subha Venkatesan from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli is one classic example to the philosophy of sporting tracks ‘catch them young so that other runners can’t…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) When 23-year old Tamil Nadu sprinter and the Tokyo Olympic bound V.Revathi went to the dining hall at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala for the…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) No ordinary thief can outrun this city police constable. If a thief outran this city police constable then one will have to conclude that the former is an…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Athletic Association (TNAA) is upbeat with five athletes from the state finding berths in the Indian Olympic team. “This is the first time in the…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bhawna Jat, coming from a farmer’s family in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand region, will be representing India in the 20km race walk event at the Tokyo Olympics. Fighting prejudices, financial…
New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is prominent in the 26-member squad announced by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be held from July…
New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s leading women’s 400m runner MR Poovamma has quit the national camp in Patiala due to an injury, said a source late on Sunday evening. “Due to an injury Poovamma…