Chandigarh, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary athlete and ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh, 91, was diagnosed coronavirus positive on Thursday after one of his staff members tested positive. He isolated himself at his residence here, doctors said….
Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Joshua Cheptegei, world record holder in 5,000 and 10,000 metre track events, will aim to break men’s 3,000m world record during the Continental Tour Gold meeting here on Wednesday…
New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) will conduct national selection trials next month to select the Indian track and field team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games. The trials will…
New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Representing Kansas State University, India’s Tejaswini Shankar won back-to-back men’s high jump titles in the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA. Shankar, 22, cleared the bar…
New Delhi, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s leading javelin throwers, including Jakarta Asian Games champion and Olympic bound Neeraj Chopra, will miss the Muller Grand Prix in Gateshead, Great Britain, this month due to pandemic. “We…
New Delhi, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Tokyo Olympic Games around the corner India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is disappointed that he can’t compete in international events in Europe due to a huge spike…
Tokyo, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe said here on Sunday that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as “a beacon of hope and optimism” despite the worsening Covid-19 situation in the…
By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second wave of Covid in India has disrupted the plan of national long jumper record holder Murali Sreeshankar to compete in Europe as part of preparation…
Rotorua (New Zealand), May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 4,000 runners pounded the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake on Saturday in one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Home favourite Michael Voss became only…
Tokyo, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe on Wednesday said that athletes should be prepared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics venues without spectators. Coe, who was in Sapporo for an Olympic…
Gaborone (Botswana), May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government of Botswana on Wednesday congratulated it’s men’s 4x400m team for clinching a bronze medal at the just-ended 2021 World Athletics Relays in Poland. “We are excited that the…
New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italian teenage long jumper Larissa Lapichino officially got her name in the record books on Wednesday as the World Athletics ratified her World Under-20 indoor long jump record of 6.91…
New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed Indian middle distance runner Gomathi Manimathu’s appeal against her four-year ban for doping imposed by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) in 2019….
New Delhi, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The women’s 4×400 metres relay team runs the risk of missing the Tokyo Olympics as it is too close to the elimination zone. Only the top 16 teams — as…
New Delhi, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second wave of Coronavirus in India has ruined plans to prepare top athletes for the Tokyo Olympic Games, says Adille Sumariwalla president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI). However,…
By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gymnast Pranati Nayak, Asian bronze medallist in vault, will get the continental quota to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games in July-August. Since the Asian Championships, scheduled…
New Delhi, April 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The disappointment of missing next month’s World Relays due to new travel restrictions imposed on Indians due to surging Covid-19 cases in the country is palpable among the Indian athletes…
New Delhi, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Poland-bound national men and women’s relay squads were grounded by the Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) on Wednesday due to rising Covid-19 cases in India. The national men’s 4x400m and…
New Delhi, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yohan Blake, Jamaica’s Olympic silver medallist in 100 and 200 metres, has urged Indian cricket fans to stay safe as the second wave of Coronavirus engulfs the country. The 31-year-old…
New Delhi, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The exposure-cum-training programme of the first batch of the Indian javelin throwing team to Turkey has been postponed due to new quarantine rules for the Indians, a source from the…