New Delhi, April 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jakarta Asian Games champion in men’s 1500 metres Jinson Johnson says his chances of making cut for the Tokyo Olympics are almost over as he is still recovering from Covid-19…
Enschede (Netherlands), April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge gave an indication that he is in peak form to retain the Tokyo Games marathon gold, winning the Enschede Marathon in…
Frankfurt, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Men’s 100 metres world champion Christian Coleman will not be allowed to compete at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after an appeal of a ban failed on Friday. The Court of Arbitration…
New Delhi, April 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic-bound athlete Priyanka Goswami was isolated on Tuesday at the Sports Authority of India training centre in Bengaluru after she tested positive for Covid-19. The 24-year-old national record holder from…
Sydney, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The organisers of the 2021 World Athletics Relay Championships in Silesia, Poland suffered a setback as Athletics Australia (AA) confirmed on Sunday it is withdrawing its team for the May 1-2…
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dutee Chand, the Jakarta Asian Games silver-medalist in 100 and 200 metres will receive Chhattisgarh Veerni Award, it was announced on Thursday. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the inaugural…
New Delhi, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian sprinters will finally get to test their form and fitness in a top-notch event after nearly two years when a 20-member squad competes in the World Athletics Relays in…
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global governing body in track and field — World Athletics — launched ‘Global Conversation for the Future of Athletics’, a campaign to develop the discipline from 2022 to 2030….
Istanbul, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s 26-year-old world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich shaved 29 seconds from the world record as she emerged winner in the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon — an Elite Label road race…
Istanbul, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) One of the most exclusive races in the distance-running calendar, the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon — a World Athletics Elite Label road race, will see the strongest field ever assembled…
Lausanne, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three of the world’s top athletes — Gudaf Tsegay, Beatrice Chepkoech and Kibiwott Kandie — have reason to cheer in the Olympic season after their world records in women’s 1,500m and…
Cape Town (South Africa), April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) With barely four months to go for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, South African athlete Caster Semenya is making a last-ditch attempt to compete in her favourite events…
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A prominent throwing coach at Patiala’s National Institute of Sports (NIS) has tested positive for coronavirus, and that has put athletes he has been training under observation, said a source….
By Navneet Singh New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The pole vault setup at the showpiece Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is in a shambles. A mat borrowed from high jump currently makes up for a proper landing…
New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Within 20 days, Haryana’s para javelin thrower Sumit Antil has broken the world record twice in the F-64 category. On Friday, in his sixth and last attempt he hurled the…
By Navneet Singh New Delhi, March 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sporting career of Naveen Dagar, the 2014 Asian Games bronze medallist in 3000 metres steeplechase, has come to a halt temporarily due to multiple fractures in…
New Delhi, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday nominated Olympian Gurbachan Singh Randhawa as chairman of selection committee for seniors while P.T. Usha, Olympian and multiple time Asian Games gold…
London, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time in the history of World Athletics, the global governing body, it is reaching out to the entire international athletics community to participate in a Global Conversation and…
New Delhi, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kamalpreet Kaur booked her ticket for the Tokyo Olympic Games after she sent the discus to 65.06 metres in her first and only legal throw at the 24th Federation Cup…
New Delhi, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Long jumper M. Sreesankhar cleared 8.26 metres at the Federation Cup recently to erase the national record and secure a spot at the Tokyo Olympics Games. For the youngster, it…