Athletics

New Delhi, May 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday revealed that equal penalties will be imposed on both coaches and athletes if the latter fails a dope test. This initiative is…

Kobe, Japan, May 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Brazilian para-athlete Yeltsin Jacques won the Men’s 5,000m T11 Final with a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships here on Friday. The 32-year-old visually-impaired athlete clocked 14…

Bhubaneswar, May 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra said he was focused to excel at the Paris Olympic Games starting July 26 in France. Competing in his first domestic competition after winning gold…

Bhubaneswar, May 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reigning Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra finished on top and won the gold medal in the men’s javelin final of the Federation Cup, marking his return after three years in…

New Delhi, May 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Para Asian Games champion Nishad Kumar, who holds an Asian record in the Men’s High Jump T47 category, is not mulling over setting a world record. Instead, he aims to…

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra’s Asian silver medalist, Abha Khatua, hogged the limelight, improving the women’s shot-put record to 18.41m on the second day of the 27th national federation senior athletics competition here on Monday…

New Delhi, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A son of a farmer from Haryana, Parvej Khan, who clinched the men’s 1500m title at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2024, a major collegiate athletics event held…

New Delhi, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh track athlete K M Deeksha broke the national record in the women’s 1500m at the Sound Running Track Festival in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old Indian clocked 4:04.78 to…

Doha, May 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra started his outdoor season on Friday, finishing second in the javelin throw discipline of his first Diamond League event of the year here on Friday….

Mumbai, May 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji won the women’s 100m hurdles event at the Harry Schulting Games 2024 athletics meet in Vught, Netherlands on Thursday. However, she was unlucky to miss the qualification…

New Delhi, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian contingent comprising 33 athletes is all set to embark on a journey to the 2024 World Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan, as they prepare to showcase…

Doha, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Kumar Jena will be kicking off their 2024 outdoor season in the third meet of the Wanda Diamond League 2024…

New Delhi, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The defending champion in Olympic Games’ javelin throw competition, Neeraj Chopra anticipates that three Indians will be in contention for medals in the upcoming Paris 2024. He emphasized the need…

Bhubaneswar, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has confirmed his participation in the Federation Cup, starting from May 12, which will be his first domestic tournament in three years. Neeraj last competed in the…

New Delhi, May 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian men’s and women’s relay teams have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after finishing second in their respective heats on Sunday night at Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson Stadium…

New Delhi, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sport is in Pavana Nagaraj’s blood and it is just as well that she drew upon the solid backing and advice of her athlete parents on her way to victory…

New Delhi, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approved proposals for multiple competitions submitted by athletes Jyothi Yarraji and Shaili Singh as the…

Bengaluru, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) In yet another case of a resounding victory for Kenyan runners, Peter Mwaniki clinched the men’s title while Lilian Kasait bagged the women’s title in the 16th edition of the World…

New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Promising middle distance runner Laxita Vinod Sandilea and low hurdler Shreeya Rajesh won silver and bronze medals, respectively, on the penultimate day of the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships being…