Category: Athletics

An unexpected injury, a surprising poor performance and some weird choices in terms of team selection sum up the disappointing results on Day 1 at World Relays 2024 in the Bahamas. One of the most exciting events in athletics i.e., the World Relays, started today and the excitement level was also high as it was…

One of the most exciting events in athletics is the relay race at World Athletics Relays 2024, which is starting on May 4, 2024, in the Bahamas. While there are many stars who will be present at the event, our eyes will be on our Indian stars, who are participating in all three 400-meter races:…

The Indian Grand Prix 1 athletics meet, held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday, saw some exciting performances but no athletes managed to achieve the qualifying standards for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Triple Jump and Long Jump Highlights: ● Praveen Chithravel, the bronze medalist at the Asian Games 2023, emerged victorious in…

India’s Triple Jumper and Asian Athletics Champion, Abdulla Aboobacker, the lone Indian representation in the Xiamen Diamond League 2024 in China, secured the 8th spot with his best effort of 16.33m. This was the Indian triple jumper’s second competition of the year. He finished first at the Indian Open Jumps in Bengaluru back in March…

Traditionally considered to be one of the fastest meets of the season, the Bryan Clay Invitational includes some of the best college track and field teams and athletes from around the country and the world. Some Indians were also in action here Nishad Kumar (Para), Tejaswin Shankar, and Sarvesh Kushare in the Men’s High Jump….

The Indian National Record (NR) in women’s long jump stands as a testament to the prowess of the legendary Anju Bobby George, a figure deeply ingrained in the annals of Indian athletics. Her remarkable achievement, securing the fifth position at the Athens Olympics in 2004, remains a milestone in Indian sport. However, records are meant…

As the world eagerly anticipates the Paris2024 Olympics Games, athletes from India are gearing up to showcase their talent and determination on the global stage. The athletics timetable for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been unveiled, setting the stage for an exhilarating 11 days of track and field action. The events will kick off with…

Chopra Sets Sights on Paris and 90 Meters at Star-Studded Diamond League Doha, Jena also to compete for his DL debut Neeraj Chopra, India’s golden javelin thrower, isn’t one to shy away from a challenge. As the prestigious Diamond League series kicks off its 2024 season, Chopra will be at the heart of the action,…

The 1st Edition of National Open Relay Carnival is being conducted at Chandigarh today. It gave a fair bit of competition to all the athletes. Although, you won’t see much upsets as far as the results are concerned. All the experienced runners did enough to secure the Gold Medal. The Nationl Camp A (NC-A) team…

The Indian Open Throws Competition 2024 witnessed a spectacular showcase of talent across various throwing events, underscoring the depth and prowess of Indian athletes. From the seasoned veterans like Tajinderpal Singh Toor to emerging stars like Haqikat Grewal, each athlete demonstrated exceptional skill and determination, pushing the boundaries of their respective disciplines. Punjab emerged as…

At the start of the day one would have expected Avinash Sable to make the Semifinals and atleast one if not two Triple Jumpers to enter the Finals. None happened Ajay Kumar Saroj In what was expected to be a great curtain raiser for India at the Budapest world Athletics Championships came up as a…

Hello and welcome to our special coverage of the World Athletics Championships at Budapest 2023 This is possibly the most anticipated single sport competition after FIFA World cup. The build up is phenomenal. If you are looking at the India schedule for the championship you can get it here Heres what you can expect on…

Heres the India schedule for the world athletics championships in Budapest starting from 19 August August 19 Morning Session 20km Race Walk Men| Final | Akashdeep, Vikash & Paramjeet | 12:20pm 3000m SC M | Heat1 | Avinash | 3:05pm Long Jump Women | Qual | Shaili | 3:55pm Evening Session 1500m M | Heat3…

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday announced a 26-member Indian contingent to participate in the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from February 10-12. The team will comprise 13 male and as many female athletes, including Tokyo 2020 Olympian Tajinderpal Singh Toor and women’s national record holder in 100m…

So, we are in December of the year and we look at how Indian Athletes performed in comparison to world lead marks throughout the year. Yes we had many bright performances from obviously Neeraj Chopra who has arrived on the big stage and how. You can’t forget the Sable run at Commonwealth Games. We had…

Hello and welcome to our coverage of Asian Youth U18 Athletics Championships 2022 being held in Kuwait. Live Link | Live Streaming  India Medals at Asian Youth Athletics Championships India so far has 2Gold 5Silver and 5Bronze medals Amit | 1500m | Gold Medal Akash | ShotPut | Gold Medal Arjun | Javelin | Silver…

First ever international meet for these Pole Vaulters. Busan Pole Vault Meet   Three Indians took part in the Pole Vault meet with the likes of Sakthi Mahendran in the U20, Siva the National Record holder with 5.30m and Baranica taking part in the seniors. This is also the first foreign meet for all the…

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the World Junior Athletics Championships being held in Cali. Of the 45 being called for the camp, 33 were selected initially and now 31 seems to be the final count after two withdrawals for Covid+ If you are looking for the Indian schedule and yet not read our…

Here we bring you the schedule of the Indian events at the World Junior Athletics Championships being held in Colombia Day1 | 1 August Men 1500m | Arjun Waskale | Heat 1 | 8:15pm Women 800m | Asha Kiran | Heat 1 | 9:30pm Women 800m | laxita Sandilea | Heat 4 | 9:54pm Men…

A strong contingent of 33 athletes will represent India in this edition with 29 from Track and 4 from Field events. Rupal and Priya Mohan will be the most watched athletes in the 400m with Priya already having the experience of taking part in the previous edition and had also went for a short European…

A total of 45 athletes were called in for camp in Patiala but only 33 could make the cut India will be represented by a strong 44 member including 33 athletes for the world junior athletics championships to be held in Cali Colombia from 1 Aug 2022. The Indian team includes 5 coaches, 2 physiotherapist,…

The big event starts today, lets take you through the notable Indian performance at the games.   The world’s most coveted Athletics meet after the Olympics is set to take place in Oregon with top athletes across the globe set to take part. Let us look at how Indian athletes have performed since the tournament…

Seven Indians in action on day one of the world championships   There will be a lot of Indian interest on the day one of the championships as there are as many as seven Indian who will be competing. This is by far the most active day for the Indian contingent which has faced many…

Here we present you the Indian schedule of the much awaited World Athletics Championship in Oregon 2022. The championships are spread across ten days with a lot of exciting performance in store. Day1 | 15 July Morning Session 20km Race Walk Women | Final |  01:40am [16 July] | Priyanka 20km Race Walk Men |…

Jeswin Aldrin missed the bus despite achieving the WCQ mark.   Athletics Federation of India has today announced a twenty two member team for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Oregon from 15 July. The team is on expected lines except Jeswin who after missing out on the CWG list makes a no…

Dhanalakshmi Clocks Third Fastest Indian Female time ever to win the 200m Event in Kazakhstan.   S Dhanalakshmi who has been in supreme form this year shocked the host nations favorite to claim the 200m title in the evening race. The much anticipated race between Dhanalakshmi, Dutee & Former Asian Games Champion Safronova was given…

Written By : Vishank Razdan The day 1 of the 31 st edition of the G Kosanov memorial meet taking place in Almaty, Kazakhstan (annual meet held in the honor of the late Kazakh sprinter Gusman Kosanov) saw a handful of Indian athletes in action across various disciplines. Indian medal tally at the end of…