Indian athletics witnessed a groundbreaking moment as 17-year-old Nitin Gupta clocked 19:24.48 in the men’s 5000m racewalk, becoming the first Indian ever to break the 20-minute barrier in this event. Competing at the Youth Athletics Championships 2025, Gupta not only won the National U18 title but also shattered the national record (NR) in the process….
India’s Krishna Jayasankar has etched her name in the record books, setting a new Indian indoor record in women’s shot put at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships 2025 in Albuquerque, USA. The 22-year-old produced a throw of 16.03 meters, securing a bronze medal and surpassing the previous Indian indoor record of 15.54…
India’s latest javelin throw sensation, Sachin Yadav, will not participate in the Indian Open Throws Competition, scheduled for March 20-21 at Reliance Academy in Navi Mumbai. The 25-year-old athlete is still recovering from an ankle injury sustained during the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand, making him unfit for competition. His coach, Naval Singh, confirmed the…
In an electrifying display of endurance and speed, Naik Subedar Gulveer Singh has etched his name in athletics history by shattering the 13-minute barrier in the indoor 5000m. At the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Gulveer clocked an astonishing 12:59.77 a performance that not only sets a new National Record (NR) for India but…
In a bold and unprecedented move, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for Indian TOPS athletics has undergone a major overhaul, drastically reducing its Core Group from 32 athletes to just three. This shakeup, implemented in the wake of the Paris Olympics and as India gears up for the LA2028 cycle, has left many wondering…
In a significant development for Indian athletics, Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, will play host to the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships from May 3-5, 2025. This marks a major milestone for Indian sports, as the event returns to India after a gap of several years, with the last edition having been held in…
20km Walk Race National Games Record Broken After 14 Years by Servin sebastien; New Records Set on Day 4 of Athletics Day four of the 38th National Games turned into a record-breaking spectacle, with multiple athletes delivering historic performances. In the men’s 20km race walk, a 14-year-old record was erased as six participants went beyond…
The 38th National Games of India are finally upon us and as in any multi-sport event, athletics will be the cynosure of all eyes. Athletics at National Games are one of the keenly followed action However, the timing of the event couldn’t have been worse. Coming bang in the off-season, when most of the stadia…
Indian hurdler Tejas Shirse broke the Indian men’s 60m hurdles indoor record for the second time this year. He clocked 7.64 seconds to clinch the silver medal at the Elite Indoor Meet in France. European Outdoor Championships 🥈Enrique Llopis🇪🇸 won 🥇with 7.54s His last four performances: 7.65s 7.68s 7.70s 7.64s He has clocked 7.70s or…
Indian hurdler Jyothi Yarraji has once again etched her name in the athletics history by breaking her own national record in the women’s 60m hurdles. Competing at the Elite Indoor Meeting in Nantes, France, on January 25, 2025, Yarraji clinched the gold medal with a remarkable time of 8.04 seconds. The 25-year-old athlete’s performance was…
The All-India Inter-University athletics meet was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in the last week of 2024 (December 26th to 30th). Coming right at the back of the Junior national championships (held in the same city at a different venue), it was another opportunity for our young stars…
At the first Indian Athletics Event it was Hukam and Ankita representing the Service Sports Control Board (SSCB) and Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) secured the men’s and women’s 10km individual titles respectively It was the 59th National Cross Country Championships which took place at the Army’s Golf Course on Sunday. This event was hosted by…
Ethiopia’s defending champions Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Aberash Minsewo are returning to retain their titles at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025, a World Athletics Gold Label Race, scheduled for Sunday, 19th January. Berhanu will attempt a hat trick of wins after his back-to-back victories in 2023 and 2024 in the men’s section. If successful, he…
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and its president, Adille Sumariwalla have achieved a coup of sorts by bringing a World Athletics (previously IAAF) event to India after a gap of 20 years. India last hosted an IAAF event in 2004- the World Half-marathon Championships in Delhi. Since then, India has hosted the Commonwealth Games in…
Pooja, a 17-year-old high jumper from Haryana, has made history by raising the bar—literally and figuratively—at the National Junior Athletics Championships 2024. Competing in the high jump event of the heptathlon, Pooja cleared an astounding height of 1.85 meters, breaking her own U20 Women’s High Jump National Record of 1.83 meters. In her debut heptathlon…
The world junior athletics championships have been a happy event for India in the past 10 years with the ground-breaking achievements of Neeraj Chopra in 2016, Hima Das in 2018 and many other impressive performances from the likes of Rupal, Priya Mohan, Shaili Singh and Selva Prabhu. This year’s championships at Lima were underwhelming for…
Sakshi Malik, Olympic Bronze medalist and Commonwealth Games Gold medalist will flag off the races as Event Ambassador of the 12th Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation Marathon, to be run on December 8. The event that offers among the highest prize money of Rs 58 lakhs plus, exclusively for Indian participants, will see some of the…
On November 23, 2024, Gulveer Singh etched his name in the record books once again by rewriting his own national record in the 10000m event at the Hachioji Long Distance Meet 2024 in Japan. Along with it, he also manages to win gold by outpacing every runner in all the other groups of this event…
As in previous years, the 2025 Wanda Diamond League will see the world’s biggest stars compete across four different continents at 14 of the sport’s most prestigious one-day meetings, with the most successful qualifying for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich. The Road to the Final will begin in Xiamen on April 26th…
Aside from being Olympic champions, what do Letsile Tebogo, Neeraj Chopra, Faith Kipyegon, Usain Bolt, and Armand Duplantis have in common? They all first rose to prominence at the World Athletics U20 Championships. The biennial junior competition is often the first global stage for many talents who could go on to become Athletics track &…
Neeraj Chopra The story for me, starts on a Saturday evening in July 2016. Bydgoszcz? Where in the world is Bydgoszcz? Pronounced Big-Dosh-Cha. There was news coming in that an 18-year-old teenager from Panipat, Haryana had broken the junior world record in men’s Javelin at Bydgoszcz, Poland. By then I had been following sports for…
Jyothi Yarraji is poised to etch her name in Indian sporting history. The 24-year-old athlete from Andhra Pradesh is set to become the first Indian woman to compete in the 100m hurdles at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Her qualification for the Games is a testament to her unwavering dedication and hard work in the face…
India’s young talent in the women’s long jump, Shaili Singh, finished 2nd at the Interstates at the end of June with a jump of 6.59m. It was a stronger performance than she had managed thus far in the season, but left her falling agonizingly short of Olympic qualification. It brought an end to a hectic…
With the Olympics around the corner, the Athletic Federation of India has recently announced a 28-member team that will represent India in track and field events. And in that list, there is only one name who will be representing India in two events, and that is Parul Chaudhary. Parul Chaudhary directly qualified for the 3000m…
Avinash Sable has become a stalwart of Indian athletics, consistently representing India on the big stage over the last 6 years. He will do so again at the Paris 2024 Olympics, in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase. Avinash Sable will be one of few Indian athletes going to his 2nd Olympics. So the stage will feel…
As I sit down to write this article, I realise Paris 2024 is just over a month away and a nervous energy grips me. Indian athletes is to look for. The wait for the magical fortnight that comes every four years is finally going to be over. Tokyo 2020 was different. I knew Neeraj Chopra…
India’s world-beating Javelin thrower returns to competition today at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, to take on some of his biggest rivals heading into the Olympics. It will be Neeraj’s first competition in over a month, after pulling out of the Ostrava Golden Spike as a precautionary measure to avoid risk of an…
One of the few events left will serve as a qualification meet for the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Wednesday, with a few athletes trying to achieve the qualification mark in their respective competition or improve their ranking to qualify. Highlights from the event Men’s 100m NR holder Manikanta…
The Taiwan Open 2024 concluded on a high note for Indian athletics, with a haul of seven medals – three gold, three silver, and one bronze. This impressive performance showcased the potential of Indian athletes on the international stage, but also highlighted the ongoing quest for Olympic qualification for the upcoming Paris Games. Nayana James…
The Taiwan Open 2024, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level meet, concluded on Sunday, witnessing a strong showing from Indian athletes. While DP Manu secured a gold medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw, several others impressed with podium finishes and personal bests. Yet, the looming Paris Olympics qualification standards cast a shadow, with some athletes…
Till May 18, at the World Para Athletics Championships, which started on May 17, India, which had won a record 10 medals in the last edition, didn’t win a single medal. From May 19 onwards, things started to pick up, especially in the track events. Things started with Nishad Kumar, who won India’s first medal…
Indian Mixed Relay Team Aims for Paris Berth at Asian Athletic Relay Championships The inaugural edition of the Asian Athletic Relay Championships is set to take place on May 20 and May 21, with all eyes on the Indian mixed relay team. Their performance in this event will determine their qualification for the Paris Olympics…
While everyone is waiting for the star Neeraj Chopra to arrive on Day 4 of the Federation Cup for the finals of the javelin throw, there are new stars in the making who are shining brightly in the Federation Cup. Abha Khatua Here are some of those shining performances Men’s 200m Animesh Kujur is a…
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: The Kalinga Stadium is set to witness a stellar display of athletic talent as India’s top athletes converge for the National Senior Athletics Federation Cup 2024, popularly known as the Federation Cup. The event kicks off on May 12th and carries immense significance this year, serving as a crucial platform for athletes to…
It was that day of the week where the Wonder Kid was back on track, and joining him was the new Javelin star Kishore Jena. Starting the season this year at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium inside the Qatar Sports Club for the Doha Diamond League 2024, both Neeraj and Kishore were facing tough competition from…
India finished at the 3rd place in Medal Table at the end of the U20 Asian Athletics Championships. Overall a great performance for Indian Athletes with 7 Gold, 11 Silver and 11 Bronze Medals. The Asian Athletics U20 Championship was held at Dubai from 24th to 27th of April. Deepanshu Sharma won the first Gold…
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 athletics scene is buzzing with excitement as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) unveiled a 14-member squad for the upcoming World Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Turkey. Set to begin on April 21st, the event offers a crucial platform for Indian race walkers to not only challenge for podium finishes but also…
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…
Elite winners Hayle Lemi and Aberash Minsewo went home with USD 50,000 top prize from a total prize pot of USD 405,000. Srinu Bugatha and Nirmaben Thakor top Indian finishers Ethiopian Hayle Lemi Berhanu became only the second athlete to defend the men’s crown in the history of the Tata Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics…
RUPAL Chaudhary stormed into national sensation in 2022, when she became the 1st Indian athlete (male or female) to win not 1 but 2 World U20 Athletics Championship medals at the same event. The ever-smiling and ever-energetic teenager won the heart of all Indians and especially her Meerut townfolks after returning from Colombia. Most of…
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…
