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…
She is as practical as they get. And that is the reason Swapna Barman says that while her two-gold effort in the National Games Athletics competition at the IIT Gandhinagar campus gives her happiness, she is not satisfied with her own performance in her favourite event, the Heptathlon. She claimed the High Jump gold with…
Gulveer Singh’s doughty effort to win the men’s 10,000m with a Games record in the Athletics competition today helped Services consolidate their position at the top of the 36th National Games medal charts. The three-time defending champions spurted to the pole position for the first time on Sunday, thanks to a good show in Rowing…
‘I don’t put limits on myself. I just work hard and wherever God takes me, I go,’ says Amlan Amlan Borgohain has a simple philosophy when it comes to running. Don’t think too much about conditions or anything. Just run fast. The 23-year-old from Assam did just that to stop the clock at 10.38s at…
Deepika and Vanshika star at the Youth National Championships 2022 in Bhopal Haryana’s rising Javelin Thrower Deepika and Pole Vaulter Vanshika Ghanghas broke National U18 girls records on their way to victory on the concluding day of the 17th AFI National Youth Athletics Championships at the Tatya Tope Stadium here on Monday. Deepika, who is…
We got a chance to speak to CWG Silver Medalist Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevid. Here’s what he had to say about his preparation, the WCH and training. ISH: This season has been a successful season till now. Could you brief us on what changes did you bring in? Abdulla: Till last year I was practicing at…
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…
Who will reach the 90 barrier first? Neeraj Chopra or Mirabai Chanu Albeit in different sports the 90 mark is the most elusive one for both the stars of India and the most awaited one for now. Mirabai Chanu and Neeraj Chopra have started started the season on a positive note winning gold in CWG…
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,…
Three throws done and the pre-tournament favourite Peters and Chopra were chasing different goals at the halfway mark Reigning Olympic Champion who has been in splendid form since the time he made a return to the competitive circuit was poised to finally touch that 90m mark. Chopra who generally starts with a big effort fouled…
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…
The much awaited World Athletics Championships 2022 starts today. We bring you all the Indian coverage for the event. Lets look at the National Records for India Javelin Men Final And we have Neeraj starting the proceedings once again Neeraj has fouled the first one and Rohit with a 77.96 Peters has done what’s expected…
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…
A champion Athlete and a social media celebrity. This is an extremely rare combination you find in India outside of Cricket, especially in Track & Field. And yet this middle distance runner, fondly known as THE QUEEN, captured the imagination of the country last year. She broke the 19 year old 1500m National record which…
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 |…
Tejaswin Shankar the High Jump NR holder who Qualified for the CWG was omitted from initial squad. A trial which took place for the World Championships Oregon Relay race replacement runner opened the door for Tejaswin. Arokia Rajiv who ran the 400m couple of days back to prove his fitness for boarding the plane…
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The last 3 months have been the biggest roller-coaster ride for the 24 year old Aishwarya Mishra. For a 400m sprinter in India to get noticed by several newspaper sports columns, in itself a big deal. But all that to happen in a span of just 3 months, when you are neither a young prodigy…
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…
The ever smiling ANCY SOJAN EDAPPILLY has shown an inspiring leap in her Long Jump performances in 2022. The focus and energy put by her in every jump is a pure joy to watch. Her consistency is her biggest strength. Her numbers tell the story, that this is just the beginning of a fantastic career….
Hello and Welcome to the coverage of the two day meet happening in Kazakhstan. A big Indian contingent is participating along with entries from Thailand, Pakistan, Japan, Iran and host country. India had a mixed day one. Missed it then read the review by Vishank here Here we look at the Day Two and the…
Athletics federation of India has announced the squad for the Commonwealth Games scheduled in Birmingham 2022. Aishwarya B who had a phenomenal run at the recent National Interstate will be participating in both Long Jump and Triple Jump. India is not fielding any team in 4×400 women relay but have listed athletes for 4×100 which…
The competition is underway for the penultimate day’s performance. Here are the WCH Q marks. Here are the athletes who have made the CWG Q mark in this meet M Sreeshankar | Long Jump Men M Anees Yahiya | Long Jump Men Manu DP | Javelin Throw Men Rohit Yadav | Javelin Throw Men Manpreet…
Hello and welcome to our coverage from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai. Here are the Day 1 updates and Day 2 updates Below are the Qualifying standards for the World Championships Oregon Here is the schedule for the Evening session High Jump Men The first event of the evening is High Jump Men. There is already…
Here are the entry standards for the World Championships 2022 Oregon If you missed Day1 action then you can read this. WCH Qualifiers from this event None As of Now CWG Qualifiers from this event Murali Sreeshankar | Long Jump Below is the Day2 schedule The start list can be found here https://run.indianathletics.in/61NISSAC22/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/START-LIST-DAY-2-SNJ-61ST-NISSAC-2022.pdf The first…
The all important national championship in Athletics is underway today in Chennai Here are the entry standards for the World Championships 2022 Oregon WCH Qualifiers from this event None As of Now CWG Qualifiers from this event Murali Sreeshankar | Long Jump Below is the Day1 schedule The first results of the day was 10k…
Writer : M Sudharshan The most awaited India’s premier domestic meet The Inter-State Athletics meet is set to commence on 10th June. This will be the last domestic meet for athletes to gain confidence and momentum leading up to the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Triple Jump Kerala will be the powerhouse in this…
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the all important U20 championships being held in Nadiad, this is a qualifying competition for the World U20 in Cali List of Qualifiers from this meet till now for World Championships U20 Cali 100m Men J| Aman Khokhar | UP 100m Women J| Priyanka Sikarwar | UP 110mH…
3000m Steeplechase National Record Holder Avinash Sable to compete in Rabat DL on 5th June The man who is known to make a national record everytime he runs in a competitive race is all set to make his Diamond League debut competing against the finest in the business. Sable had finished seventh in the…
20th National Fed Cup Junior U20 Athletics Championships to take place in Nadiad from 2-4 June. Writer : M Sudharshan A lot of young and exciting talent all across the country are set to take part at the Junior Championships. This Championships is a qualifying championships for World Athletics U20 Championships to be held at…
The Long Jump and Triple Jump in India are fast developing and evolving, especially in the men’s section. Writer : M Sudharshan The growth has been slow and steady since the Rio Olympics, but in the last couple of years, there looks to be good depth which is an encouraging sign for Athletics in…
Pavithra Vengatesh is aiming to smash the Pole Vault National Record Writer : M Sudharshan Twenty Year-old Pavithra Vengatesh from Salem representing Periyar University at the Khelo India University Games,2022 cleared the mark of 4.00m which made her the 5 th Indian to clear the 4.00m mark. Aiming for the next high raised the bar…
Welcome to our coverage of the Indian Grand Prix being held in Odisha Live Streaming Lot of exciting talents competing today The 100m Men which was run across four different races was won by Guni (10.99), Amiya (10.74) , Karan (10.95) and Rahul (10.98) not a cery encouraging performance as the NR is 10.26 and…
Five Indian Athletes took part in the competition held at Loughborough International meet in UK yesterday. Jyothi Yarraji is quickly making a name for her in the country. She was dissapointed when the time of 13.09 achived at the Fed Cup was not getting considered for the national record due to wind assistance being…
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of IGP III being held in Bhubaneswar Odisha. Here is the list of events which will take place today. Live Streaming Navjeet Kaur Dhillon throws wins women’s discus throw event with a best effort of 58.03 meters (her best effort post 2018). Seema Punia finishes 2nd with an…
Two time Asian Championships medalist MP Jabir set to compete along with Olympic Champion Rai Benjamin MP Jabir who specialises in the 400m Hurdles is all set to compete in the event at the Doha Diamond League. The Event is on Friday i.e 13th May in the first leg. Jabir who is yet to…
The 800m is a common track running event also known as shortest middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and sometimes referred to as the two-lap sprint. History Races over the ‘middle distances’ took place in the Ancient Olympic Games and were revived in the middle…
The 400m hurdles has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. History The first awards in a 400 m hurdles race were given in 1860 when a race was held in Oxford, England, over a course of 440 yards (402.336 m). While running the course, participants had…
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay It is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. A relay baton is carried by each runner. Prior to 2018, the baton had to be passed within a 20 m changeover box, preceded…
The 400 metres or 400-metre dash 400m or one lap race is an endurance race event in track and field competitions. It has been part of the athletics events at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track….
200m The 200 meter or 200-meter dash It is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 meter racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a…
100m Sprint Today onwards, We are starting a new feature in the round up wherein we will talk about one sports or sporting events. Today’s event is the 100 metres or 100-metre dash It is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The 100 meter sprint is the shortest outdoor running distance. It is…
Ranchi | 16 April 2022 At the 9th Indian open Race Walking Competition which is being held in Ranchi the National Record holder Sandeep Kumar and Ravina won the 20Km Race-Walk events. For the national record holder Sandeep Kumar it was a smooth sail who was comfortable through the race and winning it comfortably with…
