Unnathi Aiyappa won the women’s 100m hurdles quite comfortably in a record time of 13.93s in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Thursday, though her time here was way below her personal best of 13.66 set in Dubai this year and she wasn’t happy with it. It was a memorable experience for two…
As expected, India dominated the South Asian junior athletics meet which concluded here on Friday, bagging a total of 48 medals (21 gold, 22 silver and five bronze medals). Sri Lanka finished second with nine gold, nine silver and 17 bronze. Bangladesh came third with three bronze medals. In the men’s 4x100m relay on Friday,…
Neeraj Chopra, who added a silver to his Olympic medal tally in Paris following a historic gold in the Tokyo Games, thus ended his season on a high | Photo Credit: Reuters Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra gonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second…
Neeraj Chopra of India is competing in the men’s javelin throw final at the Doha Diamond League. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Double Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (September 15, 2024) revealed that he took part in the Diamond League season finale despite a hand injury sustained during a training session….
World athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multi-millionaire and Olympic newcomer Johan Eliasch and Zimbabwe’s Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry are among seven candidates for next year’s International Olympic Committee presidency election, the IOC said on Monday (September 16, 2024). IOC vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch, son of the late former IOC president, international cycling chief David Lappartient,…
Vasanthi K., a 75-year-old woman from Varanad, near Cherthala, in Alappuzha, has experienced a journey to success that was far from smooth. As a child, she faced stiff opposition from her family, who, adhering to societal norms of the time, did not allow her to participate in sports. However, in her later years, Vasanthi made…
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