Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra has revealed that his new coach Jan Zelezny has figured out mistakes in his technique and would now make some adjustments to his throwing routine to achieve the 90m mark that the Indian star is pursuing for a while. The 26-year-old, while speaking to a news media,…
Triple Paralympic medallist high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu hopes to perform as well as he has done in the past when he attaches a blade to his right leg in the coming weeks. The 29-year-old, who won bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics, is planning to undergo surgery, most likely in Bengaluru, in the coming weeks…
Gulveer Singh, who hit the headlines last year by breaking the National records in 5000m and 10000m twice each and broke more than a decade old 3000m indoor record in his 2025 season-opener in Boston, is delighted with the improvement he has shown in the last one year. The 26-year-old Armyman, a bronze medallist in…
The 17th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) World 10K Bengaluru will be held here on April 27. The World Athletics Gold Label Road Race carries a total prize money of $210,000. The race will be flagged off from Cubbon Road, while the finish line for all races will be outside Field Marshall Sam…
Haryana won the overall team (men & women) titles (49 gold, 32 silver and 25 bronze) on the final day of the 23rd National para athletics championships at the Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. Tamil Nadu finished second (17, 18, 12) while Uttar Pradesh (14, 17, 11) came third. The discus throw events saw stiff…
Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medalist Gulveer Singh has broken the 13-minute barrier in an indoor 5000m event while improving his outdoor National record and earning a berth in the World Athletics championships, to be held in Tokyo in September. A week after bettering the 3000m indoor national record, Gulveer, whose previous personal best (13:11.82) over…
î Midway through his event at the National Para Athletics Championships in Chennai recently, Navdeep Singh â Indiaâs gold medallist in the javelin throw (T41 class for athletes with short stature) at the Paris Paralympics â was fairly relaxed. Seated in the company of the chief coach of the Indian national team Satyanarayana and Nishad Kumar,…
Learner Tien of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Corentin Moutet of France in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on January 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP American qualifier Learner Tien became the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round in 20 years as he beat…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday (January 19, 2025) and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz set up a blockbuster clash. Double defending champion Sabalenka blew away Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 in a ruthless display on the hottest day of the…
File photo of Rohan Bopanna. | Photo Credit: AP Veteran Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Chinese partner Zhang Shuai entered the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open after they got a walkover in a second round match in Melbourne on Sunday (January 19, 2025). Bopanna and Shuai were up…
