Rajesh Ramesh - India's hidden gem in men's 4x400 metres relay team - was a ticket checker before becoming an athleteThe Indian men's 4x400 meters relay team finished fifth at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. The team broke the Asian rec...
28 Aug, 2023, 02.37 PM IST
PM Modi lauds India's 4X400 m relay team for reaching finals in World Athletics ChampionshipsIndian men's 4x400m relay team qualified for the final with a new Asian record at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapes...
27 Aug, 2023, 09.08 PM IST
CWG, Day 8: India's wrestling to kick off campaign, all eyes on Hockey, Athletics, BadmintonIndia's Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign that saw Sudhir bagging a gold in men's heavyweight powerlifting and Murali Sreeshankar won a silv...
05 Aug, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra to lead 37-member athletics team in CWG, participation of some subject to form and fitnessOut the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand get...
16 Jun, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
Government sanctions Rs 3.65 crore for international exposure trips of athletics, yatching teamsThe Indian athletics' middle and long-distance teams comprising 12 athletes, two coaches and one support staff will undergo training-cum-co...
04 Apr, 2022, 05.00 PM IST
87.58 for 1.3 bn: Will Neeraj Chopra's javelin hurl spearhead a turn in India's Olympic medal-hauling capabilities?With his Olympic gold medal-winning 87.58 m throw in the javelin finals, Chopra became India’s first track and field medalist, and only the...
07 Aug, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for finalThe quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Tom Noah Nirmal, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob ran 3 minutes 25 second to finish fourth in the second he...
06 Aug, 2021, 08.13 PM IST
Olympic-bound race walker KT Irfan, sprinter Dutee Chand included in TOPS core groupStar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who has also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, and top sprinter Hima Das were retained in the TOPS core...
29 Nov, 2020, 02.50 PM IST
Hima Das feels the Olympic postponement has been good for herThe sprinter says that the slogan, 'Everything is possible', is her 'Mon Jai'.
14 Aug, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
Jinson, women's 4x400m relay team win gold on final day in athletics' best show after 1951After six days of competition, India grabbed 7 gold, 10 silver and two bronze. The gold count was same as in 1978 and 2002 Asian Games but ...
30 Aug, 2018, 08.34 PM IST
Manjit wins India's first gold in 800m since 1982 AsiadThe 28-year-old Manjit ran his personal best time of 1 minute and 46.15 seconds to win his maiden major international medal.
28 Aug, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
Hima shatters national record for 2nd time to win silver in 400m, Anas also second in men's eventThe silver medal each from Hima and Anas was on expected lines as the gold winners in their respective events were outright pre-race favour...
27 Aug, 2018, 10.04 AM IST
Anas, Arokia Rajiv move to 400m semis, Chetan qualifies for high jump finalIn high jump, Chetan Balasubramanya made the final by clearing 2.15m but none of the 13 qualifiers could touch the automatic qualification ...
25 Aug, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Neeraj wins historic javelin gold at CWG, Johnson sets national record in 1500mThe 20-year-old former junior world champion had made the final after achieving the qualifying mark in his very first throw yesterday and t...
14 Apr, 2018, 06.12 PM IST
Indian athletes to leave for training stint in Turkey tomorrowThe squad comprises of the national campers for quarter-mile event, 400m hurdles, and the 4x400m relay events for both men and women.
16 Oct, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Asian Games medal winnersIn his personal messages sent to each of the medal winners, the President said, "Please accept my hearty congratulations and best wishes.
30 Sep, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
Asian Games: India bags four medals on a fruitful day in athleticsYesterday, Lalita Babar had won a bronze in the controversy-ridden women's 3000m steeplechase event to open the medal count for the country.
28 Sep, 2014, 06.12 PM IST