AFI sets July 31 deadline for mandatory registration of coaches
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has set a July 31 deadline for mandatory registration of all the coaches — qualified and unqualified — in the country in its bid … Read More
Category: Athletics
Indian Open Athletics Meet: Decathlete Tejaswin competes in 110m hurdles to gain experience against specialists
National high jump record holder and decathlete Tejaswin Shankar made a rare appearance in the men’s 110m hurdles event at the Indian Open Athletics Meet at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Competing in … Read More
Indian Open Athletics Meet Bengaluru 2025: Arasu claims sprint double; Bhavani Yadav takes women’s long jump gold
Tamil Arasu bagged a sprint double in the Indian Open athletics meet held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. Arasu won a crowded 100m men’s field with a … Read More
Kishane Thompson becomes sixth-fastest men’s 100m sprinter ever with personal best in Jamaican trials
In the men’s 100m final, at the Jamaican national athletics trials, Paris Olympics silver medallist Kishane Thompson won gold with a blistering 9.75s timing, a personal best, making him the … Read More
Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce qualifies for 9th World Championships
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce punched her ticket to a ninth World Championships with a third-placed finish in the 100m at the Jamaican national athletics trials on Friday. Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic gold … Read More
Neeraj Chopra reclaims top spot in World Rankings, Arshad Nadeem fourth
Neeraj Chopra returned to the top of the World Rankings in the latest list released on the official website of the World Athletics this week. Neeraj, the reigning world champion … Read More
National Games medal-winning runner Twinkle Chaudhary provisionally suspended after positive doping test
Multiple National Games medallist Twinkle Chaudhary has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid Methyltestosterone. The 28-year-old middle-distance runner from … Read More
Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls short in her attempt to break 4-minute mile
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon failed in her bid Thursday to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. Kipyegon, the Olympic 1,500-meter gold medalist from … Read More
Fit Again, Sable Targets Sub-8 Steeplechase Mark in 2025
Fit again after a prolonged calf injury that had plagued him since the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, India’s top steeplechaser Avinash Sable is eyeing a personal best in the lead-up … Read More
Athletics: Kipyegon ready to attack four-minute mile in Paris
All eyes will be on Paris on Thursday in the hope that conditions are considered optimum for Kenya’s triple Olympic and World 1,500-metre champion Faith Kipyegon to make her attempt … Read More