Category: Athletics

Himanshu Jakhar clinched India’s first javelin gold medal with a massive throw of 67.57m at the Asian U18 Athletics Championship in Qatif, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The medal is also … Read More

World record holder Ruth Chepngetich and reigning champion Peres Jepchirchir have withdrawn from the London Marathon, organisers said on Friday, less than two weeks before the race. Kenyan Chepngetich smashed … Read More

Three-times Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed no mercy during her son Zyon’s sports day, storming to victory in the parents’ 100 metres race and leaving fellow mums in her … Read More

National record holder 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable will feature in the season-opening Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen, China on April 26, which will have a top-class field, including reigning Olympic … Read More

Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra kicked off his 2025 season with an impressive 84.52m throw at the Potchefstroom Invitational in South Africa on Wednesday. His performance secured the gold medal, … Read More

Indian long jumper Shaili Singh secured qualification for the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, with a gold-medal winning jump of 6.45m during the Indian Athletics Open in Chennai on Tuesday. Shaili, … Read More

India’s Nitin Gupta won the silver medal in the 5000m race walk competition of the sixth Asian Under-18 Athletics Championship in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Nitin clocked 20:21.51 sec … Read More

Participating in his first event since the 2024 Paris Olympics, much was expected from long jumper Jeswin Aldrin. The 23-year-old, however, failed to deliver, finishing seventh after pulling a … Read More

Performance-enhancing drugs have long been the scourge of athletics field events but now some observers are claiming “weather doping” was behind a slew of discus records at a meeting in … Read More

China’s Su Bingtian, the first Asian runner to break the 10-second barrier, said he may have run his last 100 metres after the 35-year-old sprinter struggled at a domestic meet. … Read More