athletics

New Delhi: The 30-member Indian athletics team for the Olympics will train at three different venues abroad in its final stage of preparations before gathering in Paris on July 28, four days before the start of the athletics competitions.The Olympic Sports Center in Spala, Poland; Antalya in...

New Delhi, World Athletics (WA)'s newly revised criteria for naming relay teams for the Paris Olympics caused a bit of confusion, but the national federation said on Sunday there should not be any problems in India, including six runners on the men's 4x400 m team.As the projected number of...

New Delhi: Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin and 5,000 meter runner Ankita Dhyani on Sunday qualified for the Paris Olympics through a quota in world rankings and will be included in the Indian athletics team, which will now have 30 members.The name of national long jump record holder Aldrin and...

New Delhi [India], The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced on Thursday that a 28-member Indian athletics team, led by 'Golden Boy' and defending men's javelin champion Neeraj Chopra, will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.India's ace javelin thrower Chopra created history three...

New Delhi, India, on Thursday named a 28-member athletics team for the upcoming Paris Olympics, led by superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, but the national federation is expected to later include one more athlete, the jumper long Jeswin Aldrin.The 26-year-old Tokyo Games gold medalist and...

New Delhi: Defending champion Neeraj Chopra will lead the 28-member Indian athletics contingent at the Paris Olympics starting on July 26.The 26-year-old Tokyo Games gold medalist and reigning world champion in javelin throw has decided to skip the last Diamond League in Paris this weekend to...

The field for the World Athletics Platinum Label race on 21 April was considered one of the deepest and highest quality women's fields ever and made no secret of the fact that Mary Catney's 2:17 was the only women's field. The world record was broken. :01 was a big target.Ultimately, it was...

New Delhi [India], Asian Games gold medalist Annu Rani and Asian athletics champion Jyothi Yarraji have secured athletics quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympics for India through their world rankings.The qualification window for athletics events for Paris 2024 ended on June 30. However, World...

New Delhi, Jyothi Yarraji will be the first Indian 100m hurdler to compete at the Olympics, while shot putter Abha Khatua made a surprise cut in the world rankings for the upcoming Paris Games.World Athletics published on Tuesday the list of those who passed the direct qualification due to...

~ In 2022, HSBC India announced a partnership with AFI to support female athletes ~~ Abhinav Bindra attended the event ~The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and HSBC India today together organized a grand farewell ceremony for the athletes, who are part of the Indian contingent...

Chandigarh, As India's first individual Olympic gold medalist, Abhinav Bindra knows a thing or two about handling the pressure of the big stage and has simple advice for those aiming for the podium at the upcoming Paris Games: Stay in the moment and have a flexible mind.Bindra, who won the...

Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labor and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya attended the ongoing 63rd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana , as main guest.During his visit he interacted with the...

Sable set the pulse racing at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium, winning the gold medal with a time of 8:31.75, bettering the previous record of 8:33.19 that he set in Lucknow in 2019. The 29-year-old Maharashtra Army athlete also He holds the national record of 8:11.20. Sumit Kumar (8:46.93) won silver...

“My conversation with Mirabai, Annu Rani and Abha convinces me that our athletes have received the best possible support in their preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” he said.Mirabai Chanu highlighted the immense support of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, particularly in...

Panchkula (Haryana) javelin thrower DP Manu, who was considered an Olympic hopeful, has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.A source aware of the development confirmed that Manu's positive test occurred during the...

Panchkula (Haryana): Javelin thrower DP Manu has been asked to stay away from competitions by the Athletics Federation of India on the instructions of the National Anti-Doping Agency as the Olympic hopeful is suspected to be in the dope trap.The 24-year-old Manu, who won a silver medal at the...

Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Kiran Pahal surpassed the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualification mark in the women's 400 meters at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships held in Panchkula on Thursday.Pahal clocked 50.92 seconds in the women's 400m semi-final at the Tau Devi Lal...

Apart from Yarraji and Shaili Singh and the 4x400 mixed relay team, many other top Indian athletes are hoping to make the qualifications for the Paris Olympics in the four-day event to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana .While Neeraj Chopra, who has already qualified for...

This change, aimed at optimizing the venue's master plan, promises to elevate the Olympic experience for athletes and spectators alike, as the world's best track and field athletes give the Games their most electrifying start ever.“We are excited to support this visionary calendar change for...

Turku [Finland], Reigning Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra will compete in the men's javelin throw event at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 athletics meet in Turku, Finland on Tuesday.All eyes will be on Neeraj, who will be competing in his third competition of the season.The reigning...