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Aldrin, Ankita make it to Olympics, Indian athletics team's strength increases to 30
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...-
Injured triple jumper Aldoz Paul out of Olympic qualification race
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games champion triple jumper Aldoz Paul on Thursday was ruled out of the race to qualify for next month's Paris Olympics due to a fractured heel bone.27-year-old Paul, who was set to make his final attempt for qualification at the ongoing National Inter-State Athletics... -
Ansi Sojan wins gold medal in long jump; Ragul wins 100m in Indian GP Athletics
Bengaluru: Star long jumper Ansi Sojan won the gold medal in the women's category with a jump of 6.52 meters at the Indian Grand Prix here on Wednesday.The Asian Games silver medalist made a successful return to competition after a seven-month absence due to injury.The 23-year-old long... -
Praveen Chitravel, Shaili Singh shine in IGP 1
Bengaluru: Asian Games bronze medalist triple jumper Praveen Chitrave impressed with an effort of 17.12m to win the gold medal during the Indian Grand Prix 1 here on Tuesday, but missed the Paris Olympics qualification mark of 17.22m.The national record holder Tamil Nadu jumper achieved his... -
Sreeshankar underwent knee surgery in Doha
New Delhi, Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has undergone surgery on his injured knee, due to which he has been ruled out of the Paris Olympics in July-August.The 25-year-old Asian and Commonwealth Games silver medalist underwent surgery in Doha.Sreeshankar wrote on Instagram... -
"It feels like a nightmare": India's top long jumper Murali Sreeshankar ruled out of Paris Olympics due to knee injury
New Delhi [India], India's top long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has withdrawn from the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics after suffering a knee injury during training. In a social media post, 25-year-old Sreeshankar said he injured his knee during training on Tuesday. And surgery will be required... -
Long jumper Sreeshankar will start season in Shanghai/Suzhou DL
New Delhi, Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will participate in consecutive Diamond League meetings in Shanghai/Suzhou and Doha on April 27 and May 10 respectively to begin the action in a crucial Olympic year.The 25-year-old Sreeshankar became the third Indian after last year's...