New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The invitational prize money one-day Indian Athletics Series Final scheduled for September 10 at New Delhi’s iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will attract top athletes, including the Japan Asian Games-bound squad.The competitors for the Final leg of the Indian Athletics Series being held under the aegis of AFI (Athletics Federation of India) in New Delhi will be invited as per ranking in their respective events, says AFI President Bahadur Singh Sagoo.“The Final leg o…
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Bhubaneswar, June 27 (IANS) Kerala’s Asian Games medallist Ancy Sojan obliterated the women’s long jump record that has stood for more than two decades, with a brilliant performance at the 65th National Inter-State Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening.The 25-year-old international long jumper entered her name in the record books in her fifth attempt as she landed at the 6.88m mark to improve the long-standing record of 6.83m set by Anju Bobby George i…
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) Odisha’s ace sprinter Animesh Kujur set the national men’s 100m record in the semifinal round of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competitions in Ranchi on Friday, to win a ticket to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Seema also achieved CWG qualification mark in women’s discus throw.Kujur, 22, bettered the national record to 10.15 seconds in the second semifinal round on day one of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition here at Ranchi’s…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India’s 27-year-old Tejaswin Shankar added a glittering gold to the country’s medal tally on the final day of the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China, on Sunday, setting a national record for total points in the process. The Indian contingent, with five medals including one gold, finished overall sixth in the medal tally.Asian powerhouse China topped the medals tally with 34 medals — 10 gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze — maintaining its superiorit…