Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) The members of the national men’s longer relay and mixed 4x100m relay squad were excited to have improved their global rankings on Road to Gaborone26 here at Chandigarh’s Sector 7 Sports Complex on Saturday. The World Athletics Relays will be held on May 2 and 3 in Gaborone, Botswana.But it was heartbreak for the men’s 4x100m relay team as they were disqualified in the heats at the first International Invitational Relay Competition and third National Open Relay Co…
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Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) The first edition of the International Invitation Relay Competition in Chandigarh on Saturday will witness the country’s top sprinters as they gear up to earn a ticket to World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 in Botswana.The domestic competition on March 28 at Sector 7 Sports Complex in Chandigarh will be the last event for the national relay teams to qualify for the global relays to be held on May 2 and 3 on the African soil.“We expect members of the national relay te…
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Punjab’s 26-year-old international sprinter Gurvindervir Singh displayed resilience to walk away with the men’s 60m title on the final day of the two-day first National Indoor Athletics Championships at Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.In a thrilling 60m final reduced to five athletes after three false starts, Gurvindervir Singh stayed focused to rocket off the blocks and crossed the finish line in 6.60 seconds to win gold. His gold-winning time was bette…
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) With India set to host the 2028 World Indoor Athletics, Bhubaneswar will host the two-day inaugural edition of the National Indoor Athletics Championships, setting the framework for the athletes to prepare for the mega event.The National Indoor Athletics Championships, scheduled to start Tuesday at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, will herald a new beginning in Indian athletics, says Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Bahadur Singh Sagoo. “Competitors are…