Gandhinagar/Valsad, May 30 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Rahul Jakhar from Gujarat’s Valsad district has won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, setting a new Indian Under-20 national record and becoming one of the continent’s leading young athletes in the discipline. Jakhar amassed 7,185 points across the two-day, 10-event competition to secure the title, surpassing the previous national U20 mark in the gruelling combined event.His victory mark…
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Ahmedabad, May 29 (IANS) Senior representatives from leading New Zealand sports organisations visited Ahmedabad on Friday to assess the city’s sports infrastructure and review facilities under development for future international multi-sport events, including preparations for the proposed Commonwealth Games in 2030. The delegation toured the Adani Sports Centre at the Sabarmati Riverfront and the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura as part of a broader visit to sports infrastructure proj…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) As the archery squads have been locked for the Asian Games after rigorous selection trials, the world number three ace compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam has backed her younger teammates Taniparthi Chikitha and Prithika Pradeep, stating that the new-look Indian squad possesses the temperament and experience to replicate their 2022 Asiad success in Japan.Jyothi, who won three gold medals in the Hangzhou Asian Games, will compete at her fourth Asian Games alongside …
Ranchi, May 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s 25-year-old shot putter Samardeep Singh Gill outclassed seasoned Punjab thrower Tajinderpal Singh Toor to clinch gold in the men’s shot put event and secure qualification for the Commonwealth Games on the final day of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition at Birsa Munda Stadium on Monday.Two-time Asian Games champion Toor opened strongly with a throw of 20.07m, but Gill produced the decisive effort in his fourth attempt, registering …
Melbourne, May 25 (IANS) Australia women head coach Shelley Nitschke has signed a three-year contract extension that will see her remain in charge of the team until June 2029.The former Australia allrounder took over from Matthew Mott as head coach in 2022 on an initial four-year deal and led the side to success at the Commonwealth Games that year before helping the six-time champions to another Women’s T20 World Cup title in South Africa the following year.Nitschke’s new three-year contract, wh…
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Tamil actor and producer Vishal has congratulated athlete Gurindervir Singh, who shattered the record for the men’s 100 mts event at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 in Ranchi by clocking 10.09 secs and thereby becoming the fastest man on track in India. Taking to his X timeline, Vishal complimented Gurindervir Singh on his achievement. He wrote, “Congratulations to our very own #gurindervirsingh on clocking 10.09 and being the fastest man on track…
Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s talented athletes—Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar raised the bar to 5.45m to set national record in the men’s pole vault on the penultimate day of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition here in Ranchi.Both the athletes bettered the previous national men’s pole vault record of 5.41m, but Dev Kumar Meena walked away with the gold medal while Kuldeep Kumar settled for silver (on countdown). The previous record of 5.41m was set rece…
Ahmedabad, May 24 (IANS) The 75th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle on Sunday witnessed massive participation across more than 8,000 locations nationwide, commemorating Commonwealth Games Day and building momentum toward the historic 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad.Leading the national celebrations from the iconic Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi and …
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the Indian Navy lauded sprinter Gurindervir, who became the first sprinter from the country to breach the 10.10-second barrier in the men’s 100m. Gurindervir, 25, entered the record books during the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 in Ranchi on Saturday. The Punjab’s sprinter representing Reliance clocked 10.09 seconds to reclaim his men’s 100m crown. He first shattered Animesh Kujur’s previous nation…
Guwahati, May 24 (IANS) Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Khadse, on Sunday led the Special Commonwealth Games Edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati campus as a powerful celebration of fitness, youth participation and India’s growing sporting ambitions. Organised by the Sports Authority of India Regional Centre, Guwahati, in collaboration with IIT Guwahati, the event formed part of the nationwide 75th edition of Fit India Sund…