Tumkur, April 26 (IANS) Abhay Singh continued his superb performance by adding the 200m title to the 100m one he claimed two days back to complete a grand double as several national and meet records were improved on the final day of the 24th National Junior (U20) Athletics Federation Competition at the Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Karnataka in Tumkur on Sunday.The majority of the medal winners also achieved the Asian junior qualification mark in their respective events. Sprinter Abhay Singh, repres…
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Tumkur, April 25 (IANS) Three national junior records highlighted the second day of the 24th National Junior (U20) Athletics Federation Competition at Tumkur’s Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Karnataka on Saturday.On a day when several athletes achieved new heights, Army’s Asian junior silver medalist Nitin Gupta set a new benchmark in men’s U20 5,000m race walk.Uttar Pradesh long jumper Shahnavaz Khan also entered his names in record books.Kerala’s talented sprinter Mohammed Ashfaq hogged the…
Tumkur (Karnataka), April 23 (IANS) Overall 1059 competitors, including 709 male track and field athletes, will be seen in action during the three-day National Junior (U20) Athletics Competition, starting Friday at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Tumkur, Karnataka.The competition will also act as a qualifying event for next month’s Asian U20 Athletics Championships to be held in Hong Kong.The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has already announced the qualification standards for the Asian U20 meet…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that Bangladeshi nationals are settling in Bengaluru as it is a peaceful city, and he has instructed the Karnataka Police Department to gather information in this regard.He, however, cautioned against vigilantism by BJP leaders and other organisations.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Home Minister Parameshwara made the statement while responding to a question.He said he had directed Director General and Ins…