New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In an era of elite sport where athletes often retreat behind soft platitudes about ‘enjoying the process’ or ‘gaining valuable exposure’ on participating in multi-sport events, Tejas Shirse comes across as a refreshingly honest sportsperson. Shirse, 23, the national record holder in the 110-metre hurdles does not run merely to participate, nor is he content with moral victories his sole focus is to just win the competition.”Definitely winning is the only goal. I…
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Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) Star sprinters, Animesh Kujur and Unnathi Bollanda, booked their berths to the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, achieving the qualifying marks in the respective 200m races in the 65th National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.While Animesh and Unnathi sprinted past the qualifying mark on the track, Sindhushree G came up with a record-breaking leap of 4.25 metres to set a new National Record in the…
Bhubaneswar, June 24 (IANS) India’s hurdle queen Jyothi Yarraji wasted no time in making a mark on her return after a lengthy injury layoff as she achieved the qualifying standard for the upcoming Asian Games 2026 with a controlled run in the opening heats of the women’s 100m hurdles at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2026 on Wednesday.The 26-year-old, who hails from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, clocked a competitive 3.14 seconds in her first race of the season o…
Ludhiana, June 13 (IANS) Indian hurdler Tejas Shirse delivered a landmark performance at the Indian Athletics Series 9 on Saturday, clocking a stunning 13.27 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles to set a new national record and strengthen his case for a place in the 2026 Commonwealth Games squad.The 24-year-old athlete eclipsed his own national record of 13.41 seconds set in 2024, producing one of the finest sprint-hurdle performances by an Indian athlete. His effort also comfortably surpassed the …
New Taipei City, June 6 (IANS) India’s women’s 4x100m relay team produced a commanding performance to clinch the gold medal and set a new meet record at the New Taipei City Athletics Open, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event, on Saturday.The quartet of Srabani Nanda, S.S. Sneha, Sudeshna Shivankar, and Tamanna clocked an impressive 44.07 seconds at the Banqiao Stadium in Taiwan to finish atop the podium. In the process, the Indian team shattered the previous meet record and secured v…