Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Defends Title With 20.23m Gold Medal Throw
On Thursday, Jyothi Yarraji opened India's gold medal tally in the Asian Athletics Championships by winning the women's 100m hurdles race. Yarraji clocked 13.09 seconds to clinch gold in the final race ahead of two Japanese runners Terada Asuka (13.13s) and Aoki Masumi (13.26s) at the Supachalasai Stadium.
Jul 14, 2023, 19:55 PM IST
Lord Hanuman Being Chosen As Official Mascot Of Asian Athletics Championships In Thailand Receives Mix Reactions
Revealing Lord Hanumas as the mascot of the Championships, the Asian Athletics Association wrote that the mascot stands for athletes' skills, teamwork, dedication, etc. The championships will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Asian Athletics Association.
Jul 12, 2023, 16:24 PM IST
World Athletics Championships 2022: Avinash Sable, Murali Sreeshankar star of Day 1 for India - In Pics
Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for the World Athletics Championships finals while 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable also expectedly made the grade on the first day of the competitions here. Sreeshankar, who had entered the championships as a dark horse for a medal at the second spot in the season's top list, had the best jump of exactly 8m to finish second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall.
Jul 16, 2022, 12:01 PM IST
World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra, Avinash Sable and full list of Indians, schedule, livestreaming and TV timing
Indian athletes like Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra, 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will be in action at the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Oregon from July 16.
Jul 12, 2022, 13:44 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra to Seema Punia: India's TOP medal hopes from athletics at Commonwealth Games 2022, in pics
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games. Out the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at some of the top medal contenders from athletics at 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Jun 17, 2022, 10:29 AM IST
In Pics: Indian shot-putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Indian shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has bagged his berth for Tokyo Olympics after shattering his own national record, twice here at the Indian Grand Prix IV, on Monday.
Jun 22, 2021, 21:40 PM IST
