Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra’s coach Klaus Bartonietz extends contract till Paris 2024

Chopra became the first Indian to win an athletics medal at Tokyo 2020.

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· Jan 02, 2022 · 06:11 pm

Former India athlete Anju Bobby George named World Athletics’ Woman of the Year

The Indian’s efforts in advancing the sport in India as well as inspiring more women to follow in her footsteps helped her win the honour.

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· Dec 02, 2021 · 03:18 pm

National U23 Athletics: Sprinter Taranjeet Kaur, distance runner Komal Jagdale impress

Kaur added the women’s 200m with another personal best time of 23.57 seconds to confirm her growing stature in the Indian sprint firmament.

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· Sep 29, 2021 · 08:33 pm

National U23 Athletics: Dandi Jyothika Sri, Ayush Dabas win 400m golds with personal best timings

Jyothika Sri’s timing was also the fastest time by an Indian woman on Indian soil this year.

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· Sep 28, 2021 · 09:26 pm

National U23 Athletics: Metric milers Ajeet Kumar, Deeksha grab spotlight

Ajeet Kumar rustled up a personal best while Deeksha chopped more than seven seconds off her personal best in the 1500m events.

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· Sep 27, 2021 · 08:38 pm

Sprinting glory: After success at national level, Amlan Borgohain is setting his sights even higher

Borgohain won the silver medal in the 100m race with a personal best of 10.34 seconds and then won gold in the 200m with another PB.

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· Sep 22, 2021 · 12:40 pm

Athletics: Amlan Borgogain, Praveen Chithravel, Manju Bala Singh shine at National Open C’ships

Borgohain clocked a sensational time of 20.75 seconds to win the men’s 200m final, the fifth fastest in history of Indian athletics.

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· Sep 20, 2021 · 10:04 am

Athletics: Parul Chaudhary wins women’s 3000m steeplechase final at national open championships

It was Chaudhary’s second gold medal of the event.

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· Sep 18, 2021 · 10:35 am

Athletics: Harmilan Kaur Bains breaks 19-year-old national 1500m record at National Open C’ships

Delhi teenager Taranjeet Kaur won the 100m with a personal best time of 11.50, two years after she was knocked down by a car and broke a collar bone.

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· Sep 17, 2021 · 01:09 pm

After Tokyo 2020 gold medal, javelin star Neeraj Chopra now aims to break Olympic record

Neeraj, who has a personal best of 88.07m metres, clinched the historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.58m.

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· Sep 15, 2021 · 10:15 pm

She is very strong: Shaili Singh on her mother’s role in her journey to U20 Athletics Worlds silver

Shaili, who jumped 6.59m to win silver at the U20 World Championship, was spotted by legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George at the age of 13.

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· Aug 25, 2021 · 06:17 pm

She’s like me: Anju Bobby George predicts bright future for Shaili Singh after silver at U-20 Worlds

The 17-year-old missed the gold medal by just a centimetre in women’s long jump final.

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· Aug 23, 2021 · 02:50 pm