Athletics

By MK Ashoka Bengaluru, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shubha Venkateshan, and Dhanalakshmi Shekar, representing India in the 4×400 relay event at Tokyo Olympics, are scheduled to board the plane on July 23. With their experience in…

Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) While the focus in the Olympics has always been on 100m — the blue riband of all competitions — and 200 metres, the 400m is no less glamorous given that some…

Nairobi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan sprinter and two-time Olympian Alphas Kishoiyan has been banned for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) for the presence of prohibited substance, nandrolone, in his system. Kishoiyan,…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu’s Gundur Express’ is all set to board the flight to Tokyo Olympics after breaking the speed record held by thePayyoli Express’. Twenty-three-year-old S. Dhanalakshmi, the speedster…

Mumbai, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite his preparations being disrupted by an injury and COVID-19 restrictions, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is confident of putting up his best performance at the Tokyo Olympics, starting on…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty one year old Subha Venkatesan from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli is one classic example to the philosophy of sporting tracks ‘catch them young so that other runners can’t…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) When 23-year old Tamil Nadu sprinter and the Tokyo Olympic bound V.Revathi went to the dining hall at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala for the…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) No ordinary thief can outrun this city police constable. If a thief outran this city police constable then one will have to conclude that the former is an…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Athletic Association (TNAA) is upbeat with five athletes from the state finding berths in the Indian Olympic team. “This is the first time in the…

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bhawna Jat, coming from a farmer’s family in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand region, will be representing India in the 20km race walk event at the Tokyo Olympics. Fighting prejudices, financial…

New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is prominent in the 26-member squad announced by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be held from July…

New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s leading women’s 400m runner MR Poovamma has quit the national camp in Patiala due to an injury, said a source late on Sunday evening. “Due to an injury Poovamma…

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) No one comes as close to missing qualifying for the Olympic Games as ace 5,000 metres runner Parul Chaudhary did — by a solitary ranking spot, after…

Windhoek, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The dream of Namibia’s two sprinting queens, Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, of competing in the 400m Olympic events were shattered after they were ruled not eligible by World Athletics. The…

Oslo, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Norwegian star Karsten Warholm clocked 46.70 seconds in men’s 400 metres hurdles to smash Kevin Young’s long standing world record of 46.78 secs at the Bislett Games, which is also the…

Patiala, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Discus thrower Seema Punia, bronze medallist at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, booked her ticket for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a gold medal-winning throw of a 63.72m meters on the…

Patiala, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2017 Asian champion Ajay Kumar Saroj’s chances of making cut for the Tokyo Olympic Games evaporated as his gold medal-winning time of 3 minutes 42.55 seconds in men’s 1500 metres…

Patiala, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic-bound Tajinderpal Singh Toor won gold and set a meet record in men’s shot put with a throw of 21.10 metres at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships here on Monday. With…

New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) One of Pakistan’s most celebrated sprinters, Abdul Khaliq — who created history by winning the 1954 Manila Asian Games sprint gold in record time but lost a much-hyped race with…