Category: Athletics

Mykolas Alekna breaks old world record in discus throw with 74.35m in Oklahoma

Oklahoma (USA), April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the Olympic year, Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna broke the longest-standing men's world record, throwing an…

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Sarvesh Kushare wins high jump title in California; Paralympics medallist Nishad finishes sixth

New Delhi, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sarvesh Kushare, silver medalist from 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, won the men’s high jump title…

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Athletics: World’s second fastest 10K woman runner Emmaculate Anyango to run in World 10K Bengaluru

Bengaluru, April 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Emmaculate Anyango Achol, the world's second fastest 10K woman runner, will headline the 16th edition of…

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11 racewalkers to represent India in various categories at Race Walking Team Championships

Monaco, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five Indians -- Ram Baboo, Suraj Panwar, Servin Sebastian, Arshpreet Singh and Vikash Singh -- in…

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Maybe Kishor will get to 90m before me: Neeraj Chopra

New Delhi, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra remarked that while he's often questioned about reaching the 90m…

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Neeraj Chopra to compete in Paavo Nurmi Games in June

New Delhi, April 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will return to a high-quality field of competitors at the…

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World Athletics introduces prize money for Olympic gold medallists

Monaco, April 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gold medallist in Athletics at the Paris Olympics will receive USD 50,000 as the World Athletics…

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Disheartening to see each of your acts is an attempt to sideline me: IOA chief PT Usha writes to executive council members

New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) IOA president PT Usha on Monday wrote a strongly-worded letter to the executive council members…

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Olympic Champion shot putter Valerie Adams named International Event Ambassador for World 10k Bengaluru 2024

Bengaluru, April 5, (SocialNews.XYZ) Dame Valerie Adams, the iconic shot putter, a four-time World Champion and two-time Olympic medallist has…

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‘I see Arshad Nadeem as senior, not as a challenge’: Kishore Jena hails Pakistan athlete

New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic-bound javelin thrower Kishore Jena on Wednesday lavished praise on Arshad Nadeem, saying he doesn't…

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Cross country is integral for the development of endurance athletes, says World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe ahead of World Championships

Belgrade (Serbia), March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has underlined the importance of the World Athletics Cross Country…

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‘Get a new javelin’: Arshad Nadeem is the pride of Pakistan and must be supported, says Neeraj Chopra

New Delhi, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem are javelin superstars and a symbol of perfect…

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Jr Fed Cup C’ship: Ekta Dey improves women’s 3,000m steeplechase record, Mrutyam adds 200m gold to his kitty

Lucknow, March 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh’s Ekta Pradeep Dey improved the national women’s 3,000m steeplechase record on the concluding day…

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Jr U20 Federation Cup Athletics: Odisha’s quarter-miler Bapi Hansda, Haryana’s Aarti claim gold with new mark

Lucknow, March 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha’s promising quarter-miler Bapi Hansda etched his name in record books by setting a meet record…

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Pressure in Paris will be inevitable, when you wear an India jersey the josh is different: Neeraj Chopra

New Delhi, March 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the next Olympic Games draws closer with each passing day, India's World and Tokyo…

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Jr Federation Cup: Several athletes on course to earn tickets to Asian U20 competition on Day One

Lucknow, March 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The opening day of the three-day 22nd National Junior U20 Federation Athletics Championships witnessed several exciting…

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KIUG 2023: Competition is very important for an athlete, says Pratyasa Ray

Guwahati, March 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pratyasa Ray emerged triumphant at the recently concluded Khelo India University Games 2023 Ashtalakshmi, bagging four…

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World Athletics Indoor C’ships: Duplantis retains pole vault title in Glasgow

Glasgow, March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic and world champion Armand Duplantis made a successful defence of his pole vault title at…

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India draw a blank at World Athletics Indoor Championships

Glasgow, March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's Jeswin Aldrin and Praveen Chithravel endured a tough outing, as India drew a blank at…

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Javelin thrower Manu D.P cleared for training and competition in South Africa

New Delhi, March 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has…

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