Category: Athletics

World Athletics award Heritage Plaque to 6 historic road races

Monaco, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six of the world's oldest footraces have been awarded the Heritage Plaque by World Athletics. The…

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SAI issues SOP for ‘GRTP’ for Covid-positive athletes

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has issued guidelines (SOP) for high-performance athletes who are…

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Athens Marathon cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

Athens, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2020 Athens Marathon, which was slated to take place on November 7-8, has been cancelled…

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Was very calm & didn’t feel tensed during Paralympics 2016, reveals Bhati

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Varun Singh Bhati was diagnosed with polio at a young age, but that did not…

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AFI competitions to begin with event for throwers from Oct 26

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has finalised its deferred calendar for the year 2020-21…

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Can assess my fitness fully once I compete in events: Dutee

By Aakash Kumar New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) National 100m record holder Dutee Chand, who was recently conferred the Arjuna…

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Kenyan runner Patrick Siele slapped with ban for doping

Nairobi, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan long-distance runner Patrick Siele has been handed a ban of three years and six months…

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Run clubs throw weight behind Sunfeast India Run as One

New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Run clubs across the country have voiced their support to Sunfeast India Run As One.…

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4-time world champion Christian Taylor stunned in Slovakia

Bratislava (Slovakia), Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor of the US failed to live up to…

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‘Sunfeast India Run As One’ raises over Rs 1 crore

New Delhi, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 'Sunfeast India Run As One' movement, which was initiated by Procam International on August…

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Doors might be closed not locked: Semenya after losing testosterone rules appeal

New Delhi, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) "Doors might be closed not locked", said double Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya after…

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Das, Chopra & Gopichand to spearhead Future Fearless Champions challenge

Mumbai, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's top sportspersons, including track and field champions Hima Das and Neeraj Chopra and national badminton…

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Germany’s Vetter produces 2nd best javelin throw in history

Warsaw, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Germany's Johannes Vetter came close to breaking the javelin world record, throwing 97.76m at the Skolimowska…

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33 sportspersons apply for diploma course in sports coaching at NSNIS Patiala

New Delhi, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 33 eminent sports personalities across 15 sports disciplines have applied for direct…

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adidas announces 5k virtual race in India

New Delhi, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) As marathons and other races across the globe get postponed or cancelled amid the Covid-19…

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Contracts of foreign athletics coaches extended beyond 2021

New Delhi, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Ministry on Saturday announced that it has extended the contracts of nine foreign…

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Mo Farah, Hassan break one-hour world record in Brussels

Brussels, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan both broke the one-hour world record at the…

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Peres Jepchirchir smashes women-only half marathon record

Prague, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir on Saturday broke the women-only race world record in the half marathon in…

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Ivona Dadic makes highest 2020 heptathlon score

Vienna, Aug 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ivona Dadic came out with this year's highest-scoring performance in heptathlon and tallied a world-leading 6,419…

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Second Chinese Diamond League meeting postponed until 2021

Paris, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Diamond League has announced further changes to its 2020 calendar, with the postponement of a…

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