Category: Athletics

Italian job: Jacobs the surprise winner of men’s Olympics 100m dash

Tokyo, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy's Marcell Jacobs on Sunday produced the performance of a lifetime to win the men's 100m…

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Olympics: Italian records surprise win in men’s 100m race

Tokyo, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs stunned the athletics world when he pipped Fred Kerley of the United…

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Centenarian sprinter Mann Kaur dies at 105

Chandigarh, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Centenarian sprinter Mann Kaur, who started her athletic career at the age of 93 and set…

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Olympics: Nigerian sprinter suspended for doping before women’s 100m semifinal

Tokyo, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned from the women's 100m semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics…

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Olympics: Kamalpreet comes up with scintillating throw, qualifies for discus final

Tokyo, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patiala-born 25-year-old Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur came up with a scintillating performance to secure her…

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Trust yourself, never give up: Relay Olympians Shubha, Dhanalakshmi’s motto

By MK Ashoka Bengaluru, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shubha Venkateshan, and Dhanalakshmi Shekar, representing India in the 4x400 relay event at…

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Olympic countdown: Van Niekerk, Shaunae Miller chase second gold in 400m

Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) While the focus in the Olympics has always been on 100m -- the blue riband of…

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Kenyan Olympic sprinter Kishoiyan banned for 4 yrs for doping

Nairobi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan sprinter and two-time Olympian Alphas Kishoiyan has been banned for four years by the Anti-Doping…

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Tokyo-bound ‘Gundur Express’ Dhanalakshmi enroute breaks ‘Payyoli Express’ record

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu's Gundur Express' is all set to board the flight to Tokyo…

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Chopra confident of Tokyo performance despite disrupted preparations

Mumbai, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite his preparations being disrupted by an injury and COVID-19 restrictions, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj…

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Subha Venkatesan: Example of catch them young so others can’t catch up on track

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty one year old Subha Venkatesan from Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli is one classic…

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Olympic bound Revathi: Sprinting away from poverty

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) When 23-year old Tamil Nadu sprinter and the Tokyo Olympic bound V.Revathi went…

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Constable Naganathan: No thief can outrun this Olympic bound athlete

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) No ordinary thief can outrun this city police constable. If a thief outran…

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Olympic countdown: Five-member athlete army from TN to Tokyo

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Athletic Association (TNAA) is upbeat with five athletes from the…

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Olympic countdown: Born in farmers’ family, Bhawna Jat fights odds to qualify for Tokyo

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bhawna Jat, coming from a farmer's family in Rajasthan's Rajsamand region, will be…

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AFI picks 26 including Neeraj Chopra for Tokyo Olympics

New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is prominent in the 26-member squad announced by the…

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400m runner Poovamma quits national camp

New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's leading women's 400m runner MR Poovamma has quit the national camp in Patiala due…

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The heart-breaking story of 5,000m runner Parul missing Olympics

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) No one comes as close to missing qualifying for the Olympic Games…

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Namibia’s ‘speed queens’ to miss 400m Olympic race

Windhoek, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The dream of Namibia's two sprinting queens, Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, of competing in the…

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Warholm breaks 29-year old 400m hurdles world record

Oslo, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Norwegian star Karsten Warholm clocked 46.70 seconds in men's 400 metres hurdles to smash Kevin Young's…

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