Category: Athletics

When Milkha’s Pak competitor was taken as prisoner of war in 1971

New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) One of Pakistan's most celebrated sprinters, Abdul Khaliq -- who created history by winning the…

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800m men, women runners lose last chance to qualify for Olympics

Patiala, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Manjeet Singh, the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games men's 800 metres champion, and others failed to avail…

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Chopra bags javelin bronze at Kuortane Games

Kuortane (Finland), June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra hurled the spear to a distance of 86.79 meters…

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Gurindervir shatters 100m meet record in Inter-State Athletics

Patiala, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab's Gurindervir Singh won the men's 100 metres dash with a meet record of 10.27 seconds…

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Dutee Chand’s Olympic hopes hang by a thread

Patiala, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Star sprinter Dutee Chand's hopes of cracking Tokyo Olympic qualification time of 11.15 seconds in the…

5 years ago

Mo Farah fails to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Manchester, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Long-distance Olympic champion Mo Farah's chances of competing at the Tokyo Olympics disappeared as one of…

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Olympics: Men’s 4x400m relay team improves chances of qualifying

Patiala, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian men's 4x400m relay team on Friday enhanced its chances of qualifying for the next month's…

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Bharatsinh wins gold in 10,000 metres

Patiala, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vikram Bharatsinh of Madhya Pradesh won gold in men's 10,000 metres on the opening day of…

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Chinese sprinters better men’s 4x200m Asian record

Chongqing (China), June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) An eastern Chinese province Shandong team reset the Asian record in the men's 4x200 meters…

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Two Sri Lankans to compete in India’s Inter-State Athletics

Patiala, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka's middle-distance runner Nimali Waliwarsha and sprinter Nadeesha Ramanayake are among the prominent athletes will…

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Last chance to qualify for Olympic: Spotlight on men’s, women’s relays

Patiala, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The spotlight will be on the women's 4x100m and men's 4x400m relay squads at the five-day…

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Javelin ace Chopra to compete in Kuortane Games on Friday

New Delhi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be part of a highly competitive field at the…

5 years ago

Former Ukrainian athletics coach of India Ogorodnik dead

New Delhi, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ukrainian Yuriy Ogorodnik, who was associated with India as an athletics coach for nearly two…

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Toor qualifies for Olympics in shot put with Asian record throw

Patiala, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor, the reigning Asian Games champion in men's shot put, has qualified for…

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Dutee powers India A to win with national record in Indian GP relay

Patiala, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dutee Chand anchored India A women's 4x100m relay team to gold medal with a national record…

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High jumper Shankar’s last chance to qualify for Olympic Games

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tejaswin Shankar, India's high jump national record holder, has dashed down from…

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Rs.14.82 crore added to World Athletics C’ships prize money fund

Eugene, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) An additional $2million (Rs.14.82 crore) has been allocated to prize money for the World Championships in…

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Indian GP IV: Maldives teams to compete in relay races

Patiala, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maldives athletes will compete in the men's and women's relay competitions of the one-day Indian Grand…

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Athletics GP IV: Only 7, including Dutee, to race in 100m

Patiala, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand and Daneshwari A.T. will battle it out for supremacy in women's 100…

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Indian Grand Prix IV: Entries of 16 athletes rejected

Patiala, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Entries of as many as 16 athletes, including five in men's 1,500 meters event, have been…

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