Category: Athletics

Legendary athlete Milkha discharged, wife shifted to ICU

Mohali, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, who was being treated for Covid-19 in a local hospital here,…

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Javelin ace Chopra gets visa to travel to France for competitions

New Delhi, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian national javelin record holder Neeraj Chopra has received a visa to travel to France…

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Olympic qualification: Indians fancy chances at Qosanov athletics

New Delhi, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Elite Indian athletes, including the national women's 4x100 metres relay team, aiming to make the…

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Indian javelin throwers get KTG power ahead of Olympics

New Delhi, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic-bound javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh are set to step up their training…

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Indian official elected to ultrarunners’ council

New Delhi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's Nagraj Adiga has been elected the Asia-Oceania representative of the International Association of Ultrarunners…

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Legendary athlete Milkha out of ICU, now wife admitted to hospital

Mohali, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary athlete Milkha Singh, being treated for Covid-19 pneumonia here, was on Wednesday shifted out of…

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Milkha Singh admitted to hospital due to Covid

Chandigarh, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Milkha Singh, who won multiple gold medals in sprint at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games, was…

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Hill, who broke Zatopek’s marathon world record, no more

London, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Marathon runner Ron Hill, who broke several world records during a career spanning 10 years, from…

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Not more than 10 Russian athletes can compete at Olympics

Lausanne, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Athletics Doping Review Board on Saturday cleared 23 Russian athletes to compete in international…

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Inability to travel abroad hurts long jump champ Sreeshankar

New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) With roughly two months to go for Tokyo Olympic Games, India's national record holder in…

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Chief medical officer of Tokyo-bound Indian contingent no more

New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Arun Mendiratta, chairman of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) medical commission, passed away on Friday…

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Bengaluru ruled out as venue for inter-state athletics meet

New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has ruled out Bengaluru as venue for next month's…

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Evans, first to break 44-second barrier in 400m, no more

New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) American quarter-miler Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic Games champion and first to break 44-second barrier,…

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‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh tests positive for Covid-19

Chandigarh, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary athlete and 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh, 91, was diagnosed coronavirus positive on Thursday after one…

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Runner Cheptegei primed to break 3,000m world mark

Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Joshua Cheptegei, world record holder in 5,000 and 10,000 metre track events, will aim…

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Paralympic Games: Trials to pick Indian athletics team in June

New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) will conduct national selection trials next month to select…

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India’s Tejaswini wins consecutive high jump titles in USA

New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Representing Kansas State University, India's Tejaswini Shankar won back-to-back men's high jump titles in the…

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Chopra, other Indian javelin throwers to miss Muller GP

New Delhi, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's leading javelin throwers, including Jakarta Asian Games champion and Olympic bound Neeraj Chopra, will…

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SAI should build indoor arena for javelin throw: Neeraj Chopra

New Delhi, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Tokyo Olympic Games around the corner India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is…

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World Athletics chief Coe believes Olympics will be held

Tokyo, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe said here on Sunday that the Tokyo Olympics will be…

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