Category: Athletics

SA athlete Semenya makes one last attempt to compete in Tokyo

Cape Town (South Africa), April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) With barely four months to go for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, South…

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Prominent throwing coach tests positive in Patiala

New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A prominent throwing coach at Patiala's National Institute of Sports (NIS) has tested positive for…

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SAI pole vault centre in New Delhi in a shambles

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The pole vault setup at the showpiece Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is in…

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Para javelin thrower Antil breaks own world record

New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Within 20 days, Haryana's para javelin thrower Sumit Antil has broken the world record twice…

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Steeplechaser Dagar operated upon, ruled out for entire year

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, March 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sporting career of Naveen Dagar, the 2014 Asian Games bronze medallist…

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India’s senior, junior athletics selection panels named

New Delhi, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday nominated Olympian Gurbachan Singh Randhawa as chairman…

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‘Global Conversation’ launched about the future of athletics

London, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time in the history of World Athletics, the global governing body, it is…

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Kamalpreet Kaur: India’s latest discus throw sensation

New Delhi, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kamalpreet Kaur booked her ticket for the Tokyo Olympic Games after she sent the discus…

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Hoping to clear 8.40m this season: Long jumper Sreeshankar

New Delhi, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Long jumper M. Sreesankhar cleared 8.26 metres at the Federation Cup recently to erase the…

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China’s Yang smashes women’s world 20km race walk record

Huangshan (China), March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yang Jiayu of China chopped 49 seconds off the women's world record to win the…

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Kamalpreet qualifies for Olympics discus event

Patiala, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kamalpreet Kaur's one legal throw in the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships on Friday rewrote the…

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Kipchoge ready for Hamburg Marathon redemption

Nairobi, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan Olympic champion and marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge, is hoping to return to the…

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Fed Cup: Dhanalakshmi breaks Usha’s meet record

Patiala, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu's S. Dhanalakshmi clocked a meet record in the semi-final of the women's 200 metres…

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Fed Cup: Avinash Sable sets national record in steeplechase

Patiala, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Avinash Sable of Maharashtra paid the best possible tribute to late coach Nikolai Snesarev by posting…

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A look at gains from a memorable indoor athletics season

London, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Athletics Indoor Tour organised 25 competitions in 11 different countries across Europe and North…

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Sreeshankar’s national record leap gets him Olympic ticket

Patiala, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Long jumper M. Sreeshankar of Kerala on Tuesday booked a place in this year's Olympic Games…

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Sreeshankar breaks own long jump record, books Olympic berth

Patiala, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) National long jump record holder Murli Sreeshankar on Tuesday booked a ticket to this year's Tokyo…

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Long distance runner Vishwakarma’s A sample tests positive

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh's long distance runner Sunil Vishwakarma's bid of making it to…

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Annu breaks own Fed Cup women’s javelin record

New Delhi, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Asian medallist Annu Rani on Monday bettered her own meet record with a throw of…

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Savita elated on winning maiden senior women’s 10,000m gold

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh's Savita Pal was buoyant on winning her maiden senior women's…

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