Category: Athletics

Avantika hails Khelo India Youth Games for supporting young athletes

Pune, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Avantika Narale initially made headlines when she rewrote Dutee Chand's 200m junior national record last year,…

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Pune Half Marathon returns, race to be held on December 22

Pune, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) With just a day left, the residents of Pune are getting set with their running shoes…

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Kenya, Ethiopia to be in six-leg Pan Africa athletics tour

Nairobi, Dec 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) said on Thursday it will revive the Pan African Athletics…

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2020 Tokyo Olympics marathon course unveiled

Tokyo, Dec 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday unveiled the course for the marathon after an…

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84-year-old Canadian becomes oldest to run Antarctic marathon

Ottawa, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) An 84-year-old Canadian national named Roy Jorgen Svenningsen has become the oldest person ever to complete…

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Dutee Chand stars in new PETA India ad

Mumbai, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic sprinter Dutee Chand -- India's first professional athlete to come out as a member of…

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Hernan Crespo to be event ambassador for Kolkata 25K

Kolkata, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tata Steel Kolkata 25K, the only 25km IAAF silver label race in the world, is set…

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Medal for all finishers at Tata Steel 25K

Kolkata, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tata Steel Kolkata 25K (TSK 25K) will this year give a finishers' medal to everyone…

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Blake to turn to India after 2020 Olympics

Mumbai, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yohan Blake will turn his attention to India after running what he said will be his…

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Millennium City Marathon event in Gurugram on Sunday

Gurugram, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jitender Yadav, a 23-year-old physical education student from Nangloi in Delhi, will bid fair to complete…

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Eliud, Dalilah named world athletes of the year

Monaco, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad of the US have been named the male…

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World Athletics suspends process of reinstating Russia

Madrid, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics, the former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has decided to halt the process…

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Lavillenie, Adams to join World Athletics Council as members

Paris, Nov 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics has announced that world pole vault record-holder Renaud Lavillenie of France and four-time world…

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Hero Electric announces 4th edition of SuperSikh Run

New Delhi, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hero Electric on Tuesday announced the fourth edition of One Race SuperSikh Run to promote…

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Yohan Blake to promote road safety in India

Mumbai, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) World and Olympic 100m and 200m champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica will be in India to…

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Finalists announced for 2019 IAAF World Athlete

Geneva, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced the five finalists for the Female World…

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Kathuniya gets discus bronze, India gets 2 more Tokyo slots

Dubai, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three foul attempts, but promising Indian thrower Yogesh Kathuniya didn't give up hope to claim the…

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Pune Half Marathon returns, to be held on December 22

Pune, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pune gets ready to celebrate its festival of wellness as the second edition of Pune Half…

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Witold Banka elected new WADA chief

Katowice (Poland), Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Witold Banka, Poland's Minister for Sport and Tourism, has been elected as the new president…

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IAAF drops triple jump, 3 other events from 2020 Diamond League

Paris, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 200 meters, 3,000m steeplechase, triple jump and discus throw will be dropped from next season's…

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