New York City Marathon back to full capacity
New York, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The New York City Marathon was held on Sunday in full capacity with 50,000 runners for the first time since 2019. The event also marked the last stop on the…
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2023 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou postponed to 2025
Beijing, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2023 World Athletics Relays scheduled for May 13-14 in Guangzhou, China, have been postponed to 2025, the Chinese Athletics Association (CAA) confirmed on Wednesday. The CAA announced the postponement of…
Pune Half Marathon set for comeback after pandemic-induced hiatus
Pune, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pune Half Marathon is set to make a grand comeback with its third edition announced for November 27, 2022 and registrations for which have begun in full swing. This year,…
National Open Athletics: Manu improves record three times in javelin throw
Bengaluru, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Services’ Manu DP dominated the men’s Javelin Throw final at the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here, improving the meet record three times on his…
India hoping to build on Asian Youth Athletics 2022 success with help of foreign coaches, says AFI chief Sumariwalla
Kuwait City (Kuwait), Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India have scripted history in the Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2022, topping the medals table with 24 medals (six gold, 11 silver and seven bronze) and the Athletics Federation…
Regasa, Cheptai bag Delhi Half Marathon titles; Avinash Sable best Indian
New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ethiopia’s Chala Regasa and Kenya’s Irine Cheptai emerged winners in the Delhi Half Marathon 2022 — a World Athletics Elite Label Race –clocking 60:30 and 66.42 min, respectively here on…
National Open Athletics: Rosy Meena Paulraj sets national record in pole vault
Bengaluru, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fortnight after breaking the record at the National Games, Tamil Nadu’s Rosy Meena Paulraj re-wrote the National Record in women’s pole vault again when she cleared 4.21m to win gold…
4th Asian Youth Athletics: Sabita Toppo bags silver
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sabita Toppo, a 17-year-old 100M sprint hurdler from Odisha, ran an impressive 14.17s to bag the silver at the Asian Youth Athletics Championship held in Kuwait, following the gold that she…
India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur handed three-year ban for doping
Monaco, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been banned from competition for three years, starting March 29, 2022, due to doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Wednesday. The AIU,…
Avinash Sable, Sanjivani Jadhav to lead Indian elite athletes in Delhi Half Marathon
New Delhi, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Avinash Sable, silver medal winner at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, and Sanjivani Jadhav, a former champion as well as the 2020 edition’s silver medallist, will spearhead a thrilling Indian…
Paris 2024 Marathon route described as “unprecedented and challenging”
Paris (France), Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have revealed the route for the marathon event, which was described as “unprecedented and challenging”. Starting at the Paris City Hall, athletes…
National Games: Amlan Borgohain emerges fastest man; Jyothi Yarraji fastest woman
Gandhinagar, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amlan Borgohain of Assam and Jyothi Yarraji of Odisha emerged as the fastest man and the fastest woman of the 36th National Games here on Saturday, winning their respective 100m races…
National Games: Sreeshankar expects tough competition in men’s long jump
Mumbai, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2022 season has been a great one for Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar as he bagged his first major medal at the senior level — a silver in the Commonwealth…
Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals
Marrakech (Morocco), Sep 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Paralympic Games silver medallist high jumper Nishad Kumar set a new Asian record while Neeraj Yadav set a new National Record on his way to gold in the Marrakech Para…
World record holder Jacob Kiplimo to take part in Delhi Half Marathon 2022
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uganda’s world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will be the star attraction at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, a World Athletics Elite Label Event, to be held on…
Neeraj Chopra to skip National Games in Gujarat, to prepare for mega events next season
Mumbai, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will not participate in the upcoming 36th National Games in Gujarat to be held later this month as he wants to rest and recover from the…
Feeling lonely, we need more Indian athletes at top events: Neeraj Chopra after winning Diamond League Final
Mumbai, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic gold medallist in javelin throw Neeraj Chopra on Friday urged the national federation and other stakeholders to encourage more track and field athletes to participate in international events and against…
For the last 500m, thought I could win the gold, says CWG silver medallist Avinash Sable
New Delhi, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) As he went into his final kick in the home stretch and with 500m to go for the finish line in 3000m steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, India’s…
Neeraj Chopra gifts Tokyo 2020 gold-medal-winning javelin to The Olympic Museum
Lausanne (Switzerland), Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian javelin thrower and Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra gifted his javelin from Tokyo 2020 to The Olympic Museum, here on Saturday. Chopra’s javelin joined another Indian individual Olympic gold…
Discus thrower Navjeet Kaur Dhillon fails dope test, banned for three years
New Delhi, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian discus thrower Navjeet Kaur Dhillon, who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, has been handed a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit…