New Delhi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Nagraj Adiga has been elected the Asia-Oceania representative of the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU), the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said on Friday. Of the 10 members from…
Mohali, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary athlete Milkha Singh, being treated for Covid-19 pneumonia here, was on Wednesday shifted out of Intensive Care Unit (ICU), but his wife too was admitted to the same hospital after…
Chandigarh, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Milkha Singh, who won multiple gold medals in sprint at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games, was admitted to hospital after he contracted Covid-19. The 88-year-old is stable. “Mr Milkha Singh was…
London, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Marathon runner Ron Hill, who broke several world records during a career spanning 10 years, from 1962 to 1972, died on Sunday. He was 82. Hill, who was also the first…
Lausanne, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Athletics Doping Review Board on Saturday cleared 23 Russian athletes to compete in international competitions this year as neutral athletes. The review board said that while the Russian national…
New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) With roughly two months to go for Tokyo Olympic Games, India’s national record holder in men’s long jump Murali Sreeshankar expressed disappointment at missing out on international exposure trips due…
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Arun Mendiratta, chairman of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) medical commission, passed away on Friday due to Covid-19. He was 60 and is survived by wife and two daughters. Mendiratta…
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has ruled out Bengaluru as venue for next month’s Indian Grand Prix 4 and Inter-State Athletics Championships, which is the last domestic competition to…
New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) American quarter-miler Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic Games champion and first to break 44-second barrier, died on Wednesday. He was 74. “World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1968…
Chandigarh, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary athlete and ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh, 91, was diagnosed coronavirus positive on Thursday after one of his staff members tested positive. He isolated himself at his residence here, doctors said….
Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Joshua Cheptegei, world record holder in 5,000 and 10,000 metre track events, will aim to break men’s 3,000m world record during the Continental Tour Gold meeting here on Wednesday…
New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) will conduct national selection trials next month to select the Indian track and field team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games. The trials will…
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 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA. Shankar, 22, cleared the bar…
New Delhi, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s leading javelin throwers, including Jakarta Asian Games champion and Olympic bound Neeraj Chopra, will miss the Muller Grand Prix in Gateshead, Great Britain, this month due to pandemic. “We…
New Delhi, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Tokyo Olympic Games around the corner India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is disappointed that he can’t compete in international events in Europe due to a huge spike…
Tokyo, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe said here on Sunday that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as “a beacon of hope and optimism” despite the worsening Covid-19 situation in the…
By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second wave of Covid in India has disrupted the plan of national long jumper record holder Murali Sreeshankar to compete in Europe as part of preparation…
Rotorua (New Zealand), May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 4,000 runners pounded the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake on Saturday in one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Home favourite Michael Voss became only…
Tokyo, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe on Wednesday said that athletes should be prepared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics venues without spectators. Coe, who was in Sapporo for an Olympic…
Gaborone (Botswana), May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government of Botswana on Wednesday congratulated it’s men’s 4x400m team for clinching a bronze medal at the just-ended 2021 World Athletics Relays in Poland. “We are excited that the…