Nairobi, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The lengthy 10-year ban slapped on Kenyan marathoner Titus Ekiru by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has exposed another dimension to the doping crisis that has plagued the country’s athletics for…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated Odisha’s Javelin star, Kishore Kumar Jena with a cash award of Rs. 1.5 cr for his stellar performance in the recently-concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, China….
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 18th edition of the Delhi Half Marathon celebrated some of the Asian Games champions at the ‘Beyond the Finish Line’ event, here. Asian Games medallists HS Prannoy, Priti Lamba,…
Chicago, Oct 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. Some 49,000 professional and amateur runners from all U.S. states and more than 100…
Hangzhou, Oct 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the Women’s 4X400m Relay event, India’s quartet of Vithya, Aishwarya, Prachi and Subha won Silver medal at the Asian Games, here on Wednesday. They also bettered their Games Record from…
Hangzhou, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranian strongman, Ehsan Hadadi finally failed to win a gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the Asian Games after remaining unbeaten for 16 years. Hadadi, the 38-year-old London Olympic…
Hangzhou, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a sensational, storming performance on Sunday in which they bagged nine medals, the Indian athletes had a quiet day at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium here on Monday, winning…
Hangzhou, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Parul Chaudhary and Priti Lamba clocked personal best timing to claim silver and bronze medal, respectively, for India in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the 19th Asian Games, here on Monday….
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Avinash Sable left from start to finish, Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinched with a massive throw in the final attempt and Jyothi Yarraji bagged silver after being illegally disqualified along with a…
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Jyothi Yarraji won the silver medal in Women’s 100m hurdles at the Asian Games Athletics competition in dramatic fashion after the race officials made an attempt to get her disqualified…
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) For years at major athletics championships and multi-discipline events, India’s Avinash Sable has chased other runners in the 3000m steeplechase, hoping to use his explosive ‘kick’ in the home stretch to…
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Avinash Sable made history at the Asian Games on Sunday by becoming the first Indian athlete to win the gold medal in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase, leading from start to finish…
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s sprinters stole the show at the Hangzhou Asian Games, with Xie Zhenye and Ge Manqi winning the men’s and women’s 100m finals respectively. Xie, the 200m Asian record holder, stormed…
Hangzhou, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Neeraj Chopra started his journey towards greatness in athletics at the Asian Games in 2018 in Jakarta. It was the year that Chopra won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in…
Hangzhou, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The year 2023 has been very challenging for India’s Olympic and World Champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as he competed throughout the year with a groin injury. But it also taught…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) To broaden the training base across the country, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has decided to decentralise national coaching camps from next calendar year, AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said….
Hangzhou, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) India finished without any medals in the opening events of the athletics competition in the 19th Asian Games with both Vikash Singh and Priyanka Goaswami finishing an identical fifth in the…
The Hague, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time world champion sprinter Dafne Schippers from the Netherlands announced her retirement at the age of 31 after having struggled with injuries in recent years. “The race stops here,” she…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) For Tejaswin Shankar, the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou is an opportunity to promote Decathlon and bring the track-and-field event to focus in India. The 24-year-old athlete, who already has…
Eugene (US), Sep 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Back in the stadium where he broke the world record to win his first senior world title last year, Mondo Duplantis added another centimetre to his global mark, clearing 6.23m…