Athletics
Sudha clinches silver in 3000m steeplechase
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) India’s Sudha Singh grabbed the silver medal in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. Sudha clocked 9:40.03 minutes to finish behind Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi,…
Sprinters, two silver in equestrian & two bronze in bridge delight India
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian sprinters Muhammed Anas, Hima Das and Dutee Chand claimed silver medals, while two rare silver medals in equestrian and two bronze medals in the bridge event soared India’s medal tally…
Athletes Anas, Hima, Dutee take Asiad silvers
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian sprinters Muhammed Anas, Hima Das and Dutee Chand claimed silver medals in their respective events at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday. Anas and Hima claimed the silver medals…
Asiad 2018: Govindan disqualifed in men’s 10,000m
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) India’s Govindan Lakshmanan missed out on taking a medal in the men’s 10,000 metres category at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday as he was disqualified following an official review….
Sprinter Dutee chand clinches silver in 100m
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) India’s sprinter Dutee Chand clinched the silver medal in the women’s 100 metre final at the Asian Games here on Sunday. Dutee clocked 11.32 seconds to earn the silver. The gold…
Asiad 2018: Govindan disqualifed in men’s 10,000m
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) India’s Govindan Lakshmanan missed out on taking a medal in the men’s 10,000 metres category at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday as he was disqualified following an official review….
Anas, Hima take silver medals in 400m races
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) India’s Muhammed Anas and Hima Das claimed the silver medals in the men’s and women’s 400 metres races respectively at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday. Reigning Asian champion Anas…
Asiad 2018: Anu, Murmu in women’s 400m hurdles final
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) India’s Anu Raghavan and Jauna Murmu qualified for the women’s 400 metre hurdles final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Sunday. Anu took a time of 56.77 seconds to finish…
Asiad 2018: Tajinder clinches gold in men’s shot put
Jakarta, Aug 25 (IANS) India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor set a new meet record to clinch the gold medal in the men’s shot put event at the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday. Toor hurled the…
Asiad 2018: Toor enjoys memorable day as squash, bridge players shine
Jakarta, Aug 25 (IANS) Tajinderpal Singh Toor became the toast of the nation by winning the men’s shot put title with a new meet record while the squash stars and the bridge teams bagged bronze…
Asiad 2018: Tajinder clinches gold in men’s shot put
Jakarta, Aug 25 (IANS) India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor set a new meet record to clinch the gold medal in the men’s shot put event at the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday. Toor hurled the…
BREAKING NEWS: Tajinder clinches men’s shot put gold at Asiad 2018
Asiad 2018: AFI to conduct fresh trial for Monika on Wednesday
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Following a directive from the Delhi High Court, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday announced fresh trial for Monika Chaudhary in the women’s 1500 metre event at the…
Want to give my best at Asiad: Neeraj Chopra
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) One of India’s best bets for an athletics gold at the upcoming Asian Games, Neeraj Chopra is determined to focus on the job at hand and not put extra pressure…
Kenya’s Kamworor eyes defence of New York Marathon
Nairobi, Aug 15 (IANS) The prospect of running a personal best time is what drives Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor as he puts his title on the line at the New York Marathon on November 4. The…
WADA made two suggestions to Russia on reinstating Rusada, says president
Glasgow, Aug 14 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sent two suggestions to Russia for reinstating the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) in mid-June, but no response has been received so far, WADA President Craig Reedie…
Discus thrower Perkovic makes history with 5th European title
Berlin, Aug 12 (IANS) Croatian discus thrower Sandra Perkovic, double Olympic and world champion, made history by securing her fifth European title with a 67.62-metre throw. No other athlete has won five titles in the…
Shot putter Tejinder Toor aims for Asiad title
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) He may be a relative newcomer at the international level, but emerging Indian shot put star Tejinder Pal Singh Toor is exuding loads of confidence as he…
Delhi Half Marathon advanced to October 21
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In a move to avoid the winter smog and pollution in the national capital, Procam International, the organisers of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM), on Thursday advanced the 11th…