Category: Athletics
Sreeshankar sets himself up for a productive season with eye on CWG and Asian Games
Long Jumper M Sreeshankar has hit the ground running with a solid effort in the Indian Athletics Series – 1 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on April 4….
Bib-swapping overtakes doping among integrity issue in distance running events
Is doping the biggest of integrity concerns in the countless distance running events in the country? Certainly not, if the number of participants who are sanctioned by race organisers for…
Panel imposes four-year ban on Twinkle, suggests allowing DNA analysis of samples in future
An international disciplinary tribunal has handed middle-distance runner Twinkle Chaudhary a four-year ban for testing positive for anabolic steroid Methyltestosterone in the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, in…
Pooja Atmaram cops three-year ban for evasion, adds to growing list of distance running dopers
Pooja Atmaram, a 29-year-old distance runner, has accepted a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit after evading a test at the end of the IndianOil WNC Navy Half Marathon…
Kartik posts thrilling win over Army runners; Nirmaben tastes victory in women’s race
New Delhi, February 22: Kartik Jayraj Karkera showed that his victory in the Tata Mumbai Marathon was not a flash in the pan when he claimed top prize ahead of a…
Kids Athletics Cup could be a critical talent spotting pathway
The synthetic track revealed its age unabashedly. Parents and Physical Education Teachers were the only spectators in the galleries. Mainstream media was conspicuous by its absence. Yet, words can never be…
Kachnar Chaudhary takes huge weight off her shoulders with patience and perseverance
It was a night on which Vishal TK clocked the men’s 400m National Record time and Baranica Elangovan equaled the women’s Pole Vault Meet Record. It was understandable that other…
NADA response to Whereabouts Failures by Parvej Khan comes across as sluggish
A National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) compounded Parvej Khan’s two Anti-Doping Rule Violations and sanctioned him a six-year ineligibility period. The ADDP, chaired by Charu Pragya and including Dr Bikash…
Neeraj Chopra rides confidence to shake the 90m-monkey off his back in Doha
“Finally,” he allowed himself to say as the other competitors congratulated Neeraj Chopra, the flagbearer of India’s Olympic sport, on his entry into the exclusive 90m Club. The man who…
NIDJAM & Coach development pathway earns AFI shot at World Athletics Member Federation Award
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has been shortlisted among six finalists nominated for the Member Federations Award of the World Athletics Awards 2024. The Asian Athletics Association, which awarded AFI…
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