Category: Athletics
Sha’Carrie Richardson finds redemption with 100m gold in World Championships
The flamboyant Sha’Carrie Richardson strode into countless hearts in just 10.65 seconds by winning the women’s 100m in the World Athletics Championships in the National Athletic Centre in Budapest on…
Zharnel Hughes’ maiden 100m medal has lessons for some under-performing Indian athletes
The race was won in a matter of 9.83 seconds, but the men’s 100m final in the World Athletics Championships in the National Athletic Centre in Budapest on Sunday evening…
Avinash Sable and vaunted Triple Jumpers wilt under pressure on the world stage
The trio of Indian men in the Triple Jump competition, Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker and Eldhose Paul, let themselves down as much as Avinash Sable did with what was self-admittedly…
Indians seek to mark growing presence with positive show in World Championships
Long Jumper M Sreeshankar, ranked sixth in the world, wrapped up his training session in the warm up track at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest and engaged himself in…
Poovamma’s early return to competition from ban raises eyebrows but ‘NADA cleared her’
MR Poovamma’ s return to Athletics competition was marked by a lackluster time of 55.84 seconds in the first heat of the women’s 400m in the Sri Lankan National Athletics…
Neeraj Chopra: Sure, Steady and Successful
If the affable Neeraj Chopra’s World No. 1 rank in men’s Javelin Throw has come as a just reward for his consistency in big-ticket events and has been exhilarating for…
Neeraj Chopra is a delightful addition to small club of India’s World No. 1 athletes
The small company of Indian athletes who have risen to be World Champions or got the World No 1 ranking would be delighted to receive Olympic Games Javelin Throw champion…
Neeraj Chopra embraces pressure, draws support and basks in adulation in Doha Diamond League
There was the full moon, rising gently over Doha, and there was Neeraj Chopra casting a magical glow of his own in the Doha Diamond League. There were multiple World…
Triple Jumper Eldhose Paul seeks personal best in company of eight 17m Club members
Commonwealth Games Triple Jump champion Eldhose Paul is unruffled by things, past or future. The World No. 12 has a clear goal in mind when he makes his Diamond League…
Neeraj Chopra’s focus and 360-degree awareness come through ahead of Doha Diamond League
The more you interact with Neeraj Chopra, the more you wonder at the Olympic Games Javelin Throw gold medallist’s evolution as an athlete and remaining grounded. Such journeys, as the…
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