Category: Athletics
Shivpal Singh answers India’s need for the Diamond Miners
The gritty and resilient Shivpal Singh will sustain India’s link with the IAAF Diamond League this season when he competes with eight of the best contemporary javelin throwers in the…
NDTL does not come out smelling of roses: Gomathi case
The National Dope Control Laboratory (NDTL) has not come out smelling of roses, being slack in reporting results of testing on urine samples of Indian athletes heading to compete in…
Gopi, NS Rawat extend coach Surendra Bhandari’s wait
For long, Surendra Singh Bhandari’s life has been consumed by one figure: 2:12:00. Shivnath Singh’s national record for marathon, has inspired and mocked at the country’s runners since he set…
Medals or models? What carves?
Bahrain, an Asian island country, made waves in the recently-concluded Asian Athletic Championship held in Doha, Qatar. It topped the able with 11 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals….
Neeraj Chopra strikes Asian Games gold with monk-like composure
Through the evening at the Asian Games, the monk in Neeraj Chopra was in evidence. The Indian star was so intent on internalising everything that he was palpably shut off to everything…
Neeraj Chopra learnt throwing the Javelin on YouTube, won Commonwealth Games gold
For someone whose passion for his sport was fueled by endless hours of watching every YouTube video featuring Jan Zelezny that he could lay his hands, videos of Neeraj Chopra claiming the…
Neeraj nails it
Bhubaneswar: His nerves are made of steel, he responds brilliantly to pressure as if he is ignorant of what it can do to the best and, what’s more, he is all…
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