Tag: Athletics
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…
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…
Can India build on the gain of Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic Gold in 2022?
It is amazing what one Olympic Games gold medal can do. It can magically lift the mood of nation. It can effortlessly instil greater self-belief in a nation’s athletes. It…
Neeraj Chopra’s greatest conquest in Tokyo2020 – His own mind
Neeraj Chopra owned the greatest of sporting stages, winning the Javelin Throw gold in the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Saturday and pinning myriad freeze frames in our minds. Forever….
Ministry must ensure athletes’ safe return to training before advocating competition
Athletes’ overall health, not just securing them from the outbreak of COVID-19, must always be kept in mind when planning the resumption of competitive sport. It becomes obvious that when…
Coaching: An Athlete’s Perspective
Olympian and 1998 Asian Games bronze medallist Rachita Panda-Mistry and 2004 South Asian Games gold medallist Sandeep Sarkaria paint an athlete’s perspective on coaching at Disha, an Uttar Pradesh Athletics…
We’ve to draw younger generation to athletics through new platforms: Adille Sumariwalla
Indian sports administrators have made rapid strides with their contribution towards leadership in world sport in the past few years. Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra heads the International Hockey Federation and…
Anjali Devi’s 51.53-second sprint sets track ablaze
The eyebrows arched high, some in delight and others in question, almost as soon as Haryana sprinter Anjali Devi crossed the finish line of the 400m in the National Inter-State…
Alex Antony sprints his way back into public consciousness with 400m win
Kerala’s Alex Antony long wait for his moment under the sun ended on Wednesday when he won the men’s 400m final in compelling fashion in the National Inter-State Athletics Championship…
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