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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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