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Vishal will be one of the top attractions. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The focus will squarely be on the big names travelling for the Asian Games as the invitation-only, season-ending Indian Athletics Final Series at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday is set to be the most decorated domestic event of the…
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Victoria’s decision to pull out of hosting the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in July 2023, citing unsustainable costs, plunged the multi-sport event into uncertainty. There were fears that the 2026 Games might not be held at all. For nearly a year, the search for a replacement host went on. Gold Coast, the 2018 host, along with…
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Ancy Sojan, having eclipsed Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old National mark of 6.83m set at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has a clear target: the Asian Games gold in Aichi-Nagoya in September this year. “I want to bring the gold medal with a high class jump. I am aiming for the Asian Games record also so that…
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Dev Meena of Madhya Pradesh celebrates after qualifying for the Asian Games in the men’s pole vault during the the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Eighteen-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav smashed a nine-year-old National record, pole vaulter Dev…
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Tejas Ashok Shirse. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Tejas Shirse broke his own national record in men’s 110m hurdles with a stunning run during the Indian Athletics Series 9 here on Saturday (June 13, 2026). The 24-year-old Shirse, representing Reliance Foundation, ran 13.27 seconds to better his previous national record of 13.41 seconds…
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Ancy is yet to achieve the Commonwealth Games qualification mark of 6.84m. | Photo Credit: C. Suresh Kumar Ancy Sojan makes a fashion statement every time she steps on the track. The long jumper turns heads with an eclectic mix of goggles, braided hair, signature headbands and matching eyelashes. Her exuberant pre-jump ritual gets the…
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Vishal T.K. of Tamil Nadu won the 400m gold in 44.98s in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at Birsa Munda stadium holds a piece of paper with ‘44 COMING HOME’ written on it in Ranchi on Satuday, 23 May 2026. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Exuding confidence after becoming the first…
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Gurindervir Singh and Vishal T.K. smashed the men’s 100m and 400m National records respectively to set the track ablaze in the Federation athletics meet at the Birsa Munda Stadium (Morabadi) here on Saturday. Tejaswin Shankar added more thrill to the historic evening by finishing his decathlon routine on a high and becoming the first Indian…
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Ancy Sojan E of Navy won the women’s long jump gold in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at the Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Friday, 22 May 2026. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh lowered the National 100m record twice, while Asian Games silver medallist long…
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Sweden’s Armand Duplantis reacts during the Men’s Pole Vault Final. | Photo Credit: Reuters Armand “Mondo” Duplantis cruised to pole vault victory in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season on Saturday (May 16, 2026), but failed to improve his own world record. There was a surprise in the men’s 100m as Gift Leotlela…
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