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ATHLETICS | WA Silver meet a good preparatory platform, say Indian long jumpers

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ATHLETICS | WA Silver meet a good preparatory platform, say Indian long jumpers

Ancy Sojan speaks on Thursday at the press conference ahead of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet to be held at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday, August 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: x@sports_odisha Ace long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Ancy Sojan think the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet, to be held at…

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Long jumper Sreeshankar thrilled with his consistency post-surgery

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Long jumper Sreeshankar thrilled with his consistency post-surgery

Sreeshankar says his winning effort in Bhubaneswar was his best performance since the knee surgery in 2024. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Seasoned long jumper M. Sreeshankar values his second-best career effort of 8.38m, achieved despite a wet track and rotating wind at the National inter-State athletics at the Kalinga Stadium here. Sreeshankar emphasised that…

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ATHLETICS | Sindhushree outjumps Baranica for pole vault gold and Asiad ticket

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ATHLETICS | Sindhushree outjumps Baranica for pole vault gold and Asiad ticket

Animesh Kujur of Odisha in action in the men’s 200m during the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The unheralded Sindhushree G. wrote her name in the record books with a shock win over Baranica Elangovan in the women’s…

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ATHLETICS | Anushka, Dev Meena and Jyothi book their Asiad tickets

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ATHLETICS | Anushka, Dev Meena and Jyothi book their Asiad tickets

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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ATHLETICS | Gulveer still in with a chance of making Asiad squad

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ATHLETICS | Gulveer still in with a chance of making Asiad squad

Gulveer Singh of Uttar Pradesh wins the men’s 5,000m race in the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Even though Gulveer Singh clocked 13:52.92, well outside the Asian Games qualifying mark of 13:39.18, to win the men’s 5,000m at…

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