Celebrated discus thrower Vikas Gowda retires

IMAGE: Vikas Gowda. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Top discus thrower Vikas Gowda on Wednesday retired after competing at the highest level for more than 15 years, during which he became......

Gowda, Poonia get personal coaches for Olympics

In the wake of the pressing demands from Indian athletes to include their personal coaches in the Olympic contingent, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen four coaches for the London Games,......

Can't have coach of every athlete for Olympics: AFI

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has said that it was not possible for all the Olympic-bound athletes to choose their coach as the available quota did not permit such a move. A top official of......

Track and field give India two silver

India failed to end their 52 year-old athletics gold medal jinx at the Commonwealth Games by a whisker but completed their best ever showing in any Games in the blue riband discipline by winning......