The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Indian triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi have been banned from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and ordered to return home after breaches of the 'no-needles' policy, the Commonwealth Games Federation said on Friday.
England star Joe Root is cementing his status as one of the greatest players as he achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.
Christian Taylor of the United States retained his Olympic men's triple jump title on Tuesday, recording the longest jump of the year to claim the podium top spot.
Slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth place finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Build-up hit by pull-outs and dope flunks, India still hopeful of good show in Asian Athletics Championships from Wednesday
the silver lining is that the men's 4x400m relay team is set to qualify for the World Championships as it is placed at 14th out of 16 to make the cut.
Here's your complete guide to when India's athletes compete at the Paris Olympics, with dates, events, and timings in IST.
Rediff.com's Day 9 guide to Moscow World Athletic championships.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Monday. Check out their schedule.
Parul Chaudhary became only the second Indian female athlete to qualify for the final of a track event at the World Athletics Championships.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday, Day 4.
Indian railways has developed its own automatic train protection system called Kavach for enhancing safety of running trains.
With 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze, India's medal tally stood at 69
The current Olympic champion Italy's Marcell Jacobs, who has had a wretched time with injury since his shock Tokyo success, looked a little sluggish in finishing second in 10.05 behind Nigerian heat winner Kayinsola Ajayi (10.02).
Anju Bobby George says Parul Chaudhary among ones to watch out for
Day 5 guide to the action in the Moscow World Athletics Championships.
Neeraj Chopra will be the cynosure of all eyes as India begins its athletics campaign in the Asian Games
Following is the schedule of Olympic events in which Indians will be taking part on Monday.
India's spending on space research almost tripled from Rs 4,163 crore in 2009-2010 to Rs 11,538 crore in 2018-2019.
India's champion athletes returned to a rousing reception when they landed home on Tuesday after their spectacular showing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The sport's governing body, World Athletics, has issued 22 pages of guidelines which it said in a statement on Thursday were "based on scientific and medical knowledge of the virus responsible for COVID-19."
Mayookha Johny grabbed her second medal with a new national record in triple jump while shot putter Om Prakash Karhana finished third as India won two bronze on the third and penultimate day of the Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe on Saturday.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Friday. Check out their time schedule
Former athlete Henry Rebello, who had represented India in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, died here this morning after a long illness.
Former triple jump world champion Phillips Idowu will miss next month's world championships in Moscow after announcing on Wednesday that he was taking an indefinite break from athletics.
India would be looking for at least half a dozen medals in the July 28 to August 8 Games.
A look at the historic achievements by India's athletes in 2022.
The American, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist and a four-time world champion on the balance beam, finished a disappointing fifth with 13.100.
Despite Covid downturn, CEO salaries went up by an average of 19% in FY21.
Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary won a silver to swell India's medal tally to five on the third day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday.
India's schedule on Day 10 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Monday.
Jyothi Yarraji opened India's gold medal account in the Asian Athletics Championships
Both men were the dominant sprinters of their time, although their paths diverged sharply after their respective triumphs.
Indian Olympic Association's acting president Anil Khanna called it a 'gender-neutral contingent' with 108 men and 107 women being part of the touring party.
Check out five female athletes to watch out for at the August 22-30 world athletics championships in Beijing.
The Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games will appeal against the Commonwealth Games Federation court's decision to oust two of the country's athletes for violating the no needle policy in the Gold Coast.
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