'if my body is giving me company why should I stop the sport? Some foreign athletes run till 35 or 37. So I wanted to set an example for other athletes that age does not matter,' says MR Poovamma, Arjuna Awardee and the senior-most member of the Paris Olympics-bound Indian women's 4x400m relay team.
India now have 19 Paris-bound track and field athletes and the list includes defending javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra among others.
Rohit Yadav clinched the javelin throw gold medal at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships to keep himself in contention for a berth in the World Championships in Tokyo.
Despite limited races this season, the five-foot sprinter known affectionately as the "Pocket Rocket" qualified for her ninth world championships by finishing third at the Jamaican trials in the 100m.
American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday.
Gold rush: Yarraji, Sable, women's 4x400m relay finish on top to extend India's Asian C'ship dominance
Teenage sensation Tanvi Sharma and top junior men's doubles pair Bhargava Ram Arigela and Viswa Tej Gobburu will lead a 19-member Indian squad at the Badminton Asian Junior Championships to be held in Solo, Indonesia, from July 18 to 27.
On a sweltering Sunday in Mullanpur, Virat Kohli reminded everyone why he's still the ultimate entertainer in the IPL.
India is assured of a rare medal in tennis as Vaishnavi Adkar made it to the women's singles semifinals while most of her compatriots across disciplines failed to make a mark in the World University Games in Berlin on Tuesday.
The Indian contingent won as many as six gold medals, including double podium finishes in the women's 800m final and long jump competition, on the second and final day of Taiwan Open International athletics championship.
National record holder in women's javelin throw, Annu Rani would consider herself to be lucky to make it to the squad as she has been struggling for some time to reach the 60m mark.
Gulveer Singh shattered a decade-old meet record, high-jumper Pooja Singh delivered a personal best show, while heptathlete Nandini Agasara rose to the occasion after a setback as the trio added three more gold medals to India's kitty on the penultimate day of the 26th Asian Athletics Championships.
The flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, as usual, before being taken to Marseille
With the two gold on Monday, Desinghu has won nine medals so far in the Games, having earlier won five gold (200m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 4x100m freestyle relay and 50m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay), one silver (50m butterfly) and one bronze -- (4x100m relay medley).
Both of them are banking on "conducive" conditions to ensure a strong performance.
A new national record, a string of personal bests, and six final-day medals capped India's campaign at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships as they signed off with a total haul of 24 medals.
India is set to host a high-profile global javelin competition in September, featuring double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra and the world's top 10 javelin throwers.
Nataraj and Desinghu are tipped to become the best male and female athletes of the Games.
Srihari Nataraj led the charge for swimming powerhouse Karnataka with his fifth gold at the National Games.
Two-time medallist Elavenil Valarivan will fancy her chances on the first competition day of ISSF World Cup in Munich on Tuesday
A rollercoaster of emotions: Tejaswin finds silver in South Korea
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.
Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji and Tejas Shirse of Maharashtra won their third successive gold medals in the women's 110m hurdles and men's 100m hurdles respectively at the National Games in Dehradun.
Dev Kumar Meena bettered the previous National record of 5.31m set by Subramani Siva while winning the gold in the 2022 Games in Gujarat.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen completed a golden double by capturing the men's 1,500 metres title on the final day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships
Tamberi's preparations looked to be on course when he jumped a world leading 2.37 metres to win the European title in June, but he then picked up a minor thigh injury
Javelin thrower Sachin Yadav of Uttar Pradesh, 18-year-old high jumper Pooja Singh of Haryana and long distance runner Sawan Barwal of Himachal Pradesh rewrote National Games records and won gold medals on the concluding day of athletics competition. Yadav sent his spear to a Games-record distance of 84.39m in his fifth attempt, while Pooja cleared 1.84m to defend the women's high jump gold. Barwal won the men's 5000m in a time of 13 minutes and 45.93 seconds, bettering the earlier Games record.
Delhi High Court clears Indian judoka Jasleen to compete at CWG
Following is India's schedule on Friday, Day 14 of competition at the Paris Games:
The squad comprises 17 men and 11 women athletes with some of the other prominent names being Asian Games champions Avinash Sable, Tejinderpal Singh Toor along with sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, to name a few.
Rishabh Pant has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo set the fastest time in the men's Olympic 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday, proving his intent to upset American Noah Lyles's quest for a sprint double.
The Briton had said he woke up unwell on the day of the race, although he declined to use that as an excuse. Peaty also struggled to speak after the race with a hoarse throat.
Police in Patna, Bihar used water cannons and mild force to disperse protesters demanding the cancellation of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam held on December 13. The protesters, who were joined by Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore, attempted to march towards the chief minister's residence, prompting police action. The protesters had gathered at Gandhi Maidan despite warnings from the administration that any demonstration would be considered unauthorized. The district police registered an FIR against 21 known persons, including Prashant Kishore, for organizing the gathering. The protest is ongoing, with students seeking the cancellation of the exam due to allegations of a question paper leak. The government has agreed to meet with a five-member delegation of BPSC aspirants.
Neeraj Chopra's broad shoulders will carry a weight of massive expectations
Karnataka's 14-year-old swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu won her fourth gold medal, even as weightlifters continued to impress with Manipur's Bindyarani Devi smashing a National record, on a day when the tiny northeastern state rose to the top of medal tally at the National Games on Friday.
The top eight finishers in the World Relays on May 1 and 2 at Chorzow in Selisia will get automatic berths in the Tokyo Games, scheduled to begin on July 23.
The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia
Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Sunday.
The last torch bearer in Marseille will climb on the roof of the Velodrome stadium on May 9.
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