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Commonwealth Games 2022

17 Jun 2022

Neeraj Chopra to Seema Punia: TOP medal hopes from athletics at CWG 2022

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 2022 Commonwealth Games. Out the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at some of the top medal contenders from athletics at 2022 Commonwealth Games.

17 Feb 2018

Sandeep Kumar clinches 50km gold at National Race Walking Championship

The 31-year-old, representing Haryana, clocked 3:56:39.71 to win gold; but his timing was around 40 seconds slower than his national record of 3:56:00.

20 Dec 2017

Athletics enters post-Usain Bolt era but nothing changes for India

Internationally, athletics took tentative steps towards a post-Usain Bolt era but time continued to stand still for the dope-tainted sport in India as another long shot at a global medal ended in disappointment.

Indian athletics

12 Aug 2017

World Athletics Championships: India disqualified in Women's 4X400m relay

India entered the event as Asian champions, but it was always going to be a tough ask for the 11th ranked side to even qualify for the finals. They clocked 3:31.34 to win the gold medal at Bhuvneshwar Asian meet last month.

23 Jul 2017

Sudha Singh misses out in India's 24-member World Championships squad

Selection Committee chairman Gurbachan Singh Randhawa said that the performance of all the three in the Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar (and their season's best) were well below the World Championships qualifying standards.

Asian Athletics Championships

09 Jul 2017

Asian Athletics Championships: History for India, tops medal tally 1st time in best ever show

With today's 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze, India ended the four-day championships on top with 29 medals (12 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze), their highest ever medal haul.

Asian Athletics Championships

07 Jul 2017

Asian Athletics Championships: India athletes bag four golds on Day 2

Nirmala Sheoran clinched the yellow metal in women's 400m, while Mohammed Anas grabbed the gold in men's 400m.

29 Jun 2017

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set for Diamond League debut in Paris leg

This will be Chopra's first taste of top-level competition at the senior level. He won a gold in the World Junior Championships last year with a throw of 86.48m which remained his personal best.

Indian athletics

19 Apr 2017

US Embassy plays spoilsport, puts India's IAAF World Relays participation in jeopardy

Besides regular 4x400m and 4x100m relay events, the World Relays programme will also feature 4x200m and 4x800m relays in both men and women's categories.

24 Jul 2016

PITIABLE PLIGHT OF INDIAN ATHLETES: Training with worn-out shoes, Rio-bound sprinter Dutee Chand pleads for new pair

Chand, 20, qualified for the 100m sprint, becoming the first Indian women to do in 36 years.

Renjith Maheswary

11 Jul 2016

Three more athletes, including Renjith Maheswary, qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics

Maheswary and Dharambir Singh (200m) shattered national records.

Indian athletics

10 Jul 2016

Indian Grand Prix: Men, women 4x400m relay teams on verge of making 2016 Rio Olympics cut

The men's 4x400m relay team today leaped to 13th spot in the current world rankings from last night's 18th.

Indian athletics

02 Jul 2016

2016 Rio Olympics berths up for grabs at third Indian athletics GP

The third Indian GP will offer a last and final opportunity for Indian athletes to qualify for Rio 2016.

men's 4x400m relay

12 Jun 2016

Indian men 4x400m relay team breaks 18-year-old national record

The men's relay team is currently ranked No 17 in the world.

Indian athletics

23 Apr 2016

With focus on 2016 Rio Olympics qualifications, 1st Indian Grand Prix starts on Sunday

The two-leg Indian GP Series and the Federation Cup will provide an early start to the Rio countdown for Indian athletes who are hoping to book their Rio Olympics berths.

Indian athletics

18 Dec 2015

National coach Nikolai Snesarev slams Railways for 'threatening' Olympics bound athletes

The Belarusian was furious at the bureaucracy which he said was killing the sport and pleaded to stop interfering in their preparation.

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