No Diamond League for Neeraj Chopra, his season over due to THIS reason, says report
Neeraj sustained a groin injury during the final of the World Athletics Championships in July and missed the Commonwealth Games 2022 due to same reason. As per Sumariwalla, the same injury has led to Neeraj's javelin season coming to a premature end.
Aug 19, 2022, 19:28 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra to train with coach Klaus Bartonietz at least till 2024 Paris Olympics after AFI extend contract
Klaus Bartonietz took charge as Neeraj Chopra’s coach from compatriot and former world record holder javelin thrower Uwe Hohn during the youngster's rehabilitation and recovery process after an elbow surgery in 2018.
Jan 03, 2022, 09:20 AM IST
Neeraj Chopra aims to ‘put past to rest’ as he lands in USA for training, see pic
Neeraj Chopra will train at the world-class facility in the USA for 90 days along with coach Klaus Bartoneitz after the Sports Authority of India cleared a proposal in quick time on Friday last.
Dec 08, 2021, 13:06 PM IST
Star athlete Hima Das tests Covid-19 positive, vows to 'come back stronger'
Hima Das on Wednesday took on Twitter and wrote: "I would like to inform everyone that I have been tested positive for Covid-19. I am stable and at the moment in isolation. I look forward to utilising this time to recover and come back stronger than before.”
Oct 13, 2021, 16:26 PM IST
ZEE EXCLUSIVE: Meet Revathi Veeramani – A sprinter who slept hungry, ran without shoes, & yet she qualified for Tokyo Olympics
Raised in a very poor family in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, Revathi, the first of two daughters, lost her parents at a very young age and was brought up by her grandmother.
Jul 06, 2021, 20:18 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: AFI names 26-member squad including Neeraj Chopra for the Games
As many as 12 athletes and the 4x400m mixed relay team has achieved entry standards laid down by World Athletics, to secure automatic berths.
Jul 05, 2021, 22:39 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Indian sprinter Dutee Chand qualifies for 100m and 200m events
Chand's overall position of World No. 44 in 100m and World No. 51 in 200m were well within the ranks to make her eligible to fly to Tokyo next month.
Jun 30, 2021, 15:57 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Indian discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for the Games
Seema breached the Olympic qualification mark (63.50m) in the women's category to achieve the feat. She registered an attempt of 63.72m on the last day of the Inter-State meet in Patiala.
Jun 29, 2021, 22:41 PM IST
Atheltics Federation of India looks to resume domestic calendar in September
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has said that it is looking to resume their domestic calender in September 2020 subject to the situation in the country in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
May 03, 2020, 16:19 PM IST
AFI wishes Olympic medallist Ehsan Hadadi a speedy recovery after coronavirus diagnosis
Hadadi, a six-times Asian Championship winner, became Iran's first-ever World Championships medallist in 2011.
Mar 29, 2020, 12:57 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar flags off Marathon at New Delhi's JLN Stadium
Sachin also performed push-ups as part of an initiative through which money will be donated to `Bharat Ke Veer` contribution platform
Feb 24, 2019, 09:59 AM IST
Rajyavardhan Rathore rewards Rs 10 lakh cheque to disqualified athlete Govindan Lakshmanan
Govindan Lakshmanan was disqualified from the Asian Games 2018.
Sep 06, 2018, 22:21 PM IST
Asian Games 2018: Annu Rani, Monika Chaudhary ruled out after below-par trials
Javelin thrower Annu Rani and 1500m athlete Monika Chaudhary were ruled out of the 2018 Asian Games.
Aug 17, 2018, 22:36 PM IST
Incheon Games silver medalist Tintu Luka ruled out of upcoming Asian Games
Tintu Luka, citing injury, had also pulled out of the recent Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in June.
Aug 13, 2018, 23:49 PM IST
India's javelin coach Uwe Hohn unhappy with AFI, SAI
The 55-year-old Hohn, the only javelin thrower in history to have crossed the 100m mark, took charge as coach at the national camp here in November last year but four months into his job he is feeling "annoyed" that the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and Sports Authority Of India (SAI) have not fulfilled their promises.
Mar 07, 2018, 17:20 PM IST
'Wonder Woman', 'The Post' among AFI's top movies of the year
10 films of the year chosen by the American Film Institute (AFI) on Thursday, in a list likely to be echoed at Hollywood`s high-profile awards shows next year.
Dec 08, 2017, 09:38 AM IST
Javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang claims AFI told him to drop out of London World Championships
Kang, who became the first Indian javelin thrower to reach the final round of a World Championships last week in London, returned positive for marijuana in an in-competition test conducted by NADA during the Indian Grand Prix in May 15.
Aug 16, 2017, 21:05 PM IST
World Athletics Championships: AFI urges IAAF to consider PU Chitra's entry after govt steps in
AFI's move came after Sports Minister Goel had earlier in the day advised the national federation to honour the Kerala High Court directive on Chitra to ensure her participation in the world meet.
Jul 29, 2017, 23:09 PM IST
Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav fails dope test, to be stripped off Asian youth medal
It was an in-competition test, which was conducted last month during the National Youth Championship in Hyderabad.
May 28, 2017, 00:55 AM IST
Indian athlete caught with Maria Sharapova drug; embarrassed AFI to seek details from coaches
The yet-to-be-named athlete was suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after being caught with meldonium at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala.
May 24, 2017, 19:06 PM IST
