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World Athletics Championships 2022: Norah Jeruto wins 3000m steeplechase with 3rd-fastest time in history, celebrates like THIS

The Kenyan-born runner Norah Jeruto who recently began representing Kazakhstan moved to the backstretch following her win Wednesday and took the plunge – straight into the event’s water pit.

Jul 21, 2022, 13:23 PM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra to start from Group A, Rohit Yadav in Group B, check all details HERE

Neeraj Chopra, who has a world ranking of No. 4, is the second-highest ranked in Group A as Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch is also in this group. Vadlejch has a season’s best of 90.88m.

Jul 21, 2022, 10:00 AM IST

Ahead of Neeraj Chopra event, India’s Annu Rani qualifies for women’s javelin final at World Athletics Championships 2022

Annu Rani entered her second successive final in the World Athletics Championships and achieved her best throw in her third attempt.

Jul 21, 2022, 06:51 AM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022: Alison dos Santos powers to 400m hurdles win in third-fastest time ever, WATCH

Brazilian Alison dos Santos finished in a championship-record time of 46.29 seconds. Americans Rai Benjamin and Trevor Bassitt won the silver and bronze.

Jul 20, 2022, 12:42 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra’s adorable nickname to ‘hidden talent’, know all about his secrets from the javelin star

Neeraj Chopra revealed that javelin wasn’t first choice when it came to sports ahead of World Athletics Championships 2022 event in Eugene this week.

Jul 19, 2022, 10:11 AM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022: Avinash Sable finishes in best-ever 11th place in 3000m steeplechase final

Avinash Sable had finished 13th in the last edition of the championships in Doha in 2019 with the then national record time of 8:21.37.

Jul 19, 2022, 08:47 AM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022 Day 4 Highlights: Best-ever finish for Avinash Sable

Check Highlights from Day 4 of World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, here.

Jul 19, 2022, 07:39 AM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic champ Andre de Grasse eyes podium at worlds

The 27-year-old Andre de Grasse won the 200 metres at the Tokyo Games, a game changer after years spent chasing Jamaican legend Usain Bolt before his retirement.

Jul 14, 2022, 08:35 AM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra aims for elusive medal at Oregon

In his three outings this season, Neeraj Chopra has improved his personal best twice – he recorded a 89.30m throw on June 14 at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland before sending his spear to 89.94m, just 6cm shy of 90m in Stockholm.

Jul 13, 2022, 13:38 PM IST

Steeplechase runner Avinash Sable aims for sub-8 minute time after smashing national record at Diamond League

The Diamond League is an annual elite athletics event that has been running since 2010. Athletes can compete by invitation only. Avinash Sable was the sole Indian participating in the competition in Rabat.

Jun 10, 2022, 10:56 AM IST

Anju Bobby George makes EXPLOSIVE claim, says athletes bringing back banned drugs from overseas

AFI President Adille Sumariwalla, on his part, warned the athletes that they will be put under more intense dope testing than before by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and urged them to stop the business of taking drugs and then claiming innocence later on.

May 30, 2022, 09:09 AM IST

A Neeraj Chopra is born on internet: U18 javelin thrower Rohan Yadav's training video goes viral - WATCH

After Neeraj Chopra's record 87.58m throw at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, craze for the sport has only grown in the country.

Jan 19, 2022, 18:03 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

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Kiren Rijiju tweeted Zee News' video, writes - 'I wish you had lived at least till Tokyo Olympics'

There is an atmosphere of celebration in the country after Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. But in the meantime, many people are remembering the dream of Milkha Singh wherein a show of Zee News, he talked about his last wish and said that India should get a medal in the Olympics from Athletics. Kiren Rijiju has tweeted this video in which he himself is anchoring the show.

Aug 08, 2021, 22:00 PM IST

Usain Bolt announces birth of twin sons, takes social media by storm

Like their sister, the boys have been given equally fitting names – Thunder and Saint Leo. Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett welcomed their first child Olympia Lightning together last year.

Jun 21, 2021, 12:45 PM IST

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce becomes second-fastest woman of all time - WATCH

Fraser-Pryce shaved 0.01 seconds off Carmelita Jeter’s 10.64 in 2009 to climb behind top placed Griffith-Joyner on the all-time list.

Jun 06, 2021, 07:15 AM IST

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh tests positive for COVID-19

91-year-old Milkha Singh is also known as The Flying Sikh. He still is the only Indian sprinter to win gold in the 400m at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games.

May 20, 2021, 16:21 PM IST

Sprinter Hima Das to be appointed DSP by Assam government

She became the first Indian woman and also the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds. Das had clinched five gold medals in 2019.

Feb 11, 2021, 11:01 AM IST