Tokyo Olympics: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 6th in final
Kamalpreet had made it into the top eight with the throw of 63.70m. This was her third attempt, but the athlete failed to make the top three as two of her remaining three attempts were flagged (disqualified).
Aug 02, 2021, 20:19 PM IST
Kamalpreet Kaur: All you need to know about Indian women’s discus thrower at Tokyo Olympics
Kamalpreet qualified for the Tokyo Olympics finals after finishing second in the qualification and the athlete from Punjab was only the second among 31 participants to secure direct qualification with a throw of 64m.
Aug 02, 2021, 15:50 PM IST
Kamalpreet Kaur discus throw final Live streaming: When and where to watch Tokyo Olympics 2020 Women’s Discus Throw Final match live?
Check Kamalpreet Kaur discus throw final Tokyo Olympics match, live-streaming, and live-telecast details.
Aug 02, 2021, 15:01 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for the finals
Playing in her maiden Olympics, Kamalpreet threw her first attempt at 60.29 and improved massively by 63.97 on her second. But it was her third attempt that secured her automatic qualification in the 15 players' field in Group B.
Jul 31, 2021, 09:27 AM 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
Vikas Gowda, India's only CWG gold medallist discus thrower, retires
Top discus thrower Vikas Gowda on Wednesday retired after competing at the highest level for more than 15 years, during which he became the first and only Indian male to win Commonwealth Games medals in the discipline.
May 31, 2018, 09:04 AM IST
Subramani Siva shatters pole vault national record, Seema Punia set for Commonwealth Games
Tamil Nadu's Subramani Siva shattered his own national record en route to winning the men's pole vault title, while veteran Seema Punia clinched a gold in women's discus throw to virtually book a Commonwealth Games berth on the opening day of the 22nd Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships on Monday.
Mar 05, 2018, 23:32 PM IST
Asian Athletics Championships: India win two gold in haul of seven medals on Day 1
Birthday girl Manpreet opened India's gold medal account with a career second best throw of 18.28m. She upstaged defending champion Chinese Guo Tianqian to give herself a perfect birthday gift at the packed Kalinga Stadium.
Jul 06, 2017, 21:20 PM IST
RESPECT! Rio silver medallist sells medal for 3-year-old cancer patient; Harbhajan Singh overawed
Poland's Piotr Malachowski received a letter from the mother of a boy called Olek who said he had been battling eye cancer.
Aug 26, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
Athletics Federation of India fumes at Seema Punia's decision to train in Russia amidst doping controversy
She was seen on social media sites with a Russian coach Vitaliy Pishchalnikov, a former Olympian discus thrower.
Jul 19, 2016, 18:35 PM IST
