Neeraj Chopra to Seema Punia: India's TOP medal hopes from athletics at Commonwealth Games 2022, in pics
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.
Jun 17, 2022, 10:29 AM IST
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.
Feb 17, 2018, 19:53 PM IST
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.
Dec 20, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
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.
Aug 12, 2017, 16:53 PM IST
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.
Jul 23, 2017, 21:59 PM IST
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.
Jul 09, 2017, 23:28 PM IST
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.
Jul 07, 2017, 22:29 PM IST
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.
Jun 29, 2017, 20:54 PM IST
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.
Apr 19, 2017, 23:02 PM IST
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.
Jul 24, 2016, 22:03 PM IST
India Athletics
India are sending a sizable track and field team. Last time around, at the London Games, there were only 14 athletes.
Jul 22, 2016, 18:54 PM IST
Three more athletes, including Renjith Maheswary, qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics
Maheswary and Dharambir Singh (200m) shattered national records.
Jul 11, 2016, 21:13 PM IST
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.
Jul 10, 2016, 21:50 PM IST
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.
Jul 02, 2016, 22:40 PM IST
Indian men 4x400m relay team breaks 18-year-old national record
The men's relay team is currently ranked No 17 in the world.
Jun 12, 2016, 23:35 PM IST
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.
Apr 23, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
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.
Dec 18, 2015, 19:34 PM IST
