Jyothi Yarraji Clinches Gold In Asian Athletics Championships; Ajay Kumar Saroj, Abdulla Aboobacker Get Top Honours Too
India collected three gold medals at the end Day 2 in Asian Athletics Championships going on in Thailand. Jyothi Yarraji, Ajay Kumar Saroj and Abdulla Aboobacker are the three golg-medallists so far.
Jul 13, 2023, 19:11 PM IST
Lord Hanuman Being Chosen As Official Mascot Of Asian Athletics Championships In Thailand Receives Mix Reactions
Revealing Lord Hanumas as the mascot of the Championships, the Asian Athletics Association wrote that the mascot stands for athletes' skills, teamwork, dedication, etc. The championships will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Asian Athletics Association.
Jul 12, 2023, 16:24 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra pens heartfelt note for 'friend and brother' Tejaswin Shankar on his first medal
The 24-year Tokyo Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra said that has been watching the CWG 2022 going on Birmingham, where India have already won medals in doubles figure. Neeraj penned a long Twitter thread for the athletes, saying that it is great to see so many medallists already in Birmingham.
Aug 04, 2022, 16:26 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022 Medals Tally: India slip to seventh place in standing after Day 6
Tulika Maan added one silver to India's tally while Saurav Ghoshal, Tejaswin Shankar and Gurpreet Singh added three bronze medals on Day 6 of Commonwealth Games.
Aug 04, 2022, 08:58 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022: Tejaswin Shankar creates HISTORY, becomes first Indian to win bronze in high jump as Mitchell Starc’s brother Brandon wins silver, WATCH
Before Tejaswin Shankar, the best position an Indian had achieved in men’s high jump in Commonwealth Games was by Bhim Singh who cleared 2.06m in the 1970 edition in Edinburgh.
Aug 04, 2022, 06:43 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022: High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar moves Delhi High Court against exclusion from squad
Tejaswin Shankar is the only national record holder to have met the qualifying standard who will not be participating in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Jun 22, 2022, 14:35 PM IST
Why friend Tejaswin Shankar ‘hates’ sharing room with ‘golden boy’ Neeraj Chopra
The Tokyo Olympics is the grandest stage for any athlete and can be intimidating but not for Neeraj Chopra, who said he did not take any pressure and was going about his job just like he does at any other international event.
Aug 09, 2021, 11:24 AM IST
High jumper Tejaswin Shankar wins American Inter-University title
National record holder high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, who has decided to skip the upcoming Asian Games citing a strained neck, today won gold in the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Track and Field Championships here.
Jun 09, 2018, 19:38 PM IST
CWG 2018: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar, quartermiler Hima Das both finish 6th
India continued their search for a medal from athletics in the 21st Commonwealth Games with high jumper Tejaswin Shankar and quartermiler Hima Das both finishing sixth in their respective events on Wednesday.
Apr 11, 2018, 18:34 PM IST
CWG 2018: India's Tejaswin Shankar enters men's high jump final
India`s Tejaswin Shankar entered the final of the men`s high jump event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
Apr 09, 2018, 12:40 PM IST
Delhi high-jumper Tejaswin Shankar breaks own record on way to national record, qualifies for 2018 CWG
The 19-year-old Shankar sailed over the bar at 2.28m to marginally improve his own national mark of 2.26m which he achieved in Coimbatore in 2016 during the Junior National Championships.
Mar 07, 2018, 21:19 PM IST
