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Last Updated:June 27, 2026, 12:57 IST Inter-State Athletics Championships blunder in Bhubaneswar leaves hurdler R Harshitha out of 400m hurdles final after disqualification. Indian Athletics A blunder by the officials at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar left hurdler R Harshitha out of the final of the 400m hurdles, at an event which is serving…
Last Updated:June 24, 2026, 6:24 PM IST Jyothi Yarraji returns after ACL surgery, runs 13.14 in 100m hurdles heats at National Inter-State Championships, beating AFI Asian Games qualifying mark of 13.34 Jyothi Yarraji Qualifies For Asian Games Jyothi Yarraji, the national record holder in the 100m hurdles, made a remarkable return to competition after a…
Last Updated:June 22, 2026, 4:12 PM IST Gurindervir Singh, India’s fastest man at 10.09 seconds, chases Commonwealth Games sprint history, driven by Punjabi grit. Gurindervir Singh (Picture credit: Instagram @gurindervir_singh) About a month back, Gurindervir Singh captured the imagination of the entire country when he ran the men’s 100m sprint final at the Federation Cup…
Last Updated:June 20, 2026, 12:47 AM IST Rising Sri Lankan star and world leader Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the title with a throw of 88.68m, while Andersen Peters was second with 86.38. Neeraj Chopra finishes 4th in Doha Diamond League. (Picture Credit: AP) Forced to delay the start of his season due to an injury,…
Last Updated:June 14, 2026, 6:47 PM IST Athletics Federation of India confirms Neeraj Chopra is training fit, targeting 82.61m and a return within 10 days to bag Commonwealth Games selection. Neeraj Chopra. Athletics Federation of India chairman Adille Sumariwalla has said that Neeraj Chopra is now training fit and is getting ready to compete in…
Last Updated:June 14, 2026, 4:44 PM IST AFI names 32 member athletics squad for Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, includes Neeraj Chopra conditionally based on fitness. Neeraj Chopra. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has unveiled a 32-member athletics contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, with javelin star Neeraj Chopra included ‘conditionally’. Chopra…
Last Updated:June 13, 2026, 2:20 PM IST Tejas Shirse shattered his own national record in the men’s 110m hurdles with a stunning 13.27s run, qualifying for the Commonwealth Games and climbing into Asia’s top six. Indian athlete Tejas Shirse (X) Indian hurdler Tejas Shirse produced the performance of his career on Saturday, breaking his own…
Last Updated:March 19, 2026, 6:17 PM IST World Athletics vice president Adille Sumariwalla confirmed the news, marking a historic moment for Indian track and field. Kalinga Indoor Athletics Stadium in Bhubaneswar (X) In a landmark decision, World Athletics awarded India the hosting rights for the 2028 World Indoor Athletics Championships, with Bhubaneswar set to stage…
Last Updated:January 03, 2026, 8:37 PM IST Neeraj Chopra focused on recovering from a back injury after finishing 8th at the 2025 Tokyo World Championships and may be exempt from domestic events for Asian Games selection. Neeraj Chopra at the 2025 World Athletics Championships (AFP) Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is currently focused on rehabilitating…
Last Updated:November 25, 2025, 11:05 PM IST India will host its first World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, on August 22, 2026. (Credit: X) India will host its first-ever World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet in Bhubaneswar on August 22, 2026, marking a major upgrade from the bronze-level event staged at…