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File photo of Sachin Tendulkar and Gurindervir Singh© X/Twitter Gurindervir Singh is making headlines. The athlete became the first Indian sprinter to clock a sub-10.10 timing in the 100m race. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar lauded India’s sprint sensation Gurindervir Singh after the Punjab athlete scripted history by becoming the fastest Indian ever in…
Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar© NDTV Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar pushed each other to the limit in a memorable pole vault contest at the Federation Cup 2026, with both athletes finishing the day with a joint national record of 5.45m. The competition turned into a thrilling back-and-forth battle between the two IIS…
Indian athlete and adventurer with a cause, Mann Sharma, has created history by completing the world’s first-ever Burpee Marathon, covering an astonishing 42.195 kilometres, entirely through broad burpees, over a course of nine days here at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium. This extraordinary feat has been officially recognised by the World Book of…
Arshad Nadeem (right) embracing Salman Iqbal© X (formerly Twitter) Salman Iqbal, the long serving coach of Pakistan’s top athlete Arshad Nadeem, was on Sunday banned for life by the country’s Athletics Federation for violating the constitution of the Punjab Athletics Association, where he holds the position of President. Under the life ban, Iqbal…
Rinkka Boots Into Action© X (Twitter) Great Britain’s Sabrina Fortune annexed her fourth women’s Shot Put F20 gold medal with a World Record in the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi on Monday even as Rinku Hooda claimed a memorable men’s Javelin Throw F46 gold…
The coveted 90m frontier finally breached in Doha last week, Neeraj Chopra will be eying an even bigger throw in yet another top-class men’s javelin field at the ORLEN Janusz Kusocinski Memorial meet in Chorzow, Poland on Friday. Chopra sent his spear to 90.23m at the Doha Diamond League though he had to…
File image of Hima Das© AFP Star sprinter Hima Das, who is gearing up for the new season after serving a 16-month suspension for a whereabouts failure, visited the Maha Kumbh and took a dip in the Holy Ganga, her spiritual guru has said. The 2018 Asian Games gold-medallist, who hails from a…
Two-time Olympic medallist and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now married. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Neeraj shared the news to his fans with a heartfelt note. “Starting new chapter of life with my family. Grateful for every blessing that brought us to this moment together. Bound by love, happily ever after,” Neeraj…
Hours after the messed up state of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium following a two-day concert by singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh triggered outrage, its owner, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), said that the iconic venue has been cleaned up and is ready to host its next sporting engagement on October 31. Widespread littering at…
A scene from the JLN Stadium after Diljit Dosanjh concert.© Instagram For sports fans in India, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi is a hallowed venue. In the past it has hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games, footballer Bhaichung Bhutia’s farewell match against Bayern Munich, the SAFF Championships as well as many other…