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  World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe hails AFI for taking tough anti-doping stand

  Other Sports | November 02, 2020 0:21 IST

  The World Athletics president attends AFI Annual General Meeting via video conference in Gurugram on Sunday.

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  Sumariwalla elected AFI chief for third term, Anju is senior VP

  Other Sports | October 31, 2020 21:23 IST

  Anju's senior vice-presidentship is the highest post to have been occupied by a woman in AFI's history. She is also the first woman vice-president of the AFI

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  AFI fumes at national campers taking leaves recently, demands affidavit from them

  Cricket | October 31, 2020 20:17 IST

  The Athletics Federation of India on Saturday pulled up chief national coach Radhakrishnan Nair for allowing some of the national campers leave for home "without permission".

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  AFI chief warns India could be suspended if doping menace continues

  Other Sports | October 31, 2020 17:12 IST

  AFI president Adille Sumariwalla warned athletes and coaches against using banned drugs by taking advantage of the COVID-19 and said the country could be suspended if the doping menace continues unabated.

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  Adille Sumariwalla set to become AFI chief for third term, Anju Bobby Gerorge to be senior VP

  Other Sports | October 21, 2020 20:58 IST

  Incumbent Adille Sumariwalla is set to be elected unopposed as AFI president for his third term while Anju Bobby George will be made senior vice-president in the polls of the national governing body on October 31.

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  AFI cancels national championships this year in view of COVID-19 pandemic

  Other Sports | September 30, 2020 20:50 IST

  AFI president Adille Sumariwalla says AFI is duty-bound to provide competitions to athletes but due to the prevailing COVID-19 crisis safety of athletes took precedence.

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  Can assess my fitness fully once I compete in events: Dutee Chand

  Other Sports | September 29, 2020 22:09 IST

  The 100m sprint star is yet to qualify for 2021 Tokyo Olympics as she still chases the unprecedented 11.15 seconds mark, waits for national competitions to begin after COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Murali Gavit's 10000m bronze in Asian Championships likely to be upgraded to silver

  Other Sports | September 17, 2020 22:20 IST

  Long-distance runner's 10000m bronze medal in the event last year could be upgraded to silver after 2nd-place finisher Hassan Chani of Bahrain was disqualified for biological passport violation.

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  COVID-19 vaccine: AFI requests government to give priority to Olympic-bound athletes

  Other Sports | September 16, 2020 16:07 IST

  During AFI web seminar, the president of AFI Adille Sumariwalla said they have requested the government to provide 2021 Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes with COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they as are out.

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  No handshakes, no hugs, no training in groups: AFI allows outdoor training with strict guidelines

  Other Sports | May 19, 2020 18:40 IST

  The Athletics Federation of India has allowed outdoor training for the athletes residing at National Institute of Sports (Patiala) and SAI Centre of Excellence (Bengaluru).

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  No Indian athlete to compete abroad this year: AFI chief Adille Sumariwalla

  Other Sports | May 15, 2020 23:22 IST

  It is therefore implied that no Indian will take part in the prestigious Diamond League meets, starting from August 14. The likes of Tokyo Olympics-bound javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh will miss them.

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  AFI Planning Committee asks athletes to take advantage of Tokyo Olympics postponement

  Other Sports | April 13, 2020 22:24 IST

  The Olympics, originally scheduled for July-August, has been postponed to next year in the wake of the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic.

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  AFI confirms postponement of Fed Cup Championships in view of COVID-19 pandemic

  Other Sports | March 23, 2020 19:56 IST

  The Federation Cup, which was to serve as a qualifying event of the Tokyo Olympics, was scheduled to be held from April 10-13 at NIS Patiala.

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  AFI cancels Friday's Indian Grand Prix, postpones next month's Fed Cup after ministry directive

  Other Sports | March 19, 2020 20:11 IST

  The development came after hours after the Sports Ministry advised all national federations to refrain from conducting competitions and selection trials till April 15 and enure that Olympic-bound athletes are isolated from anyone who is not a part of their training camps.

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  First Indian Grand Prix to be conducted only for athletes part of national coaching camps: AFI

  Other Sports | March 17, 2020 23:43 IST

  The AFI on Monday had said that the first two competitions of the Indian Grand Prix (IGP) series will be held without any spectators and all the athletes coming from outside will be allowed to enter the NS-NIS campus after a medical check-up by AFI/SAI medical team at the SAI NS-NIS gate.

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  AFI says Federation Cup will go ahead, but withdraws invites to foreign athletes in view of COVID-19

  Other Sports | March 12, 2020 20:13 IST

  AFI President Adille Sumariwalla said the national meet will go ahead as it is an Olympic qualifying event but will follow the government guidelines issued in the wake of rising threat of the novel coronavirus.

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  Javelin thrower Amit Kumar tests positive for banned substance, suspended by AFI

  Other Sports | July 31, 2018 18:36 IST

  While Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has remained tight-lipped about the developments, sources close to the athlete confirmed that Amit has been handed provisional suspension.

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  Seema Punia to be dope-tested by NADA ahead of Commonwealth Games

  Other Sports | March 08, 2018 15:46 IST

  Punai has been a regular in CWG since 2006 and has always been on the podium- winning a silver (60.56m) in Melbourne, a bronze at Delhi 2010 Games and a silver in 2014 Glasgow.

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  Javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang flunks dope test, stares at 4-year ban

  Other Sports | February 28, 2018 14:55 IST

  Last year, the Punjab athlete had also tested positive for marijuana, traces of which were found in his urine sample collected by the National Anti-Doping Agency officials.

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  Shameful! Indian athletes rank second in dope list

  Other Sports | February 22, 2015 11:01 IST

  New Delhi: From past two years, India is second only to Russia in most number of athletes' sanctioned for the use of prohibited substances.According to data compiled by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for