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  Dutee Chand gets lifeline, likely to take part in World Championships

  Other Sports | July 28, 2017 22:42 IST

  Dutee's best of 11.30 seconds, which she clocked during the Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi on May 15, during the qualifying period gives her a global ranking of 100.

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  Shot putter Manpreet Kaur suspended for failing dope test, to miss World Championships

  Other Sports | July 20, 2017 16:16 IST

  Manpreet Kaur has been suspended as she was tested 'Positive' twice and found banned substances in her urine sample.

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  Sundar Singh Gurjar wins gold at the World Para Athletics Championships

  Other Sports | July 15, 2017 11:21 IST

  In the absence of Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia, Sundar, who had been disqualified from his event in Rio 2016 due to technical reasons, found redemption and took home the gold medal

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  Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra creates history, 1st Indian to win gold in athletics

  Other Sports | July 24, 2016 12:11 IST

  Setting a world record of 86.48m, India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Saturday.

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  Russia faces Olympic ban after shocking doping report

  Other Sports | November 10, 2015 12:11 IST

  Geneva: Russia's status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year's Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of

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  12th South Asian Games in Guwahati & Shillong from Jan 10-22

  Other Sports | September 09, 2015 21:19 IST

  Shillong: The 12th South Asian Games (SAG) will be held in Guwahati and Shillong from January 10 to 22 next year and preparations were on for the multi-sporting event in both states."The South Asian Games

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  Retiring for more family time: Preeja Sreedharan

  Other Sports | February 06, 2015 13:14 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: All set to retire from athletics after the ongoing National Games, top Indian long distance runner Preeja Sreedharan today said that she has decided to call it quits not because of age but due

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  Asian Games: Seema Punia clinches first athletics gold

  Other Sports | September 29, 2014 18:48 IST

  Incheon: Discus thrower Seema Punia Antil ended India's gold-less streak in track and field events on the third day of athletics competitions as she beat back a strong challenge from two Chinese rivals to bag

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  India-born centenarian Fauja Singh calls for peace marathon

  Other Sports | August 11, 2014 10:22 IST

  London:  103-year-old Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner, has asked people of all faiths to join a peace marathon in the UK saying people should be fighting injustice, poverty and hatred, not each other.London's

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  CWG 2014: Gowda wins India's first 2014 CWG athletics medal

  Other Sports | July 31, 2014 23:56 IST

  Glasgow: Discus thrower Vikas Gowda won India's first gold medal from athletics in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Hampden Park Stadium here Thursday.The 31-year-old Gowda converted the silver he had won four years ago

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  Glasgow Commonwealth: Lifters Sukhen, Sanjita win gold as India make rousing start at games

  Other Sports | July 25, 2014 14:50 IST

  Glasgow:  Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu stole the limelight by clinching a gold each in weightlifting, as India launched their campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games with a flourish, winning seven medals in all

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  India at Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Friday

  Other Sports | July 25, 2014 15:09 IST

  Glasgow:  The following is the list of Indians who will participate across various disciplines at the Commonwealth Games here Friday:Badminton: India will take on Kenya in Group B of the Mixed Team eventBoxing: India's Parveen

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  Govt mulls setting up committee to idenfity potential athletes

  Other Sports | July 22, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to improve India's medal prospects in international tournaments, including 2016 Olympics, government today said it plans to set up a committee of renowned experts to identify potential athletes who can perform well.Another

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  Dutee Chand issue raised in Odisha Assembly

  Other Sports | July 20, 2014 7:50 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  Terming sprinter Dutee Chand's exclusion from the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games as "painful", Odisha government today said it will seek a reply from the Athletic Federation of India and Sports Authority of

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  Rio officials rebuff Games criticism

  Other Sports | April 30, 2014 9:29 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Rio Olympic officials have insisted the city will be ready for the 2016 Games amid growing concerns about project delays and cost overruns.In a statement, the Local Organising Committee rebuked the claims,

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  Drug ban unjust, says Asafa Powell

  Other Sports | April 11, 2014 10:23 IST

  Kingston (Jamaica):  Jamaican Asafa Powell has described as "unfair and patently unjust" an 18-month drugs ban handed to him by the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission, and says he will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for

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  Stephanie Rice retires from swimming

  Other Sports | April 09, 2014 18:36 IST

  BRISBANE, Australia : Stephanie Rice, who retired Wednesday at the age of 25, managed some golden Olympic moments in an eight-year swimming career cut short by continuing shoulder problems.   Along the way, there was also

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  IAAF ratifies Anju's gold at 2005 world championships

  Other Sports | April 01, 2014 21:34 IST

  New Delhi: In a major boost to Indian athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Tuesday ratified the gold medal for Indian long jump ace Anju Bobby George at the World Athletics Championship held

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  Carl Lewis calls for universal push against doping

  Other Sports | February 28, 2014 15:54 IST

  Nairobi:   Carl Lewis, nine-time Olympic and eight-time World champion, has called for a universal crisis management and testing system to be implemented to rescue athletics from doping. Speaking Thursday during a one-day tour to Kenya

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  Bolt wraps up Diamond League season on a high

  Other Sports | September 07, 2013 16:06 IST

  Brussels:  Jamaican track star Usain Bolt wrapped up another impressive year at the season-ending Diamond League meet with victory in 9.80 seconds in the 100 metre here.The 27-year-old led four others through the line in