World Athletics Championships
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India's 4x400m relay teams, Javelin thrower Shivpal crash out
Other Sports | Oct 06, 2019, 07:11 AM ISTIt was a bad day for Indian contingent at the World Athletics Championships as India's men's and women's team in the 4x400m relay, as well as javelin thrower Shivpal Singh failed to qualify for the finals.
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Avinash qualifies for Olympics despite finishing 13th in World C'ships
Other Sports | Oct 05, 2019, 08:50 AM ISTAvinash Sable clocked 8 minutes 21.37 seconds to breach the Olympics qualifying standard of 8:22.00. He also bettered his own national record of 8:25.23 which he clocked on Tuesday during the first round heats.
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Doha Worlds: Bahrain's Naser is 1st Asian to win 400m gold
Other Sports | Oct 04, 2019, 05:19 PM ISTOn Friday night, Naser clocked 48.14 seconds -- the fastest time in the world for 34 years to become the first woman athlete from Asia to win the 400m gold
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World Athletics Ch'ships: PU Chitra crashes out in 1500m event
Other Sports | Oct 02, 2019, 09:11 PM ISTPU Chitra ran her personal best in the first round heat but it wasn't enough to qualify for the final in the 1500m event at the World Athletics Championships.
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Annu 8th in javelin final; Avinash qualifies for steeplechase final
Other Sports | Oct 02, 2019, 09:11 AM ISTAnnu, who on Monday smashed her own national record with a 62.43m throw, could only produce a best of 61.12m in the final round competition on Tuesday.
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Avinash qualifies for 3000m steeplechase final after successful appeal
Other Sports | Oct 01, 2019, 11:44 PM ISTAvinash Sable has qualified for the final of the 3000m steeplechase in the World Athletics Championships after a successful appeal from India.
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Avinash fails to qualify for 300m steeplechase final
Other Sports | Oct 01, 2019, 10:30 PM ISTAvinash Sable broke his own national record but failed to qualify for the 3000m steeplechase final in an eventful race at the World Athletics Championships.
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World Ch'ships: Javelin thrower Annu Rani breaks own national record
Other Sports | Sep 30, 2019, 08:17 PM IST27-year-old Annu Rani sent the iron spear to a distance of 62.43m in the second round, bettering her earlier national record of 62.34m.
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No flag, no anthem, but world track gold for Russia's Anzhelika Sidoro
Other Sports | Sep 30, 2019, 12:03 PM ISTAnzhelika Sidorova neutral status, awarded by track's governing body after vetting of her drug-test record, allows her to compete internationally unlike most Russians but bans her from displaying any national symbols.
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Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins 4th 100m Worlds title
Other Sports | Sep 30, 2019, 11:26 AM ISTShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was ahead after three strides in a final that had been preceded by the same kind of sound-and-light show that had ushered in the men's final on the previous evening.
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World Ch'ships: India's 4x400m mixed relay team books Olympics berth
Other Sports | Sep 28, 2019, 11:35 PM ISTIndia's mixed 4x400m relay team, which comprises of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Tom Nirmal Noah, has reached the final of the World Athletics Championships, and also booked a spot in the next year's Olympics.
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World Athletics Championships: Chepngetich defies heat to win gold
Other Sports | Sep 28, 2019, 09:15 AM ISTThe temperature when Chepngetich crossed the finish line first at 2:34 a.m. was 88 degrees (31 Celsius). The humidity was 77 percent. The heat index was 105 (40).
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World Athletics Championships: Jabir reaches 400m hurdles semis
Other Sports | Sep 28, 2019, 09:28 AM ISTMP Jabir reached the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles after finishing third in the heat number one and 11th overall in men's 400m hurdle with a time of 49.62 seconds.
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World Athletics Ch'ships: Hima Das named in relay but Neeraj Chopra unlikely to feature
Other Sports | Sep 09, 2019, 09:57 PM ISTHima Das has been selected for the 4x400m relay for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, but Neeraj Chopra is most likely to continue his rehabilitation.
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Usain Bolt’s bows out with injury in last race, Great Britain seals gold
Other Sports | Aug 13, 2017, 10:17 AM ISTUsain Bolt’s glittering career ended in extraordinary drama on Sunday as he suffered an injury midway into his anchor leg of the men's 4x100 metres relay and pulled out of the last race of career at the World Athletics Championships
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Davinder Singh Kang's enters javelin final: From testing positive for marijuana to scripting history
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2017, 02:05 PM ISTDavinder Singh Kang's participation in the World Championships was earlier in doubt after he tested positive for marijuana in June.
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World Athletics Championships: Davinder Singh Kang creates history, becomes first Indian to qualify for javelin finals
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2017, 11:54 AM ISTDavinder Singh Kang's best effort of 84.22m put him in the seventh position among the final round qualifiers.
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It was a lifetime experience competing with Mo Farah, says Govindan Lakshmanan
Other Sports | Aug 10, 2017, 05:50 PM ISTI was concentrating on my race, so I don't know how he was running but I feel good to have run alongside him, Lakshmanan added.
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Govindan Lakshmanan runs personal best, but fails to qualify for final
Other Sports | Aug 10, 2017, 04:57 PM ISTThe 27-year-old Indian clocked 13 minutes 35.69 second, nearly one second better than his earlier personal best of 13:36.62.
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With challenger not admitted, Wayde Van Niekerk cruises to victory
Other Sports | Aug 09, 2017, 05:17 PM ISTThe South African sprinter eased up before the finish line and still won his second straight 400-meter world title by .43 seconds in London.