athletics

Bhubaneswar, March 24 – With India set to host the 2028 World Indoor Athletics Championships, Bhubaneswar will host the two-day inaugural edition of the National Indoor Athletics Championships, providing athletes with a platform to prepare for the mega event.The National Indoor Athletics...

Sanya (China), March 23 – The organizers of the 6th Asian Beach Games 2026 announced on Monday that the torch relay for the upcoming games in Sanya will be held on March 30. Around 1,790 athletes will be participating in 14 sports, 15 disciplines, and 62 events that will be featured in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 – India's fastest man, Animesh Kujur, has adopted the tips given by legendary sprinter Usain Bolt during their meeting last year, and is confident of further improving his national record timing this season.Kujur met Jamaican Bolt, the world record holder in men's 100m...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 Top Indian athletes, including sprinter Animesh Kujur and triple jumper Praveen Chithravel, are optimistic about competing in the inaugural National Indoor Championships, which begin here on Tuesday, saying the event will help them in their preparations for the Asian Games...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 India will formally begin its journey towards narrower tracks and consistent conditions in indoor athletics by hosting the nation's maiden national championship, starting here on Tuesday. This marks the first preparatory step towards hosting the World Championship at the...

Chhattisgarh is set to host the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 from March 25 to April 3. The event will take place across three cities – Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Surguja – bringing together over 6,000 participants, including 2,300 athletes.With over 32 percent of its population belonging...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 – Twenty-seven-year-old Tamil Nadu international quarter-miler Rajesh Ramesh asserted his dominance in the season opener competition in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.In his way to winning gold in the men’s Race A at the 2026 Seventh Indian Open 400m Competition in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Rajesh Ramesh of Tamil Nadu asserted his dominance in the season-opening Indian Open, winning gold in the men's 400m Race A here on Saturday.Ramesh clocked 45.26 seconds, which was better than his personal best of 45.54 seconds, set in 2024.After the 2024 Paris...

March 20, New Delhi – India will host the World Indoor Athletics Championships for the first time in 2028 at the state-of-the-art indoor facility at the Kalinga Stadium complex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.The International body awarded the hosting rights for the prestigious event to India at the...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Friday that the world will witness the state's passion for sports as it hosts the World Athletics Indoor Championships, 2028.The state is looking forward to welcoming athletes and fans from across the globe and showcasing...

New Delhi, March 19 – Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Smt. Raksha Khadse, have expressed their delight at the news that India will be hosting the 2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Bhubaneswar.The Sports...

New Delhi, March 19 – Bahadur Singh Sagoo, president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), announced that the World Athletics Council has awarded India the hosting rights for the 2028 Indoor Championships.“India will host the 2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Bhubaneswar. The...

New Delhi, March 19 – The opening ceremony of the 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games in Malta will be held on October 29, followed by a six-day sporting schedule from October 30 to November 4.Malta is set to welcome around 1,200 athletes aged between 14 and 18, representing 74 nations and...

New Delhi, March 19 The eighth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games will be held in Malta and Gozo from October 29 to November 4 next year.The opening ceremony will take place on October 29, followed by a six-day sporting program from October 30 to November 4.The Games will feature eight...

Bengaluru, March 16 – Some of the world's finest runners are set to compete in the 18th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled for April 26.The World Athletics Gold Label Race boasts a total prize purse of USD 210,000, with USD 26,000 for the winner in the men's and women's categories...

Bengaluru, March 15 – Rising female long jumper Mubassina Mohammed won the gold medal in the long jump at the Fifth Indian Open Jumps Competition held at the Anju Bobby George Foundation Campus in Bengaluru on Sunday.In her winning performance with a jump of 6.38m, the 20-year-old representing...

Bengaluru, March 15 Rising female long jumper Mubassina Mohammed won the gold medal in the long jump at the fifth Indian Open Jumps Competition held at the Anju Bobby George Foundation Campus here on Sunday.In her journey to win the gold with a jump of 6.38m, the 20-year-old, representing the...

New Delhi, March 15 – Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief PT Usha said on Sunday that the real foundation of India’s sporting success lies in its villages, small towns, and schools, emphasizing that discovering and nurturing talent at the grassroots level will be crucial for the country’s...

Bengaluru, March 14 Abdulla Aboobacker and Praveen Chithravel competed for the gold medal in the men's triple jump event, with Aboobacker ultimately winning on the opening day of the Indian Open Jumps Competition here on Saturday.Aboobacker, representing the Air Force internationally, achieved...

Bengaluru, March 14 – Abdulla Aboobacker and Praveen Chithravel competed for the gold medal in the men’s triple jump event on the opening day of the Fifth Indian Open Jumps Competition, held at the Anju Bobby George Foundation Campus here in Bengaluru on Saturday.However, Aboobacker emerged...