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New Delhi, April 11 – Two-time Olympian Priyanka Goswami and male race walker Ram Baboo will lead a 12-member Indian team at the 2026 World Race Walking Team Championships, scheduled for Sunday in Brasília, Brazil.Manju Rani, a national record holder in the marathon walk, will also be part of...

Bengaluru, April 6 – Double Olympic medallist and two-time World Champion Blanka Vlasic has been appointed as the International Event Ambassador for World 10K Bengaluru 2026, a World Athletics Gold Label Race scheduled for April 26.Vlasic is one of the sport's top high jumpers, known for her...

New Delhi, March 28 India's Tejaswin Shankar began his decathlon season on a winning note at the David Noble Relays 2026 athletics meet in Texas, USA, emerging victorious with a new wind-assisted personal best of 7947 points.Competing for the first time in decathlon this season, Shankar scored...

San Angelo (USA), March 28 Tejaswin Shankar kicked off his decathlon season in impressive fashion at the 2026 David Noble Relays in San Angelo, Texas, USA, claiming victory with a new wind-assisted personal best score of 7947 points.While Tejaswin’s score in Texas surpassed the previous...

Doha, March 27 The season-opening Diamond League in Doha, where India's javelin star Neeraj Chopra broke the 90m mark last season, is currently scheduled to proceed as planned on May 8, although organizers are monitoring the situation arising from the military conflict in the region.Chopra...

Beijing, March 27 Following the policy of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to exclude transgender athletes from female category events, a World Athletics spokesperson expressed support for the IOC's new rules, emphasizing that "gender cannot override biology"."We have been at the...

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...

March 19, New Delhi: India will host the 2028 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, the World Athletics Council announced at its meeting in Torun, Poland.The decision was made a day before the start of the 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships in the Polish city. Earlier...

New Delhi, March 19 India will host the prestigious World Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, as the international body awarded the hosting rights to the country at its council meeting in Torun, Poland, on Thursday.The decision was made at the World Athletics Council meeting a day...

New Delhi, March 15 Star Indian distance runner Gulveer Singh achieved another milestone in his career by finishing third at the globally renowned New York City Half Marathon, an event that attracts some of the world's best long-distance runners.The 27-year-old Army runner clocked 59 minutes...

New Delhi, March 13 The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday that it would now be able to communicate bidirectionally with anonymous informants regarding doping and other ethical violations in the sport, while preserving their confidentiality through an enhanced intelligence gathering...