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18
Mar

Sable smashes own National Record in steeplechase on final day of Federation Cup

AFI Media 18/03/2019 Patiala. Avinash Sable was the star of the show on the final day of the 23rd Federation Cup, as he smashed the national record in the 3000m men’s steeplechase competition. The 25-year-old Sable stopped the clock at the athletics track at the National Institute of Sport in Patiala, in 8.28.94 to erase his own national record of

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17
Mar

Anu sets National Record in javelin throw on Day 3 of Federation Cup

AFI Media 17/03/2019 Patiala.Anu Rani rewrote the record books on the third day of the 23rd Federation Cup in Patiala by setting a new national mark in the javelin throw event. The 26-year-old from Uttar Pradesh flung the spear to a distance of 62.34m, erasing her own national record of 61.86m that she had recorded at the 2017 edition of

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17
Mar

KT Irfan qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

AFI Media 17/03/2019 NOMI (JAPAN). National Race Walking Champion KT Irfan of India finished fourth with the timing of 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds in the 20km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships on Sunday in Nomi, Japan and qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and IAAF World Championships 2019. He is the first Indian athlete from

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17
Mar

India finishes second in medals tally at Asian Youth Athletics Championships

AFI Media 17/03/2019 Hong Kong. Boys medley relay team won a gold medal for India on the final day of the Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2019 in Hong Kong to help Indian youth team finish second in the overall medals tally with a total of 26 medals including eight gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals. The quartet of Karan

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16
Mar

Dharun Ayyasamy smashes 400m hurdles National Record

AFI Media 16/03/2019 PATIALA.The 23rd Federation Cup lived up to its billing on the second day of competition with eight athletes meeting the qualifying guidelines set by the Athletics Federation of India for the Asian Athletics Championships 2019. Amidst several performances of note, DharunAyyasamy managed to stand out as he shattered the national record in the men’s 400m hurdles at

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16
Mar

Indian athletes win four more gold medals at Asian Youth Championships

AFI Media 16/03/2019 Vishvendra Singh broke the Asian Youth Record with a timing of 44:09.75 in 10000m Race Walk and secured the third gold medal for India at the 3rd Asian Youth Athletics Championships being held in Hong Kong. Earlier this record was held by fellow Indian Sanjay Kumar (45:30.39). Paramjeet Singh Bisht won the bronze medal in same event

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15
Mar

Thabita, Vipin win gold medals at Asian Youth Athletics Championships

AFI Media 15/03/2019 India finished the opening day at the 3rd Asian Youth Athletics Championships with 2 Golds, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals. Thabitha P.M of India ran girl’s 100m Hurdles in 13.86s to secure the first gold medal for India in the championship. The silver and bronze medal went to the Japan’s Mayuko Iwasa (14.03s) and Xinyu Liu

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