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9
Jul

Hima Das the “one to beat” in IAAF World U20 Championships

It is indeed a testament of ones greatness when one rises above the challenges they face, above the age old notion surrounding Indians in a particular discipline- above all of it to emerge as a legit contender for the top spot. Hima Das has managed to do that. Not really famed for their exploits in track athletics, it looks as

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7
Jul

PREVIEW: WOMEN’S JAVELIN – IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS TAMPERE 2018

Eighteen-year-old Carolina Visca arrives in Tampere as the strongest gold medal threat for Italy, but she’ll have to rise from a crowded field that will include eight women who have thrown beyond 54 metres this year. The silver medallist at last year’s European Junior Championships, Visca has sat at or near the top of the world U20 lists since she

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7
Jul

PREVIEW: MEN’S 3000M STEEPLECHASE – IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS TAMPERE 2018

Staggering. There’s no other way to describe Kenyan dominance in this event. In 15 of the championships’ 16 editions, the first man across the finish line wore the country’s black, red and green. In 10 of those races, Kenya took home gold and silver. The only certainty at the moment is that there won’t be a repeat of the latter

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5
Jul

Sreekiran, Seema qualifies for Youth Olympics

Bangkok, Jul 05: Sreekiran Nandakumar and Anu Kumar’s 1-2 finish in the 800m race was the highlight of the day from an Indian perspective at the Asian Area qualification leg of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games that concluded  in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Sreekiran and Anu were two of the five athletes who earned qualification quotas to participate at the

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5
Jul

Hima Das leads 31 strong contingent to Junior World Championships

New Delhi. Tipped to bring back an elusive track medal for the country at the World Junior Championships, quarter miler Hima Das will be leading a squad of 31 Indian athletes – 21 men and 10 women — to the IAAF U20 World Junior Championships to be held in the Finnish city of Tampere between 10th and 15th of July

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5
Jul

Hima Das leads 31 strong contingent to Junior World Championships

New Delhi. Tipped to bring back an elusive track medal for the country at the World Junior Championships, quarter miler Hima Das will be leading a squad of 31 Indian athletes – 21 men and 10 women — to the IAAF U20 World Junior Championships to be held in the Finnish city of Tampere between 10th and 15th of July

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4
Jul

Rana, Bamhane earn quota spots for Youth Olympics

AFI Media 04 July 2018 Bangkok (Thailand). Kunwer Ajairaj Singh Rana was the star of the show for India on the opening day of the Asian Area qualification leg of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games currently underway in Bangkok, Thailand. The 18-year-old javelin thrower managed to both win the gold medal and qualify for the Youth Olympic Games to be

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