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21
Jul

Pole vaulter Gond leaps to new youth national record

AFI Media 21 July 2018 Vadodara.Rakesh Gond was the star performer on the opening day of the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships currently underway in Vadodara, setting a new youth national record in the pole vault competition. Gond, 18 cleared a height of 4.90m to erase both the old meet record of 4.72m set by Dhirendra Kumar in the 2016

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19
Jul

Gujarat all set to host National Youth athletics meet after two decades

AFI Media 19 July 2018 Vadodara:India’s emerging track and field athletes in the Under-18 (Youth) category will be in action during the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships which will kick-off at the Manjalpur Sports Complex here on Saturday. A total of 634 athletes including 364 boys and 270 girls from 24 states the country has registered for the prestigious U18

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18
Jul

AFI selects six ultra-runners for 100km World Championships

AFI Media 18 July 2018 New Delhi. Six Indian ultra-runners will take part in the 30th IAU 100km World Championship to be held at Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia on 08th September 2018. This is the first time an Indian team will participate in the 100km World Championships. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has selected Vikash Malik, Lt Cdr

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18
Jul

Neeraj Chopra Wins gold at Sotteville Athletics Meet in France

New Delhi : India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra added another title to his kitty as he claimed gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France on Tuesday. Chopra’s throw of 85.17m was enough to clinch the top spot on the podium, leaving Moldova’s Andrian Mardare behind on the second spot with a distance of 81.48m.Edis Matusevicius (79.31m) of Lithuania

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14
Jul

15th National Youth Athletics Championship-2018

Advisory-15th National Youth Athletics Championship-2018 – Click Here Competition Schedule – Click Here BIB No List – Click Here Event Wise List – Click Here Rejected Entry List – Click Here Team Manager & Coaches – Click Here Team Wise Entry – Click Here

13
Jul

Hima Das is the new 400m World Junior Champion

Hima Das created history at the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland on Thursday, winning the women’s 400m to become the first Indian track athlete to win a gold medal at a global athletic event.  Das clocked 51.46 seconds to beat Romania’s Andrea Miklos who finished a distant second in 52.07 seconds while Taylor Manson of USA trailed further

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11
Jul

Hima wins semifinal-1 to enter final of 400m at IAAF U20 worlds

Bidding to become the first Indian track athlete to win a medal at the Junior World Championships, Hima Das qualified for the final of the women’s 400m at Tampere on Wednesday. Das won the first of three semifinals in the Ratina Stadium, clocking a time of 52.10 seconds. She however was far slower than her personal best of 51.13 seconds

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