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Oct

Jyothi Yarraji stands tall as first Indian woman Hurdler to break 13-second barrier

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Jyothi Yarraji (Railways) made history by becoming the first Indian woman to clock a legal sub-13 second time for 100m Hurdles at the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here today. The 23-year-old cruised to victory in 12.82 seconds and, with the wind gauge reading 0.9m/s, she could not be denied that

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Oct

Tajinderpal Toor steals Elakkiyadasan and Srabani Nanda’s thunder at National Open Championships

Bengaluru, Oct 16: VK Elakkiyadasan (Railways) and Odisha’s Srabani Nanda emerged the fastest man and woman respectively in the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on a rain-hit evening here today. But it was Shot Putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Services) who grabbed the attention of fans and connoisseurs alike. With an opening effort of 20.68m,

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Oct

Rosy Meena Paulraj rewrites women’s Pole Vault National record for second time in a fortnight

Bengaluru, Oct 15: Rosy Meena Paulraj (Tamil Nadu) broke the National record for women’s Pole Vault for the second time in 15 days when she cleared 4.21m to win gold on the opening day of the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here today. With her confidence soaring after claiming the National record at the

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Oct

Amlan, Jyothi will be centre of attraction in National Open Athletics Championships

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Amlan Borgohain and Jyothi Yarraji have made such waves with their speed on track in the recent times that it is natural for them to be the centre of attention ahead of the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here from tomorrow. As recently as in the 36th National Games in Gandhinagar,