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AFI Media 29 June 2018 Guwahati. Hima Das claimed the bragging rights on the final day of the 58th National Inter State Athletics Championships by winning the marquee women’s 400m race in Guwahati on Friday. The 18-year-old clocked 51.13 seconds to pip Haryana’s Nirmla Sheoran to the top of the podium at the Indira Gandhi Stadium. Das, who had earlier

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AFI Media 28 June 2018 Guwahati. Meet records continued to tumble and athletes continued to earn places in the Indian squad for the 2018 Asian Games, at the 58th National Inter State Athletics Championships in Guwahati. Five athletes earned the right to represent India in Jakarta even as six meet records were set in the third day of competition at

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AFI Media 27 June 2018 Guwahati. Jinson  Johnson created history at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday as he shattered the oldest standing record in Indian athletics. The 27-year old from Kerala clocked 1:45.65 seconds to win the gold medal in the men’s 800m event at the 58th National Inter State Championships. In doing so he erased the

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AFI Media 25 June 2018 Guwahati. The opening day of the 58th  National Inter State Athletics Championships got off to a fine start with a total of seven athletes finishing inside the qualifying guidelines for the Asian Games 2018 set by the Athletic Federation of India. Another four meet records were set at the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati on

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AFI Media 25 June 2018 Guwahati. With spots in the Indian squad for the 2018 Asian Games up for grabs, the 58th National Inter State Athletics Championships, beginning June 26th in Guwahati, is expected to be a keenly contested affair. While a few high profile names including Commonwealth gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Commonwealth silver medalist discus thrower

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AFI Media 10 June 2018 Gifu, Japan. India saved their best for the last day of competition at the 2018 Junior Asian Athletics Championships in Gifu, Japan as they won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze on Sunday. Kamalraj Kanagaraj and Ajit Kumar won gold medals in the men’s triple jump and 5000m, the Indian women’s 4x400m team

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AFI Media 09 July 2018 Gifu, Japan. Indian athletes continued their medal run on the third day of the 2018 Junior Asian Athletics Championships winning a gold medal and two bronze medals in Gifu (Japan) on Saturday. With a single day of competition remaining, Indian athletes have already won three gold medals, one silver and nine bronze medals. India won

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