News & Press Releases

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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4
Jul

Top AFI officials attend Asian Athletics Association council meeting

Asian Athletics Association (AAA) Vice President Dr. Lalit K Bhanot who is also the Chairman of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Planning Committee and Adille J Sumariwall, Council Member of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and AFI President, attended the Council Meeting of AAA held in Bangkok (Thailand) on 3rd July 2018. The meeting was chaired by General Dahlan

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3
Jul

All eyes on Anu Kumar as India looks to book quota spots for Buenos Aires Youth Olympics

All eyes will be on Junior Asian 800m champion Anu Kumar at the Asian Area qualification leg of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games that will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on the 4th and 5th of July. Kumar is one of a contingent of 21 athletes – 10 men and 8 women —  who will be looking to secure qualification

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3
Jul

Final team for Asiad will be announced after confirmatory trials- AFI President

July 3, 2018, Bangkok (Thailand) :  The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has shortlisted a team of 23 men and 28 women athletes for the Asian Games to be held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The selection committee of AFI which met on Saturday 30th June 2018 after the conclusion of 58th National Inter State

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