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Athletics season starts with Run Adam IGP in Patiala on Tuesday AFI Media 26 February 2018 Patiala: Javelin throw national record holder Neeraj Chopra will be the star performer in action at the Run Adam Indian Grand Prix-1 (Run Adam IGP) to be held in the National Institute of Sport in Patiala on Tuesday. Chopra though will only be one

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AFI Media 26/02/2018 The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) conducted a three-day a workshop for Technical Delegates and a one-day Photo Finish seminar at Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA), New Delhi from 22-24 February 2018. The TD’s workshop was attended by 52 technical officials from various state units of AFI while 15 individuals attended the photo finish seminar. During the

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New Delhi, Feb 25 Reigning Asian Champion Gopi Thonakal ran his personal best to retain his title at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon here today. Gopi clocked 2 hour, 15 minute and 16 seconds to clinch the gold under ideal running conditions but missed the tough Commonwealth Games qualification mark set by the Athletics Federation of India.

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What was Tejaswin Shankar up to on a Sunday morning, a day after rewriting his high jump national record? Doing his laundry. Apart from the technique tweak that has seen him fly higher over the bar, doing household chores is what the 19-year-old has learnt since shifting to the US on a four-year scholarship last year. At the Big 12

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AFI Media 19 February 2018 New Delhi. The selection committee of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) declared the Indian 20km Race Walking team for the 21st Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Coast (Australia) from April 4-15, 2018. The Indian Men’s 20km team will comprise Irfan KT and Manish Singh Rawat who won the gold and silver medals, respectively,

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New Delhi, Feb 18: Soumya B shattered a national record en route to winning a gold medal in the women’s 20 km event at the Enerzal National Race Walking Championships in New Delhi on Sunday. Soumya, originally from Kerala but representing Delhi where she serves in the CRPF, produced a blistering finish in the final lap of the race to

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New Delhi, Feb 17: Priyanka Patel shattered a 14-year-old record in the girls 10km walk at the 5th National Race Walking championships in New Delhi on Saturday when she crossed the finish line in 49:01:81 seconds. Patel, a second year college student who currently trains at SAI Bhopal beat the old mark of 49:16:51seconds set by Priyanka Goswami in 2004.

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