Tag: AFI

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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21
Jun

AFI advances inter-State meet

The venue has been changed from Kolkata to Guwahati With the Olympic Council of Asia and the Asian Athletics Association not responding to the Athletics Federation of India’s request to extend the entry deadline for the coming Asian Games, the AFI has advanced the four-day National inter-State championship from July 15 to the last week of June. There is also

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21
Jun

AFI to athletes: Trials must for selection

NEW DELHI: India’s leading track and field athletes like discus throwers Vikas Gowda and Seema Punia or high jumper Tejaswin Shankar and hurdler Siddhanth Thingalaya, who are training privately in India and abroad away from the national camp, will have to mandatorily appear for the Asian Games selection trial at the Interstate meet in Guwahati later next month. A no-show

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27
Apr

AFI names Neeraj, Seema, PT Usha for sports awards

AFI Media 27 April 2018 New Delhi. Commonwealth Games gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been recommended by the Athletics Federation of India for the country’s highest sporting honour – the Khel Ratna Award. In addition to the Khel Ratna, Chopra, 20, has also been recommended for the Arjuna Award by the federation. Chopra is one of three

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25
Apr

AFI selects Indian team for SAF Junior meet in Colombo

AFI Media 25 April 2018 New Delhi. National junior record breaker Gurindervir Singh will lead the Indian athletics team at the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships to be held from May 5-6, 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka The AFI selection committee for juniors selected 31 boys and 28 girls for the SAF championships. Sprinter Gurindervir Singh from Punjab shattered

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25
Apr

AFI saddened with sudden demise of Tony Daniel

AFI Media April 25, 2018 New Delhi. It is with deep regret the Athletics Federation of India informs the passing away of Dr. Tony Daniel, Chairman, Technical Committee and a well-known sports administrator. Born in Ernakulam (Kerala) on 17 January 1952, Tony represented Kerala State and University on many occasions at the national championships both in junior and senior categories

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29
Oct

Non-active state affiliates suspended from AFI

AFI Media 29 October 2017 New Delhi. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) suspended Pondicherry, Manipur and Nagaland state athletics federations for being non-active while Punjab Athletics Association (PAA) was also handed over a three-month suspension for skipping the two-day Annual General Meeting of AFI concluded on Sunday at Hotel Mapple Emerald in New Delhi. The general body also unanimously

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