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AFI Media 25 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Tajinder Pal Singh Toor stormed his way to Asian Games gold as the 23-year old shot put thrower from Punjab set a new national record and Asian Games record with a throw of 20.75 metres. The national record, which previously belonged to Om Prakash Karhana with 20.69 metres was shattered by the left-handed

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Hima Das created history at the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland on Thursday, winning the women’s 400m to become the first Indian track athlete to win a gold medal at a global athletic event.  Das clocked 51.46 seconds to beat Romania’s Andrea Miklos who finished a distant second in 52.07 seconds while Taylor Manson of USA trailed further

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TAMPERE (Finland): Indian Sprinter Hima Das made it to the semi-finals of the women’s 400m as the faster runner in the heats on the opening day of the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships on Tuesday The 18-year-old Das, a favourite to ein gold, clocked 52.25 seconds to win heat number four and lead the time charts. Running at lane number

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It is indeed a testament of ones greatness when one rises above the challenges they face, above the age old notion surrounding Indians in a particular discipline- above all of it to emerge as a legit contender for the top spot. Hima Das has managed to do that. Not really famed for their exploits in track athletics, it looks as

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AFI Media 14 March 2018 New Delhi. A four-member athletics team comprising IAAF U20 World Champion in Javelin Throw Neeraj Chopra, triple jump National Record holder Arpinder Singh and long jumpers Nayana James and Neena Varakil departed today for training and participation in the 21st Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Coast, Australia from 4-15 April 2018. The Indian

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