Athletics News

Dilip Mahadu Gavit, who won the men's 100m T47 gold at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with a Games record timing of 10.71 seconds, will compete in both the 100m and 400m events at the Asian Para Games.

India's most accomplished shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor wants to breach the long-awaited 22m barrier and set a benchmark for the next generation much like Neeraj Chopra has raised the bar for the country's javelin throwers.

Top Indian javelin thrower Sachin Yadav has undergone surgery on his right elbow which will force him out of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest next week despite being currently listed in the qualifying bracket.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday added another 11 athletes to the 492-athlete list for the Asian Games as the Indian contingent for the Aichi-Nagoya Games was expanded to 768 members.

India's two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra on Saturday announced that he has suffered a ligament tear in his ankle during training, ruling him out of the upcoming Asian Games.

Asian Games-bound long distance runner Abhishek Pal has been served notice by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for an apparent doping violation.

Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Lausanne Diamond League last week with a season-best throw of 88.05 metres.

Usain Bolt's record of completing a 100 metre race in 9.58 seconds has been a long-standing achievement in the world of athletics but it looks like the celebrated athlete now has a challenger.

Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will spearhead India's 73-member athletics squad at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as he aims to defend his men's javelin throw title for the third consecutive time.

Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Lausanne Diamond League with a season-best throw of 88.05m, missing out on the top spot by just nine centimetres.

Neeraj Chopra produced his best throw of the 2026 season but once again came up short against Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage, finishing second at the Lausanne Diamond League.

Neeraj Chopra at Lausanne Diamond League 2026 Highlights: Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage pipped India's Neeraj Chopra to first by just 0.09m at the Lausanne Diamond League javelin event.

Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra produced his best performance in more than a year but was pipped to the post by the rising Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage for the top spot by a mere nine centimeters in the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Friday.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League 2026 Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch

India's first Asian Games gold-winning heptathlete Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for a banned substance and disciplinary proceedings against her will go ahead despite her recent decision to retire.

The budding rivalry between rising Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage and Indian ace Neeraj Chopra will once again be an intriguing battle when the two square off in the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Friday.

From guiding Seema Punia to her first Commonwealth Games medal in 2006 to a double gold won by his wards Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Annu Rani in 2022 Asian Games, veteran coach Parveer Singh has seen the country's rise in athletics in the last 25 years.

World record-holding, multi-time Olympic and world champion pole vault superstar Armand Duplantis broke the championship record to capture the European Championship for the fourth successive time at Birmingham.