Since the gap between the CWG (July 28-August 8) and Asian Games (before postponement) was little over a month, the sports federations had decided to send separate teams at these two big-ticket events and at the World events lined up this season.
Erriyon Knighton came onto the scene last year when aged just 17 he qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the 200m final behind Canada's Andre de Grasse.
In an exclusive chat, Anju Bobby George spoke about the factors behind the success of athletes in the ongoing Federation Cup. The former long jumper also praised the new spikes used by the athletes.
Kripal Singh's 61.83m throw broke a 22-year-old men's discuss throw meet record on Tuesday, at the 25th AFI National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships on Tuesday.
Olympic gold is the ultimate glory for an athlete but star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says his best is yet to come as he strives to breach the 90m mark in the upcoming top events this year
Ace sprinter Dutee Chand opened her season with a 100m dash gold while up and coming quarter-miler Priya Mohan ran her personal best to win the 400m title on the second day of the National Inter-university Women's Athletics Championships on Tuesday.
Paralympics: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the congratulatory messages for Nishad Kumar after he secured a silver medal on Sunday in men's high jump (T47) category.
Neeraj Chopra made a public vow on Twitter in 2017, one that he has prophetically fulfilled with his gold medal in the men's javelin event at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday
A top Indian javelin thrower has been provisionally suspended after failing an out-of-competition dope test and is awaiting a hearing by the National Anti-Doping Agency's Disciplinary Panel., reports PTI.
The three-time Olympic triple jump champion and former world record-holder Viktor Saneyev has died at the age of 76, the World Athletics said on Monday.
Neeraj Chopra heralded a new era in Indian athletics with his colossal Tokyo Olympics gold that acquired him a super star status in the country which had waited for such spectacular success in track and field events for more than a century.