athletics

How 100 metre Olympic champion Noah Lyles prepares for a big race

December 15, 2025 7:05 pm

Paris Olympics 100 metre champion Noah Lyles listens to R&B and hip-hop too; Lyles also breaks down the different phases of a 100-metre race.

Carl Lewis: "Kids think showmanship is the first thing, performance comes second"

October 10, 2025 11:21 pm

He considers "Enhanced Games" a cultural rather than a sporting issue

WATCH: A photo finish to decide the men's marathon at World Athletics Championships 2025

September 15, 2025 1:39 pm

After the race, the timings of both Simbu and Petros read two hours, nine minutes and 48 seconds, the German taking silver despite entering the last stretch of the race as the leader in the Tokyo's National Stadium.

How late Prez APJ Abdul Kalam's former security head inspired hurdler Tejas Shirse to ace hurdles

September 04, 2025 4:52 pm

Athletics World Championship bound Shirse says, 'National record is not enough....means a lot, but it's not everything,' adding he's targeting consistency of 13.2s in 110m

Dhanalakshmi Sekhar's fight back: From 3-year ban to three gold medals at Senior-National athletics

August 24, 2025 9:52 am

From almost giving up the sport, the 27-year old runner has bounced back with help from coach and hard work.

Javelin and relay special focus events for LA Games: Indian chief athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair

August 23, 2025 1:30 pm

Athletes unwilling to come out of the comfort zones, says Radhakrishnan Nair, Indian chief athletics coach.

Sprinter Tamilarasu makes a mark with friend-turned-coach by his side

August 21, 2025 7:53 pm

Tamilarasu clocked the joint fourth-fastest time by an Indian in the men's 100 metre final at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships.

Government funding for sports: Nearly 400 per cent hike for yoga, gets as much as chess and more than basketball, volleyball

August 21, 2025 12:10 am

In bid to take Indian tradition to the world and get it included at major multi-sport events, yoga gets substantial raise; funding for athletics, boxing, football goes down.

What explains Mondo Duplantis breaking the pole vault world record one centimetre at a time

August 15, 2025 7:02 pm

Like Sergey Bubka, the Swede gets hefty bonuses every time he sets a new mark; doing so by the smallest margin possible each time is being financially-smart.

How does record holder of drinking 4 beers and running a mile, pack in everything? Great guzzle speed for all fluids is the secret

August 11, 2025 2:07 pm

Corey Bellemore was a real fast chugger of liquids, so he expanded his talent to win Beer Mile World Classic

Usain Bolt pips Justin Gatlin for World Championships 100m gold

August 23, 2015 9:52 pm

Usain Bolt wins 100m gold in 9.79 secs at World Championships being held at Beijing after pipping Justin Gatlin by 1/100th of a second.

Mary Kom rules the ring, Tintu Luka races to silver, Annu Rani lands bronze, Sarita Devi refuses medal

October 01, 2014 10:08 pm

India won another gold via Mary Kom as the track and field athletes contributed to a silver and a bronze.

Usain Bolt Beats Justin Gatlin But Gets Knocked Over By Cameraman

August 28, 2015 2:08 pm