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'It's a door-opener': Krishna Jayasankar set to become first Indian woman to compete in US Collegiate competition finals
June 14, 2025 9:11 am
Daughter of India international basketballers, Krishna is a body-positivity advocate, has been coached by sprint legend Carmelita Jeter and is set to break new ground on Saturday when she competes in the discus throw final at the NCAA Track & Field Championships
Mykolas Alekna shatters discus throw world record, becomes first man to cross 75m
April 15, 2025 11:24 am
Mykolas Alekna’s latest world record came the day after Valarie Allman threw a North American record of 73.52m in Ramona for the farthest women's discus throw in the world since 1989.
Athletics: World record breaker Mykolas Alakna got into discus because his father couldn’t find football boots in right size
May 04, 2024 7:18 am
Mykolas' father Virgilijus, a two-time Olympic and World Champion, says he had jokingly said 'that's it, you have to take my discus shoes'. Earlier this month, Mykolas broke German Jürgen Schult's world record set in 1986.
Watch: Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna breaks discus throw world record set in 1986 with 74.35m effort
April 15, 2024 7:26 pm
Before Mykolas' record-breaking throw, his father Virjilius was second on the all-time list among men in the discus throw, with a career-best of 73.88m in 2000.
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years for using prohibited substance
October 12, 2022 4:44 pm
Kamalpreet was provisionally suspended after testing positive for Stanozolol, a banned anabolic steroid, in May 2022
Indian discus thrower Dhillon and Russian race walker banned by AIU after testing positive for doping
August 27, 2022 10:54 am
Dhillon, 27, told the AIU earlier this month she had used a supplement that, unknown to her, contained the prohibited substance.
Tokyo 2020: In Muktsar, Kamalpreet's parents rejoice as sleepless nights bear fruit
August 01, 2021 6:48 am
The parents, both farmers, aren't aware about the fine details of their daughter’s sport but that hasn’t stopped them from supporting her endeavours.
Impressive Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 2nd in discus qualification to make finals, Seema Punia out
July 31, 2021 1:15 pm
The Indian ended ahead of defending gold-medallist Sandra Perkovic (63.75m) of Croatia and reigning world champion Yaime Perez (63.18) of Cuba. Perkovic qualified at third and Perez at seventh.
Krishna Jayasankar overcomes body shaming, trauma, set to make mark in discus
January 04, 2021 10:09 am
Decidedly uncomfortable about her body at the outset, Krishna, now 5’10”, would begin to see her own uniqueness amidst a bunch of mediocre-built athletes.
Purse to Podiums: How 'TOPS' is affecting Indian athletes
May 15, 2015 11:05 am
A look at athletics, a discipline in which India has two near-misses in Olympics but no medals.
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