Federation Cup

Federation Cup: Footballer-turned-sprinter Animesh Kujur rewrites national 200m record

April 24, 2025 11:15 pm

Animesh Kujur qualifies for Asian Championships and now aims to be first Indian to run under 20 seconds in the event

Pranav Pramod Gurav (C) won the men's 100 metres gold medal at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Kochi. (Special arrangement)

Pranav Pramod Gurav: From doing 'donkey work' to winning 100m gold at Federation Cup

April 22, 2025 3:02 pm

Missing out on a gold medal has more or less been the story of Pranav's career. At the National Games in February he was second to Animesh, just one of the many instances when he missed out.

Priya Mohan during a training session. (Special Arrangement)

Collapsed lung, five-day ICU stint, newfound passion for sketching anime: Priya Mohan's journey to rebuilding her running career

April 21, 2025 7:56 am

The two-time World Under-20 4x400m mixed relay medalist has returned to the track slowly, by first racing in 100-metre and 200-metres races, as she will be doing in the Federation Cup this week.

Athletics: Animesh Kujur, with build of an international runner and swagger to boot, makes confident mark at Fed Cup

May 16, 2024 9:36 am

The 'start' is an area where he needs to improve, as was evident in the 100m finals. “With my physique, it is not that easy. Shorter runners can get off the block with much ease," the six-foot two inch tall athlete said.

Neeraj Chopra making Indian Track & Field cool with his gracious, golden approach to winning medals and hearts

May 17, 2024 10:27 am

While 82m is not around where he usually ends up these days, Neeraj Chopra's return to competing in India was more than just about the results – even though he did manage to top the podium once more.

Hurdler Unnathi talks about 'cool' dad, 'strict' coach and Olympian mother who mediates

May 13, 2024 12:39 pm

Father Aiyappa is a strict taskmaster as coach in training for the Bengaluru-based hurdler, while mother Pramila, a Sydney and Beijing Olympian, dons role of mediator.

Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics gold as he charts glory at Paris 2024

May 08, 2024 11:50 am

Before the Federation Cup, Neeraj Chopra will be competing at the Doha Diamond League meet, which happens on May 10.

Rupal makes smooth transition from grass to synthetic track

June 04, 2022 7:37 pm

Wins gold over 400m at the U 20 Federation Cup despite hometown Meerut having no decent synthetic track, to train on

Long Read: A village of churches, halwa and the next big hope in Indian athletics, long jumper Jeswin Aldrin

April 18, 2022 7:30 am

Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin, 20, made heads turn with a series of 8-metre-plus jumps this season and a gold medal at the Federation Cup. The Indian Express travels to Mudalur, the village of the rising star in athletics, to get a taste of the famous Muscoth halwa created by Aldrin's great grandfather and to trace the journey of the shy and reticent jumper destined to break records and bag major medals.

Inspired by the Anime character Goku, Amlan breaks 200-metre national record

April 07, 2022 7:25 am

23-year-old clocks 20.52 seconds at the Federation Cup to better Mohammed Ansas's previous national record of 20.63s.