Andrew Amsan

The 37-year-old, who trains in Russia, tested positive for Covid, spent long hours in solitude and fought mental battles. But she never gave up though she was in a foreign land.

In a chat with The Indian Express, Galina Bukharina talks about dealing with a performance slump in the 400 metres squad and how she and her wards are hoping to bounce back.

Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in women’s discus throw with a national record attempt of 65.06m during the ongoing Athletics Federation Cup in Patiala on Friday.

Vithya and Nithya, 22, credit their tempo-driver father for encouraging them to take up track and field.

The army man from the arid Beed district of Maharashtra broke the national record for the fifth time in his career clocking 8:20.20s and rewriting his previous best achieved in Doha.

Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a 8.26 metre jump.

Much to his relief the white flag was raised and Sreeshankar let out a scream of joy and pumped his fists. It is rare for the youngster from Palakkad district, Kerala, to show any emotion. But the occasion called for it.

Annu Rani clinched the gold at Federation Cup with a best throw of 63.24m which she came up in her third attempt, obliterating her earlier national mark of 62.43m.

Despite the recent bounty, Frenchman Yaich, head of track-and-field at JSW’s Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), isn’t satisfied as he has set his sights on bigger and long-term targets.

Three Indians qualified for the Tokyo Olympics at last week's Race Walking Nationals in Ranchi. They should thank three international judges.

Priyanka Goswami bagged the gold, clocking a national record-shattering time of 1:28:45s and in the process earned a spot for the Tokyo Games slated for July this year.

The musician-athlete clocked 21.34 seconds for the top spot in Guwahati ahead of Ritik Malik and Nalubothu Shanmuga Srinivas.

Munita’s father Biraju used to work at construction sites in Mumbai till 2010. But he got severely electrocuted and had to be off work for the next three years.

On Saturday, the 5-foot 8-inch teenager continued the family tradition, rewriting the under-16 national high jump record at the junior nationals in Guwahati by clearing the bar at 1.73 metres.

Reshma Patel has developed a knack of disturbing the record books. Weeks after rewriting the Under-20 10k race walk event on her debut, the 16-year-old on Sunday breached the U18 5000m mark at the junior nationals in Guwahati.

Tejaswin Shankar rewrote the national record in his first attempt at heptathlon at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in Kansas City.

19-year-old Yashvir Singh, who overtook Neeraj Chopra’s meet record of 76.91m with a best attempt of 78.68m, wasn’t satisfied with his effort.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) issued a call to treat national honours and the agitation as "two separate things".

Vijender Singh, who was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2009, said that he will also return all the benefits that he got with the award if the three ordinances of the farm laws are not repealed.

Avinash Sable admitted he felt slight discomfort due to the pollution around the 14km mark but that did not deter him.

Brigid Kosgei, who won the London Marathon in October, will race alongside many of the world’s leading long-distance runners at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020.

The 21-km race, which will be flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, will feature the likes of Avinash Sable (3000m steeplechase national record holder), Parul Chaudhary (2020 half marathon winner, Mumbai) among other top runners from the Indian field.

The conservative kingdom's record on human rights is poor, and critics say high-profile events allow autocratic regimes to 'sportswash' their reputations.

Ex-boxer has recovered from coronavirus and jaundice but family in two minds whether to resume chemotherapy