athletic events

I genuinely think that one day the country will host the Olympics, says Sebastian Coe World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday that India must grab the opportunity provided by Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal in the…

Pay parity in sport is a step closer to reality after government recognition of a petition that puts “sexism in sport officially on notice” — at least in NSW.Headed by Sydney longboarder Lucy Small, the campaign aims to introduce a bill…

Prime Sports Academy bagged the overall championship (men and women) in the Tamil Nadu State senior athletics meet, which concluded here on Sunday.Tamil Nadu Police won the men’s team championships while PSA clinched the women’s team…

Police said he went on the run after making a tearful phone call to his family confessing he had done something terrible The husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been arrested and will be charged with her murder after Kenyan…

“We keep our personal javelin (inside a holding rack) but it can be used by anybody.” Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Thursday said he was pained by the controversy surrounding his comments on Pakistani Arshad Nadeem using his…

Robert Bobby George and Anju George, who coach and guide Shaili Singh in Bengaluru, expect her to win medals at the Olympics and Worlds in the next few years.And the 17-year-old from Jhansi, who was raised by a single mother who works as a…

Olympic 100m champion’s decision comes in the backdrop of ‘doping insinuations’ Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who claimed a shock Olympic triumph in the 100m, said on Friday he had decided not to run again until 2022 so he could be in…

Gymnastics legend, Nadia Comaneci, was one of the former international stars who congratulated Mr. Chopra on Twitter. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold-winning feat in the Olympics was listed as one of the 10 magical…