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Bhagwani Devi picked up the shot put for the first time at 94.Up until then, she had lived a life of hardship and sorrow.Born in Haryana’s Khedka village, Devi lost her son and husband before she turned 30. She was pregnant with their other…

Kamalpreet Kaur’s sporting discipline, the discus throw, is one of the least impacted by doping scandals Kamalpreet Kaur’s sporting discipline, the discus throw, is one of the least impacted by doping scandals Kamalpreet Kaur, the…

On Wednesday (October 12), discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur suffered a massive blow as the Tokyo 2020 star has been banned for three years for the use of steroids (for resorting to the prohibited substance stanozolol). …

Last Updated: August 03, 2022, 03:09 ISTSeema Punia Finishes 5th in Discus Throw (PTI Image)In what could be her last Commonwealth Games appearance, the 39-year-old Punia produced a best throw of 55.92m which she came up in her second…

Kristjan Ceh (Reuters Photo)EUGENE: Young gun Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia dethroned Sweden's Daniel Stahlin the discus final at the World Championships on Tuesday, giving the performance of his life to win gold in his first major…

Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and her first reaction to the development was: “It’s a conspiracy against me and the truth will soon come out."The AIU said she tested…

KOZHIKODE: Kirpal Singh Batth broke the 22-year-old men's discus throw meet record with an effort of 61.83m at the 25th AFI National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Batth, whose previous best of…

Express News Service CHENNAI: AT 37, she would need more determination and motivation to hurl the discus further every day or continue with her daily ritual of training. Pain and niggles have become part of her life,…

On the final day of the State junior athletics meet, when six more new records were set, Kasaragod’s K.C. Servan stood out. He accounted two of those records, in the Under-16 boys’ shot put and discus throw at the University Stadium here…

While India was celebrating the athletes' achievements at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, sad news has come to the notice that discus thrower Vinod Kumar, who had won a bronze medal in sports class F52 with an Asian Record, now…