Category: Athletics
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Saudi Arabia’s Hashem Hakeem Clinches Asian U18 Athletics Championships Second Gold Medal
Saudi Arabian Hashem Hakeem clinched the second gold medal for his country at the Asian U18 Athletics Championships, held in the Eastern region till April 18. The steeplechase runner completed the 2000m event at Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz Sports City in Qatif to take the top spot in 6 minutes 6.6 seconds. The gold medal…
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WATCH: Neeraj Chopra Begins Season With 84.52m Throw
Double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra began his 2025 season with an under-par throw at the Potch Invitational Track Event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Chopra’s throw of 84.52m earned him the gold medal in the six-man javelin competition. He took his fans by surprise by participating in the unannounced event in South Africa, where he started…
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Tannu, Nishchay Clinch Podium Finish In Asian U18 Athletics Championship
India’s medal tally at the Asian U18 Athletics Championship climbed to three on Wednesday. Tannu bagged a silver medal in the girls’ 400m event at the youth continental event while Nishchay won a bronze in the boys discus throw event. Nischay threw the discus to 58.85m to clinch the third podium finish. Earlier, India’s Nitin…
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WATCH: Nitin Gupta Loses Asian U-18 Athletics Championships Gold Due To Pre-Mature Celebration
India’s Nitin Gupta was a perfect example of the saying, ‘don’t celebrate until you win’, at the 5000m racewalking event in the Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships. Gupta lost out on the top podium finish after he overtook China’s Zhu Ninghao momentarily and started to celebrate. As his focus moved towards the celebration, the Chinese charged…
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WATCH: Shaili Singh Breaches Asian Qualification Mark In Indian Open
Ace Indian long-jumper Shaili Singh breached the Asian Athletics qualification mark at the Indian Open held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. She leapt to 6.45m to claim the gold medal while Meryl Mathew of Tamil Nadu with a best jump of 5.68, and the bronze was won by Pooja Saini of…