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Tag: Athletics
The mystery of Norman Pritchard, India’s ‘first’ Olympic medal winner
KD Jadhav, Helsinki 1952, India’s first individual Olympic medal. Neeraj Chopra, Tokyo 2020, India’s first and…
Parul Chaudhary’s Story: From barefoot 800m to 5000m at the Olympics
Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary, a specialist in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m track events, is gearing…
Kiran Pahal makes the cut as Indian track and field squad for Paris 2024 looks robust
In what can be termed as path-breaking, the sheer number of Indian athletes – track and…
Tejaswin Shankar and other athletes battle to make Paris 2024 cut
At 2020 Tokyo Olympics,26 Indians qualified for the Athletics competition. So far, 18 Indian athletes have…
Dipa Karmakar wins emotional gold medal
It takes effort and resilience to come back when written off by carping critics. On Sunday,…
FedCup Athletics review: Neeraj Chopra steals the thunder after Abha Khatua’s national record
Neeraj Chopra, low on intensity and high on competitive mode on Wednesday, overshadowed all else in…
Running into Sir Roger Bannister in Oxford ahead of the 2012 London Olympics
July 2012. The Oxford summer morning kept its word: rain playing hide and seek, the English…
World Athletics Day 2024 commemorates Roger Bannister’s historic sub-4 minute mile
A glowing smile will light up the faces of old-timers, them with receding gray hair and…
Indian women and men’s relay teams book tickets to Paris 2024 athletics competition
The Indian women and men’s 1600 relays teams booked their tickets to Paris 2024 Olympic Games…