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AFI bars its athletes from handshakes, hugging and spitting at training camp

AFI bars its athletes from handshakes, hugging and spitting at...

No handshakes or hugging, no spitting and no visits to salons during lockdown are among the strict guidelines issued by...
PTI19 May 2020 7:59 PM IST
Help pours in for distance runner Prajakta Godbole

Help pours in for distance runner Prajakta Godbole

Indian distance runner Prajakta Godbole, who was struggling to make a living due to the coronavirus-forced national...
PTI19 May 2020 3:44 PM IST
No Indian athlete to compete abroad this year: AFI chief Adille Sumariwalla

No Indian athlete to compete abroad this year: AFI chief Adille...

Athletics Federation of India President Adille Sumariwalla on Friday ruled out any track and field athlete taking part...
PTI16 May 2020 11:46 AM IST
Coronavirus: Former Indian University athlete Prajakta fighting hunger in Nagpur slum

Coronavirus: Former Indian University athlete Prajakta fighting hunger...

A paralytic father and a mother who has been rendered jobless due to COVID-19 lockdown has forced promising Nagpur-based...
PTI13 May 2020 6:05 PM IST
I called social media sprint sensations for trials to appear hands-on: Kiren Rijiju

I called social media sprint sensations for trials to appear hands-on:...

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday conceded that calling for urgent trials for social media sprint sensations, seen...
PTI3 May 2020 6:11 PM IST
AFI plans to begin season in September, announces tentative calendar

AFI plans to begin season in September, announces tentative calendar

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday decided to tentatively start the 2020 season's competitions in...
PTI2 May 2020 9:51 PM IST
Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari gets 4-year ban for dope flunk

Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari gets 4-year ban for dope flunk

Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari has been slapped with a four-year ban by Athletics Integrity Unit for flunking a dope test...
PTI2 May 2020 7:35 PM IST
IOA chief Batra continues push for athletes’ outdoor training during lockdown

IOA chief Batra continues push for athletes’ outdoor training during...

Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Saturday said he will again request the government to allow...
PTI2 May 2020 7:02 PM IST
Coronavirus: Olympics-bound Shivpal rues missing Diamond League

Coronavirus: Olympics-bound Shivpal rues missing Diamond League

Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh is relieved that he has already qualified for the Olympics but rues the fact that he will...
PTI30 April 2020 4:10 PM IST
Once I scribbled Adidas on my shoes, they now make shoes with my name: Hima Das

Once I scribbled Adidas on my shoes, they now make shoes with my name:...

Sportswear giants Adidas now manufacture custom-made shoes for Hima Das with her name printed on them but country's top...
PTI27 April 2020 12:07 AM IST
Kiren Rijiju says country needs to raise standard of athletics

Kiren Rijiju says country needs to raise standard of athletics

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the country will need to raise the level of athletics at the world stage....
PTI26 April 2020 1:09 PM IST
Middle distance runner Jhuma Khatun handed 4-year ban for doping

Middle distance runner Jhuma Khatun handed 4-year ban for doping

Middle distance runner Jhuma Khatun has been banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit of the world...
PTI25 April 2020 5:37 PM IST
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