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Sable, injured Shirse among surprise Asian Games picks

India has named 73 track and field athletes for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.

PTI23 Aug 2026 12:32 PM IST

Sports Ministry clears 492 Indian athletes for Asian Games 2026

265 men and 227 women have been cleared for the Aichi-Nagoya Games.

PTI22 Aug 2026 9:40 PM IST

Rohit Yadav, Sreeshankar shine at World Athletics Continental Tour —...

A late surge with a Personal Best throw gives Rohit Yadav the Javelin title.

PTI22 Aug 2026 9:39 PM IST

World Athletics Continental Tour — Silver meet: HIGHLIGHTS

Rohit Yadav steals the show with a 87.69m effort in the Men's Javelin throw at Bhubhaneshwar on Saturday.

The Bridge Desk22 Aug 2026 1:33 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra falls 9cm short of Rumesh Pathirage in Lausanne Diamond...

Chopra's 88.05m throw was his best in more than a year, but Sri Lanka's Pathirage edged him with 88.14m for his third...

The Bridge Desk22 Aug 2026 11:51 AM IST

Sreeshankar, Kujur lead Indian charge at India's maiden silver-level...

Bhubaneswar plays host as top Indian athletes face a 26-nation field in an Asian Games tune-up.

PTI21 Aug 2026 8:02 PM IST

Shivpal Singh gets 10-year doping ban, career likely over at 31

The javelin thrower is a 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist and Tokyo Olympian.

PTI21 Aug 2026 1:19 PM IST

Will try to reclaim that: Tejaswin Shankar eyes Sarvesh Kushare’s high...

The decathlete wants to use the Asian Games as a stepping stone towards becoming a consistent Olympic medal contender.

PTI19 Aug 2026 3:59 PM IST

National Sports Awards 2025 announced; no Khel Ratna recipient named

Seventeen sportspersons have been selected for the Arjuna Award, while five coaches will receive Dronacharya honours.

The Bridge Desk18 Aug 2026 1:59 PM IST

Asian Games 2026: Indian athletics team to undergo training camp in...

The Indian athletics team will undergo a short acclimatisation camp at the University of Tsukuba.

PTI15 Aug 2026 8:55 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra and Pullela Gopichand to launch school of coaching...

Chopra and Gopichand will work together to improve coach education and develop future coaches in India.

The Bridge Desk14 Aug 2026 3:02 PM IST

'I feel bad when my father sells milk': World U20 Athletics medallist...

The 19-year-old javelin thrower says his father continues to sell milk in their Mirzapur village despite his...

PTI12 Aug 2026 7:32 PM IST

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