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PR Sreejesh steers hockey team into Paris Olympics semis; Lakshya Sen remains in hunt for bronze

NEW DELHI: The Indian men's hockey team delivered an outstanding performance to secure a spot in the Olympic semifinals for the second time in a row while Lakshya Sen's dreams of gold medal shifted to a potential bronze on a mixed-result day for India at the Paris Games.

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Tajinderpal Toor, Jeswin Aldrin win gold in Federation Cup Athletics Championships

NEW DELHI: Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Jeswin Aldrin showcased their prowess by clinching gold medals on the third day of the National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.

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Muhammed Anees poised to leap out of the shadows

Muhammed Anees, a havildar with Kerala Police, was an active kid. He left his home in Nilamel village for the SAI centre in Thiruvananthapuram, where he was selected for high jump. After a suggestion from his coach, he tried long jump and soon achieved success, winning silver at the Vijayawada…

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Hungry for gold: Can India score a century of medals at Asian Games?

Powered by world class athletes like Neeraj Chopra, India's largest-ever contingent of 655 is all set for a record medal haul at the 19th Asian Games.

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Chance for Neeraj Chopra-led India to showcase its sporting prowess at Asian Games

With the Asian Games starting on September 23 officially, it is expected that the strong Indian contingent led by Neeraj Chopra will put up a good and valiant show at the games which was scheduled to be held in 2022 was delayed due to COVID-19

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World Athletics Championships: Will javelin final see an India-Pakistan duel?

Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem 1-2 in qualification; debutants DP Manu, Kishore Jena too make grade

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Aldrin in long jump final; Annu, Sreeshankar flop

As Annu Rani in women's javelin throw and Sreeshankar in men's long jump flopped at the World Athletics Championships, Jeswin Aldrin altered the script, bagging the 12th and last spot in the men's long jump final scheduled on Thursday night.

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World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra eyes top podium finish

Neeraj Chopra eyes World Championships gold; no clear-cut favourite. Chopra has won gold medals in Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Diamond League. He is one of the gold medal contenders. Vadlejch, Weber, and Peters are also contenders. Indians Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar have top world list jumps in…

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World Athletics: Focus on top jumpers at Budapest extravaganza

BENGALURU: Leading triple jumper Praveen Chitravel and long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and M Sreeshankar will be more in focus behind Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and steeplechaser Avinash Sable as the Indian team for the World Athletics Championships was announced on Tuesday.

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Neeraj Chopra to lead 28-member Indian team in World Athletics Championships

India's 28-member team for World Athletics Championships led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, with athletes competing in javelin, triple jump, 20km race walk, long jump, 3000m steeplechase, 400m hurdles, 800m, 1500m, high jump, 35km race walk and 4x400m relay. Surprisingly Sports Ministry announced the team instead of Athletics Federation of…

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Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin strikes gold in Switzerland

Jeswin Aldrin, world leader in long jump, won gold at Citius athletics meeting in Bern, Switzerland on Friday with 8.22m jump. He had struggled in recent meets due to COVID, but this jump shows he is ready for World Championships in Budapest this month.

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Jeswin Aldrin wins Switzerland event with a stunning 8.22m jump

NEW DELHI: Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin, the world's season leader, showcased his best performance in five months by clearing an impressive 8.22m to clinch the gold medal at the CITIUS Meeting in Bern, Switzerland. This remarkable achievement marks his fourth career-best performance.

The Times of India

Build-up hit by pull-outs and dope flunks, India still hopeful of good show in Asian Athletics Championships

BANGKOK: The build-up was far from ideal with pull-outs and dope flunks but the Indian team, led by shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, would still look for an impactful show in the Asian Athletics Championships starting here Wednesday.

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Triple jumper Praveen Chitravel, javelin thrower Rohit Yadav pull out of Asian Championships due to injury

NEW DELHI: In a blow to India's medal prospects, triple jumper Praveen Chitravel and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav have pulled out of the Asian Athletics Championships beginning on Wednesday in Bangkok due to injury.

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Neeraj Chopra returns to action in Lausanne Diamond League javelin throw

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will seek his second straight podium finish of the season at the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League on June 30.

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I am a far better jumper than I was a year ago: Murali Sreeshankar

KOCHI: There is a spring in Murali Sreeshankar's steps these days. A third-place finish in Paris Diamond League couple of weeks back, a big leap of 8.41m in the qualifying round of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, which also sealed his ticket for the World Championship, followed…

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India to send 54-member team for Asian Championships

Despite India being home to three of Asia’s five fastest women quartermilers this year, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen to send just one athlete in the event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on July 12.

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World leader Jeswin pulls out of Lausanne Diamond League

The 21-year-old long jumper, the world’s top jumper this year, is likely to skip the Asian Championship too

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Happier with my 8.09m in Paris than the 8.41 in Bhubaneswar, says long jumper Sreeshankar

According to the World Athletics’ scoring table, Sreeshankar’s 8.41m long jump at the recent Inter-State Nationals in Bhubaneswar is equal to a 9.94s time in the 100m

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Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's big leap takes him to World Championships

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar booked his berth for the World Championships in Budapest in style when he leaped to a massive 8.41 meters in the qualifying round of men’s long jump at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar which saw max temperatures climb to 39 degree…

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Murali Sreeshankar gave dope sample voluntarily so that nobody points finger of suspicion after big jump: Father

BHUBANESWAR: Star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Sunday "voluntarily" gave dope sample to the NADA officials after producing a big leap of 8.41m to qualify for the upcoming World Championships so that "nobody points any finger of suspicion", his father told PTI.

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Murali Sreeshankar qualifies for World Championships with 8.41m jump

NEW DELHI: Ace long jumper Murali Sreeshankar produced a terrific 8.41m effort in his very first attempt in the qualifying round at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the World Championships.

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India's top athletes to strive for Asian Games selection at Nationals

BHUBANESWAR: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is expectedly not competing but all the other top athletes of the country, led by long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, will look to seal Asian Games berths when the National Inter-State Championship begins here Thursday.

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Sreeshankar hoping for a nice rhythm to put up a good show in Paris Diamond League

Sreeshankar hoping for a nice rhythm to put up a good show in Paris

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