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Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur dies of heart attack

Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur has died of a heart attack, her son Gurdev Singh said on Saturday. Man was 105 and is survived by two sons and a

File photo: Man Kaur, 100, of India, competes in the 100-meter track and field event at the Americas Masters Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Aug. 29, 2016.

Tokyo Olympics | Sable betters his steeplechase National mark

Jabir, Dutee and 4x400 mixed relay team disappoint; Barega strikes gold

Silver lining: Steeplechaser Sable ensured a spot at next year’s Worlds despite not making the final in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics | Bromell eyes Bolt’s throne, Fraser-Pryce history

Many of world’s leading athletes are on their best legs; Neeraj Chopra carries India’s hopes

Speed merchant: Bromell, who has won 15 of his last 16 races, is the favourite for the blue riband 100m gold.

Tokyo Olympics | With the worst behind her, Dutee Chand is ‘relaxed now’

Shyam Vasudevan

She’s up against global superstars in 100m heats today

Focused: Dutee Chand will look to give off her best in 100m.

File photo: Man Kaur, 100, of India, competes in the 100-meter track and field event at the Americas Masters Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Aug. 29, 2016.

Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur dies of heart attack

Silver lining: Steeplechaser Sable ensured a spot at next year’s Worlds despite not making the final in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics | Sable betters his steeplechase National mark

Speed merchant: Bromell, who has won 15 of his last 16 races, is the favourite for the blue riband 100m gold.

Tokyo Olympics | Bromell eyes Bolt’s throne, Fraser-Pryce history

Focused: Dutee Chand will look to give off her best in 100m.

Tokyo Olympics | With the worst behind her, Dutee Chand is ‘relaxed now’

A champion exits: Uzbekistan’s Oksana Chusovitina, who has an Olympic gold and silver in a career spanning eight Games, bid a poignant farewell on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Athletics

Tokyo Olympics | Simone Biles makes a flawed entrance

P.T. Usha calls for a separate category for DSD athletes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the Olympic-bound Indian contingent via video conference in New Delhi on July 13, 2021. Twitter/@narendramodi

India to send 228-strong contingent to Tokyo Olympics, 119 athletes in it

PTI This will be India’s largest ever contingent of athletes at the Olympics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his interaction with the Olympic-bound athletes via video conference, in New Delhi. Twitter/@narendramodi

India at Olympics | PM Modi interacts with Olympics-bound Indian athletes

Kamesh Srinivasan Modi sought to make the athletes feel at ease before they leave for the Tokyo Games, where expectations from them will be high.

P.T. Usha picks Neeraj to end India’s medal drought

Stan Rayan Feels young Sreeshankar can spring a big surprise; holds out hope for Kamalpreet and Annu Rani

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Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur dies of heart attack

Tokyo Olympics | Sable betters his steeplechase National mark

Tokyo Olympics | Athletics

With the worst behind her, Dutee Chand is ‘relaxed now’

Tokyo Olympics | Bromell eyes Bolt’s throne, Fraser-Pryce history

Young track and field guns ready to shine in post-Bolt Olympic era

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Athletics

Tokyo Olympics | Simone Biles makes a flawed entrance

Watch | India's Olympic medal journey

A video documenting India's Olympic medals from 1900 to 2016

President, PM congratulate Mirabai Chanu for India’s first medal at Tokyo 2020

Chanu ended India’s 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics.

First case of COVID-19 in Tokyo Olympic Village: organisers

The person, whom organisers refused to identify, has been removed from the Village where thousands of athletes and officials will reside during the Games.

P.T. Usha calls for a separate category for DSD athletes

Feels there are a few cases in the Indian circuit too

P.T. Usha picks Neeraj to end India’s medal drought

Feels young Sreeshankar can spring a big surprise; holds out hope for Kamalpreet and Annu Rani

PM Modi interacts with Olympics-bound Indian athletes

Reveals his knowledge of their background, journey and achievements

India to send 228-strong contingent to Tokyo Olympics, 119 athletes in it

This will be India’s largest ever contingent of athletes at the Olympics.

IOC president quickly corrects slip up in Olympic pep talk

Thomas Bach tripped over his words while addressing his Japanese hosts, referring to the “Chinese people” rather than “Japanese people” as he spoke.

Missed natural feeling of being in world-class event but staying positive for Tokyo, says Neeraj Chopra

“I did not get good international competitions when I wanted and there had to be several changes in training and competition schedule.”

Olympics | Bhawana and Irfan undergo fitness tests

Bhawana Jat and K.T. Irfan, both 20km race walkers, underwent fitness tests on Friday while another Olympic-bound athlete M. Sreeshankar will have to

Sha'Carri Richardson will not be selected to Tokyo relay team: USATF

Richardson said in an NBC interview last week that she used cannabis to cope with the death of her mother

‘The 400m could change my life,’ says Dhanalakshmi

Dhanalakshmi says going to Tokyo is something unimaginable

Junior Federation Cup in Patiala from July 31

The 19th National Federation Cup junior (u-20) athletics championship will be held at Patiala from July 31 to Aug. 2.The championship is a

S. Geetha relives Olympics experience

She represented India in the relay event of the 2004 and 2008 Games

Dhanalakshmi gets a ticket to Tokyo

Back injury rules Poovamma out of the Indian Olympics team

Priya Mohan left out of relay team for Olympics

AFI to stick to ‘no non-campers for relays’ policy

Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good

In 2018, world track and field’s governing body introduced rules it said were aimed at female athletes with conditions called differences of sex development.

I now know the art of running better: Dutee Chand

Sprinter Dutee Chand says her first objective is to make it to the semifinals at Tokyo

Richardson’s 100m dreams upended

U.S. athlete set to miss 100m at the Olympics, may take part in relays

Warholm sets 400m hurdles world record

Norway’s Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young’s 29-year-old 400m hurdles world record when he completed the race in 46.70 seconds at the Diamond League

T. Mariyappan to be the flagbearer of the Indian team at the Paralympics Games

Satyanarayana said Mariyappan has been training diligently since last October at the SAI Centre

Jhajharia books Tokyo berth with world record

Amit Kumar and Sandeep also qualify for the Games

U.K. Athletics looking into athlete comments about ‘faked’ COVID test

In a now-deleted episode of The Sunday Plodcast, Butchart said there was a delay in getting his PCR test result before his flight and he had changed the date on an old test as he prepared for check-in, The Times reported.

Toor heaves the iron ball to a new meet record

Annu Rani sets a new mark in women’s javelin

Deepika ranked No.1 after Paris exploits

Ace archer Deepika Kumari, who won three gold medals in the World Cup Stage-3 in Paris, jumped to the number one spot in recurve women’s individual

Qatar’s world 400m bronze medallist Haroun dies in car crash

The former world junior champion had been hoping to qualify for this year’s Tokyo Olympics.

Shaili’s potential to the fore

Wins long jump in style; Gurindervir, Dhanalakshmi fastest

Injury scare for Hima Das, runs risk of missing out on Tokyo qualification

She sustained a muscle pull during the 100m heats at the ongoing National Inter-State Athletics Championships

Men’s 4x400m quartet sets meet record

Assures itself of an Olympic spot; women’s 4x100m team yet to make progress

History beckons Hoy and Hanna

Veteran equestrian Anthony Hoy will compete in a record-extending eighth Olympics after being named on the Australian team on Friday, 37 years after

Shubenkov cleared of doping

Russian former world champion hurdler Sergei Shubenkov was cleared on Tuesday in a “genuinely exceptional” doping case that was prosecuted in

Karlstad Grand Prix | Off-colour Neeraj still manages gold

Asian Games champion Neeraj Chopra won the javelin gold at the Karlstad Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, at Karlstad,

Brazier suffers shock defeat

World champion Donavan Brazier’s Olympic dreams were shattered on Monday as the overwhelming favourite in the men’s 800 metres suffered a shock defeat

Hubbard is first trans athlete at Olympics

Hubbard was among five weightlifters confirmed on Monday in New Zealand’s team for Tokyo.

Van Niekerk qualifies

Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk belatedly confirmed he will defend his title at the Tokyo Games, finishing inside the qualifying time in

Richardson scorches to 100m victory

Bromell and Felix stay on course to make it to the Olympics

Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus

The Ugandan team was the second, after the Australian women’s softball team, to arrive for the Olympics, which open July 23.

Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

‘The Flying Sikh’, as he was fondly called, died on Friday night due to COVID-19 related complications.

Japan imposes stricter regulations on India’s Olympic-bound athletes

IOA president Narinder Batra and secretary general Rajeev Mehta, in a joint statement, questioned the new regulations.

Milkha Singh: a life in pictures

India’s track and field legend passed away aged 91

Obituary | Milkha Singh, name synonymous with running to survive and succeed, has moved to a better world

Chance meetings with Milkha at the Delhi Golf Club were very special. One always listened and learnt as he shared his wisdom while settling down for a light snack after a round of golf.

Neeraj, Vinesh’s Europe extension approved

They will train till July 25 before leaving for Tokyo Olympics

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