athletics

Ancy Sojan Edappilly may have broken one of Indian athletics’ longest-standing national records this year, but the 6.88m leap has only brought her closer to the mark she has been chasing all …

Seema Kaliramna won the bronze medal in women’s discus throw at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Thursday, taking India’s tally in athletics up to four. The 27-year-old Indian athlete managed a best mark of 58.66m – just …

India’s athletics campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 starts on Monday, July 27, headlined by a three-way contest in the men’s high jump final. National record holder Sarvesh Kushare, former record holder Tejaswin Shankar and Aadarsh Ram Jothi Shankar all …

The Commonwealth Games 2026 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2 and will feature 10 sports spread across four venues. Glasgow will be the designated host city for …

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra will start his athletics season at the Doha Diamond League 2026 in Qatar on Friday, after organisers confirmed his participation in the event in the entry list for competition released on …

Rumesh Pathirage‘s stunning 92.62m thunderbolt at the Rome Diamond League has put the javelin throw world on notice. According to World Athletics vice president Adille Sumariwalla, it has sent a powerful message that …

Sri Lankan Rumesh Pathirage came agonisingly close to breaking Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem’s Asian record en route to winning the men’s javelin throw title at the Rome Diamond League 2026 on Thursday. Rumesh Pathirage’s winning throw of …

Sprint star Julien Alfred was in a league of her own at the Texas Invitational 2026 on Friday, 1 May, running a wind-legal 10.93 seconds to clock the fifth fastest time in the world this season – …

U.S. sprint star Gabby Thomas set the track alight with a magical 100-200m double at the Kip Keino Classic 2026 in Nairobi on Friday (24 April). Thomas dropped the mic in the half-lap sprint …

African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala reclaimed his men’s 100m at the Kip Keino Classic 2026 with a dominant display on Friday (24 April). The sprinter had local fans on their feet as he recovered from …