national record

USA’s Ashton Eaton reacts in the men’s decathlon discus throw during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, 2016. | Photo…

Ganemat Sekhon has enjoyed a brilliant season. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It has been a remarkably reliable spell of performances by skeet shooter Ganemat Sekhon on the global…

The Indian mixed relay team which won the 4x400m gold at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With their sudden and stunning…

File photo of Praveen Chithravel. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ With the country’s top triple jumpers in great form last year, three months ago triple jumper Praveen Chithravel predicted…

Triple jumper Praveen Chithravel after his silver medal show at the recent Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With his…

The Railways’ hurdler becomes the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the event at the 61st National Open athletics championships The Railways’ hurdler becomes the first Indian to go…

This is the fifth national record set at the Games, and the third in track and field events This is the fifth national record set at the Games, and the third in track and field events…

Chopra’s new national record in javelin throw (89.3m) at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland is the first time an Indian athlete has crossed the 89-metre mark Chopra’s new national…

NEW DELHI: India's superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made a spectacular return to competition after his historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics, a stunning throw of 89.30m shattering his…

MUMBAI: Avinash Sable is a risk-taker in the classical sense. Failures only drive him further and, not surprisingly too, because the armyman from Beed has now broken the steeplechase…