Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that sprinter Hima Das will continue running for the country even after the Assam government decided to appoint her as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state.
Olympic gold medalist Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake on Wednesday came out in support of India skipper Virat Kohli after a massive 227-run loss against England in the first Test of the four-match series.
American sprinter Bobby Joe Morrow who won three gold medals in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics died at the age of 84 on Saturday.
Jamaica sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce scripted history when she won her fourth women’s 100 metres world title on Sunday.
American Dalilah Muhammad on Sunday (local time) broke the world 400m hurdles record on the final day of the US Championships.
National record holder Dutee Chand became the first Indian woman track and field athlete to clinch a gold medal in the World Universiade after she won the 100m dash event here.
Star Indian sprinter Hima Das claimed her second international gold in women’s 200m with a top finish at the Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland.
Sprinter Parvinder Chaudhary on Tuesday passed away after he allegedly committed suicide at the Sports Authority of India run athletics academy here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Indian sprinter Hima Das, who bagged a silver medal in the women’s 400 m final at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games, said she was hopeful of giving her best performance for India in the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo.
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