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KOCHI: The Kerala state schools' meet was once the hotbed of emerging talents in the country. PT Usha, Shiny Wilson, and Anju Bobby George first made their presence felt in these sports school meets before becoming the athletics stars of the nation.

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India Open Jumps | Nayana bags long jump gold with personal best mark

Nayana James wins women's long jump gold with a personal best at 3rd Indian Open Jumps Competition.

The Hindu

Paris qualification will be on the mind during the Indian Open Jumps Competition

Top Indian athletes aim to qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics at 3rd Indian Open Jumps Competition in Bengaluru.

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Avinash Sable finishes creditable 5th in Xiamen Diamond League, qualifies for grand finale

NEW DELHI: Indian athlete Avinash Sable achieved a commendable fifth-place finish in the men's 3000m steeplechase event at the Xiamen leg of the Diamond League meeting. This achievement secured his qualification for the grand finale, which will take place in Eugene, USA, later this month.

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World Athletics Championships: Jakub Vadlejch poses biggest threat to Neeraj Chopra's quest for gold

After tracking Vikram’s Lunar mission, the flight of the javelin in the men’s event — the final of which is around midnight on August 27 — will be the next focus of the Indian fans as the World Athletics Championships begins at the Hungarian city of Budapest on Saturday.

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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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Four Indian javelin throwers qualify for World C'ships but not all going as one is injured

NEW DELHI: In a rare instance in Indian athletics, four men's javelin throwers from the country have qualified for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, later this month, but injury to one member of the quartet meant that all of them will not take part in the big-ticket event.

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School athletics doesn't deserve the attention it gets: Abdulla Aboobacker

CWG silver medallist feels athletes' focus must be on excelling in their sporting careers and not on securing govt jobs

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Double delight for Jyothi, Ajay, Abdulla as they qualify for athletics World Championships

BANGKOK: It was double delight for India’s gold winning trio of Jyothi Yarraji, Ajay Kumar Saroj and Abdulla Aboobacker as they also booked their berths in the upcoming World Championships as area champions.

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Jyothi Yarraji leads India's gold rush at Asian Athletics Championships

BANGKOK: Hurdler Jyothi Yarraji opened India’s gold medal account before Ajay Kumar Saroj (men’s 1500m) and Abdulla Aboobacker (men’s triple jump) made it a triple delight as they halted Japan’s charge, who still added three more gold, on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships here on Thursday.

The Times of India

ASIAN ATHLETICS | Golden day for India as Jyothi, Ajay and Abdulla triumph

India win three golds on second day of 25th Asian Athletics Championships: Ajay Kumar Saroj (1500m), Jyothi Yarraji (100m hurdles) and Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump). Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon) and Aishwarya Mishra (400m) win bronze. Jyothi overcame rain and strong challenge from Japan to win. Ajay made his move on final…

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Asian Athletics Championships | India win 3 gold and 2 bronze medals on Day 2

India win 3 gold & 2 bronze medals at Asian Athletics Championships; Jyothi Yarraji 1st Indian to win gold in women's 100m hurdles. Ajay Kumar Saroj & Abdulla Aboobacker won gold in men's 1500m & triple jump respectively.

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Sreeshankar and Shaili promise to brighten up the scene for India at the Asian Championships

The 25th Asian Championships begin in Bangkok on Wednesday and though a country is eligible for two berths in every event, India will have just one athlete each in many of the events where it is among the best in the continent.

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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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Abdulla takes bronze with season-best effort in World Athletics Continental Tour event

Abdulla Aboobacker, the Commonwealth Games triple jump silver medallist, produced a season-best 16.80m

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Abdulla takes triple jump gold, promises bigger things next month

Abdulla Aboobacker and Jyothi Yarraji won the men’s triple jump and women’s 200m gold respectively in the 26th National Federation Cup athletics championships and made the grade for the Asians to be held in Thailand, here on Thursday.

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Spotlight on javelin thrower Annu Rani at the Federation Cup

Annu Rani is back in India after a training stint in Germany and would be looking to put her progress on display at the Federation Cup

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Abdulla strikes gold in World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Japan

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Abdulla Aboobacker, who had been struggling in national meets this season, wins gold at the Oda Mikio memorial athletics meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour event, in Japan on Saturday.

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Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Jinson Johnson sizzle at Indian Grand Prix 2

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tajinderpal Singh Toor was the centre of attraction in the Indian Grand Prix 2 at the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

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With eye on Paris 2024, Olympic champion & twice World medallist Cubans shape up India's athletics future

GANDHINAGAR: The names of Olympic champion Anier Garcia and two-time World Championships medallist, Yoandri Betanzos Francis, might not ring a bell for an average Indian sports fan. But, in the world of athletics, they have been among the most revered track and field stars and coaches.

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Triple jump’s band of brothers dares to dream

Eldhose Paul, Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel and Karthik Unnikrishnan have raised their level and given Indian athletics new hope. With greater support and international exposure, they will have the platform to show that the CWG success wasn’t a one-off

The Hindu

Kapustin hopes Eldhose, Aboobacker can build on CWG success

India’s jumps coach sees potential but feels the path to further glory will not be easy

The Times of India

World Championships helped me realise I could compete with the best, says triple jumper Eldhose Paul

KOCHI: In just a matter of days, triple jumper Eldhose Paul’s life has taken a turn for the better. From an unheralded triple jumper who took a last-ditch flight to compete in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, to his return home as the golden star of Indian athletics from…

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Neeraj Chopra's heroics inspired young athletes' medal rush

Young Indian athletes to the fore at CWG

The Hindu

Sable, Eldhose, Aboobacker return to a rousing welcome at the SAI South Centre

They achieved all that they had hoped for and more

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