On July 29, 2026, Dilip Mahadu Gavit ran the fastest 100 meters of his career at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. He crossed the finish line in 10.71 seconds, setting a new Commonwealth Games record and becoming the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games Para Athletics gold medal. The result is the latest…
Workers try to dry the track as rain interrupts the women’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. (AP Photo) Glasgow’s unpredictable weather has become one of the biggest talking points of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with rain repeatedly disrupting the athletics arena and leaving spectators wondering why the events are going ahead…
Sarvesh Kushare (left) and Tejas Shirse Tejas Shirse will look to open India’s medal tally in athletics as the track and field events begin at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Monday. Shirse had broken the men’s 110m hurdles national record with a time of 13.27s during the Indian Athletics Series in Ludhiana last month, and…
The elimination of wrestling, badminton, table tennis and shooting has significantly affected India’s medal prospects. Those four sports alone accounted for 25 of India’s 61 medals at the 2022 Birmingham Games. That leaves athletics, boxing and weightlifting to carry a lot of responsibility. India has sent the maximum allowed athletics team of 32 members, the…
A man walks from the Russian National Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo) Russia’s athletics federation has approached the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to overturn a decision by World Athletics to keep Russian athletes suspended from international competitions because of the war in Ukraine.World athletics…
India continues to top the global list of athletes and support personnel serving bans for doping and related offences, according to the latest list released by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), news agency PTI reported.The AIU list has 162 names from India, the highest among all countries. Kenya is second with 148 names, while Russia…
Anushka Yadav (Photo Credit: AFI) NEW DELHI: A star was born at the National Inter-State Championships on Wednesday as 18-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav from Uttar Pradesh produced a stunning performance to rewrite Indian athletics history and become the youngest national record holder in the country.Competing at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the teenager from…