Anilda Thomas

Rio 2016 Olympics: Lalita Babar, Sudha Singh rated highly in women's track and field; Dutee Chand faces uphill task

The Indian women look to have better chances than their male counterparts in athletics. Among them, steeplechasers, Lalita Babar and Sudha Singh should be rated with the best chance of making the final.

Indian men's and women's 4x400 relay team on cusp of qualification for 2016 Olympics

Indian men's and women's 4x400m relay race teams on Sunday virtually qualified for Rio Olympics after clocking impressive timings at the 3rd Indian Grand Prix athletics event in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Indian women's relay team win gold, inch closer to Rio Olympics qualification

The Indian 4x400m women's relay team clocked 3.31.39sec to win the gold medal at the PTS Athletics Meeting in Samorin and inch closer to the Rio Olympics.

On track for Rio: Indian women relay team enhance qualification bid for 2016 Olympics

The Indian women 4x400m relay quartet of Jauna Murmu, Ashwini Akkunji, Anilda Thomas and M R Poovamma enhanced its Rio Olympic Games qualification chances by winning a gold medal at the PTS athletics Grand Prix with an impressive timing of 3:31.39.