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Dutee Chand, Hima Das named in Indian women's 4x100m team for World Athletics Relays
• 4 years agoS Dhanalakshmi, who had beaten Dutee in the final of women's 100m sprint in the Federation Cup last month, was also named in the team, along with Archana Suseendran, Himashree Roy and AT Daneshwari.
Indian Grand Prix I: Dutee Chand wins 100m sprint as Tokyo Olympics hopefuls return to competition after 15 months
• 4 years agoOdisha's Dutee won in 11.51 seconds, ahead of Karnataka's T Daneshwari (11.86). She is yet to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. The qualification time for Tokyo Games is 11.15 seconds.
Race walker KT Irfan, sprinter Dutee Chand included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme core group
• 4 years agoShot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor was also retained in the TOPS core group, along with Chopra and Hima, after a performance review while triple jumper Arpinder Singh was dropped from the scheme.
World Athletics Championships 2019: AFI hopes for good show in mixed 4x400m relay without Hima Das; Anas not in individual 400m
• 6 years agoWorld junior champion Hima was on Wednesday ruled out of the showpiece event beginning on 27 September due to her persistent back injury in a setback to the Indian team which was putting a lot of hope in the newly introduced mixed 4x400m relay event.
National Inter-State Athletics Championships: Triple-jumper Arpinder Singh wins gold but fails to touch Worlds qualifying mark
• 6 years agoArpinder managed the season's best jump of 16.83m, 12cm short of World Championship qualifying standard of 16.95m under hot and humid conditions at the PAC Stadium
India's mixed relay silver medal at Asian Games 2018 set to be upgraded to gold as Bahrain's Kemi Adekoya fails dope test
• 6 years agoThe ban on Adekoya, who was part of the gold winning team, means India's silver is set to be upgraded.
Asian Athletics Championships 2019: With World Championships, Tokyo 2020 on the horizon, India fail to improve on Asiad showing
K P Mohan • 6 years agoIf you were to look at the long-term prospects of Indian athletics or the expectations raised post the Asian Games, India's performance in Doha was poor.
Asian Athletics Championships 2019: India's 4x400m relay teams' showing fails to inspire confidence for Tokyo Olympics 2020
G Rajaraman • 6 years agoIt can be said that the Athletics Federation of India's dream of the relay teams making a mark in the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year is some distance away.
Asian Athletics Championships 2019: Annu Rani, Parul Choudhary secure India's first medals; Dutee Chand shatters national record
• 6 years agoJavelin thrower Annu Rani and 5000m runner Parul Choudhary won a silver and a bronze respectively as India opened its medal account on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships on Sunday
Asian Games athletics medallists Dharun Ayyasamy, Arokia Rajiv shift focus towards improving timings
• 7 years agoAce 400 metres hurdler Dharun Ayyasamy on Friday said his focus was on improving his timings and winning a medal at next year's Asian Championships.