Asian Athletics Championships

Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor defends shot put title; Parul Chaudhary bags maiden gold

The Asian record holder Toor sent the iron ball to a distance of 20.23m in his second round throw but did not take further part as he limped out after the effort, holding his groin.

Watch: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold in Asian Athletics Championships

The 23-year-old Yarraji clocked 13.09 seconds to win the final race ahead of two Japanese runners Terada Asuka (13.13s) and Aoki Masumi (13.26s) on a rain-drenched track at the Supachalasai Stadium.

Asian Athletics Championships: Toor, Sreeshankar, Tejaswin, Shaili headline 54-member Indian team

The team, which has 26 women in it, was picked by the selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India, which had set qualifying marks for the Asian Championship, after taking into account the performance of the athletes.

Gulveer Singh wins 10,000m gold, books ticket to Asian Athletics Championships

Gulveer won with a time of 29:05.90 seconds, which was better than the Asian Championships qualifying time of 29:30.

Punjab's Harmilan Kaur Bains sets new 1500m national record at National Open Athletics Championships

Twenty-year-old Harmilan cruised home in 4:05.39 seconds to erase the mark set by Sunita Rani at 4:06.03 at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and she also broke OP Jaisha's meet record of 4:11.83 (Delhi 2006).

Avinash Sable says he ‘could have run faster’ after smashing national record at Delhi Half Marathon

Avinash Sable is not a man of too many words. But he's someone who sets audacious goals. After breaking the half marathon national record, he believes he can run a steeplechase in 8:05.00.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jinson Johnson believes he can spring surprises and qualify for 1500 m event

Jinson Johnson said, 'The qualification mark is set at 3:35 for Tokyo but the gold at Rio came in 3:50. The IAAF has made qualifications tougher. Nevertheless, for several years I have been doing things which were not done by my compatriots. I can springing surprises'

Quartermiler Hima Das included in World Relays team by AFI despite pulling out of Asian Championships due to injury

Coaches and officials of Athletics Federation of India feel that Hima Das can recover by the time of the World Relays which is an important event as far as qualification for World Championships.

Asian Athletics Championships 2019: With World Championships, Tokyo 2020 on the horizon, India fail to improve on Asiad showing

If 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

It 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.