Federation Cup National Athletics Championships

Rio-bound Sudha Singh smashes 3000m steeplechase national record

Rio Olympics-bound athlete Sudha Singh on Saturday shattered the national record in women's 3000m steeplechase event to finish eighth in the second leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meet in Shanghai.

Delhi's pollution affected athletes, Federation Cup should have been held elsewhere: PT Usha

Legendary sprinter P T Usha today expressed unhappiness at New Delhi hosting the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships, saying dust and pollution at the Capital City affected the performance of the participants.

Road to Rio: Lalita Babar smashes national record, Sudha Singh qualifies for Olympics in 3000m steeple

Olympics-bound Lalita Babar on Friday smashed her own national record to win the gold while Sudha Singh also qualified for the Rio Games while winning silver in women's 3000m steeplechase

Dutee Chand breaks two national record, misses Olympic qualification by 0.01 second

Two national records were shattered with 100m sprinter Dutee Chand hogging the limelight on the opening day of the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships

Overcoming 'gender' controversy, Pinki Pramanik returns to major athletics after eight years

Four years after overcoming a controversy over her gender, Pramanik returned to her first major athletics competition in the Federation Cup and finished seventh in the women's 100m dash.