Long Jump

Murali Sreeshankar says no to loose outfits after narrowly missing CWG gold as Diamond League debut awaits

After winning a historic silver at Commonwealth Games, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar wants to switch to a skin-tight singlet to ensure no ground is lost ahead of Monaco Diamond League (Herculis) debut  this Wednesday

Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas aiming for long jump gold at Paris 2024

"I'm an athlete of challenges. If it was up to me, I'd compete in the two events," Rojas told Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a ceremony in her honour in Caracas.

World Athletics U20 silver medallist Shaili Singh celebrates return to India with impromptu dance

World Athletics U20 silver medalist Shaili Singh celebrated her return to the country by dancing along to a Punjabi song at the SAI Centre in Bangalore.

World U-20 Athletics Championships: Heartbreak for Shaili Singh as long jumper misses gold by 1 cm

A protege of legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George, Shaili was leading at the end of the third round but the 18-year-old Swede overtook her in the fourth round by a mere 1cm which proved to be decisive in the end.

Firstpost Masterclass: Sprinter's speed, aircraft's take-off, and mid-air jaunts, Anju Bobby George breaks down long-jump

What is long jump? What is an ideal take-off? What role does chin play in long jump? Former long-jumper and World Championships medallist Anju Bobby George explains all this and more in this Firstpost Masterclass

Olympic silver medalist Luvo Manyonga handed four-year ban over missed doping tests, whereabouts violations

The 2017 world champion’s four-year ban runs into December 2024, including the Tokyo Olympics next month and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shreeshankar Murali sets sights on competing in top-quality competitions after sealing Games quota

“Winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics is achievable, but it’s tough,” Shreeshankar told Firstpost. “There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to competing in the Olympic Games."

Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships: Long jumper Murli Sreeshankar qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with 8.26m leap

The 21-year-old Kerala athlete's 8.26m jump came in his fifth attempt as he improved his earlier national record of 8.20m which he had registered in 2018.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Long jump champ Malaika Mihambo targets 100m as well at next year's Games

The 26-year-old Mihambo has sprinted occasionally during her career and set a personal best of 11.21 seconds in the 100 last year

Coronavirus pandemic: First two competitions of Indian Grand Prix series to be held without spectators, says Athletics Federation of India

The AFI also said that all the athletes coming from outside will be allowed to enter the NS-NIS campus only after a medical check-up by AFI/SAI medical team at the SAI NS-NIS gate