M Sreeshankar

AFI sacks long jumper M Sreeshankar's coach S Murali after disappointing Tokyo Games

At the end of its two-day executive council meeting here, the AFI also said a tournament similar to a national championship or a final tr ial will be held before the Olympics and the World Championships to select the teams for these events.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: We will take action if athletes do not perform well, says AFI president Adille Sumariwalla

AFI also decided against pulling out long jumper M Sreeshankar and 20km race walker KT Irfan from the Games despite a dip in their form.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Dutee Chand, Annu Rani, MP Jabir qualify for Games through rankings, confirm World Athletics

Twelve individual athletes, including star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, booked automatic quota for the Olympics by breaching the qualification mark, while the trio of Dutee, Rani and Jabir made it to the Games through rankings. The men's 4x400m relay team qualified through top list.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian long jumper Sreeshankar working on flaws, eyes competitions abroad before Games

The 22-year-old Kerala athlete, who in March had qualified for the Tokyo Games by bettering his own national record with a leap of 8.26m during the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships in Patiala.

Federation Cup 2021: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra star attraction at athletics meet

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be the biggest attraction among 617 athletes, who would ply their trade at the 24th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships starting on Monday

Indian Grand Prix II: Hima Das wins 200m gold in her first race after more than a year

Dutee Chand blazed the track to win the women's 100m in 11.44 seconds, an improvement on the 11.51 seconds she had clocked last week in the first GP.

Eight-month suspension of Tokyo Olympics 2020 qualification period big blow for Indian athletes, says coach Radhakrishnan Nair

World Athletics on Tuesday suspended the qualification period for the Tokyo Games from 6 April to 30 November, 2020, following consultation with its Athletes' Commission, continental association presidents and the Council

IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019: India's long jumper M Sreeshankar fails to seal final spot after finishing 22nd in qualifying

The 20-year-old Sreeshankar could only produce a best jump of 7.62m from his three attempts in the qualification B. His effort was well below his season's best of 8.00m, which he had produced only last month in Patiala.

Long jumper M Sreeshankar looks beyond Tokyo Olympics 2020 after impressive run at European circuit

With the Tokyo Olympics 2020 just a few months away, Sreeshankar says that he is gearing up for 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Muhammed Anas sets new men's 400m national record, Hima Das wins 200m gold at Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet

The 24-year-old won an easy race as he finished nearly one second ahead of silver winner Omelko Rafal (46.19) of Poland. Anas' earlier national record time stood at 45.24 seconds which he recorded last year.