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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.
IAAF World Relays 2019: Indian teams bow out of men's, women's and mixed team events on disappointing note
• 6 years agoThe Indians disappointed in World Relays with both the men's and women's 4x400m teams finishing at 17th position while the mixed 4x400m quartet stood 15th, at Yokohama on Saturday.
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.
Listen: Full script of Episode 32 of Spodcast where we discuss women's relay team's win, India men's hockey team's exit and more
Fpsports • 7 years agoToday, on Firstpost Spodcast, we talk about the 4x400m relay team's gold and silver and the India men's hockey team's exit from the Asian Games 2018.
Firstpost Spodcast Episode 32: Women's relay team bags gold, India crash out in hockey and more on our daily sports podcast
Fpsports • 7 years agoIndia's 4x400m women's and men's relay teams bag gold and silver, India crash out of men's hockey event— we discuss all this and more on Spodcast, Firspost's daily sports podcast.
India continue stellar run in athletics as Jinson Johnson, women's relay team bag gold; men's hockey team lose to Malaysia
Fpsports • 7 years agoDay 12 of the Asian Games saw India continue their incredible performances in Athletics, with Jinson Johnson picking up a gold for the 1500 metres event and the women's 4x400 metres relay team also winning gold.
Asian Games 2018: Manjit Singh, Pincky Balhara, Malaprabha Jadhav make most of opportunities; PV Sindhu bags silver
G Rajaraman • 7 years agoManjit Singh, Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Jadhav are among those who spotted opportunities and made the most of them.
Asian Games 2018: Unheralded Manjit Singh bags gold medal in men's 800m event; Jinson Johnson claims silver
• 7 years agoLittle-known Manjit Singh stole the limelight by leading a rare one-two for India in the men's 800m before the country was awarded a silver in the 400m mixed relay which made its debut at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Muhammed Anas breaks own national 400 metres record while training for Asian Games in Czech Republic
• 7 years agoMuhammed Anas Yahiya has beaten his own national record for the 400 metres in an event in the Czech Republic, clocking in at 45.24 seconds. Anas is in the Czech Republic training for the 2018 Asian Games.
Asian Games 2018: Dutee Chand, Sudha Singh book berth in mega event; Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh qualifies
• 7 years agoThe 23-year-old from Varanasi is expected to be named in the Indian team for the Asian Games on June 30 along with star athlete Neeraj Chopra who has been exempted from taking part in this meet which serves as the final selection trial to pick the Indian track and field team.