Nis Patiala

Indian athletics coach Nikolai Snesarev found dead at NIS Patiala hostel room

The cause of death of Nikolai Snesarev is yet to be determined. The Sports Authority of India doctor at the NIS declared him dead and the body has been referred to the government hospital for post-mortem.

Indian Grand Prix III: Neeraj Chopra breaks his own national record with throw of 88.07m

Another Olympic-bound javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh of Uttar Pradesh, was second with a best throw of 81.63m while Sahil Silwal, representing Haryana, was third with a best effort of 80.65m.

Shooting facilities can be opened up sooner than others as it is a non-contact sport, says Gagan Narang

Narang reiterated that he is only speaking about resumption of training and not hosting or competing in tournaments.

Sports ministry wants to take time to decide on resumption of outdoor training for track and field athletes, says AFI president

Taking stock of the situation during a virtual meeting, Rijiju interacted with top track and field athletes, including javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and sprinter Hima Das.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju says government had to be careful to ensure athletes remain free from COVID-19

Plans are in place to start outdoor training in premier centres in India later this month and sports minister Kiren Rijiju said the government had to tread a careful path to ensure that athletes remained free from COVID-19.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Self-isolating Neeraj Chopra urges Indians to take situation seriously for the sake of the poor

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says he is keeping himself busy with workouts at gym and some movie-watching during self-isolation at NIS Patiala, urging the country to behave responsibly in its fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic for the sake of its poor.

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

World Athletics Championships 2019: Dutee Chand added to Indian team after AFI accepts IAAF's invite

The Athletics Federation of India had on 9 September named a 25-member team for the (27 September- 6 October) World Championships while also approving World University Games 100m champion Dutee's name, pending an invite from the IAAF.

Asian Games 2018: Javelin thrower Annu Rani gets green signal to fly to Indonesia after good performance in Railways Meet

Annu Rani, who won a bronze in the 2014 Asiad, could not qualify for the Asian Games during the National Inter-State Championships in Guwahati in June but was given another chance by asking her to appear for a confirmatory trial on 15 August at the NIS Patiala.

National Athletics coach Mohammed Kunhi sacked after doping controversy at NIS Patiala

Kunhi was among the three coaches who were issued show-cause notices after 400m runner Jithin Paul was handed a provisional suspension following a raid by the National Anti Doping Agency