Gopi Thonakal qualifies for World Athletics Championships

March 18, 2019 5:40 PM

Gopi Thonakal qualifies for World Athletics Championships

In marathon, India's Asian champion Gopi Thonakal has qualified for the World Athletics Championships to be held in the Qatari capital Doha in September-October this year. He achieved qualification after finishing 11th in the Seoul International Marathon yesterday, clocking his personal best time of 2 hours 13 minutes 39 seconds.   The Seoul International Marathon is a world class IAAF Gold label event. Gopi's time was the second best ever by an Indian after the four-decade old...

Kamalpreet Kaur wins gold in women's discus throw event

March 15, 2019 9:15 PM

Kamalpreet Kaur wins gold in women's discus throw event

In Athletics, Kamalpreet Kaur grabbed the spotlight by winning a gold medal in the women's discus throw event. Kaur also qualified for the Asian Championships in the process on the opening day of Federation Cup in Patiala today.  Kamalpreet of Punjab emerged triumphant with a final throw of 60.25 metres which is better than the Asian Championships qualifying standard of 58.50 meters.   Shivpal Singh also booked a berth in the next month's Asian Championships in Doha in men&...