Neeraj Chopra urges MEA to resolve visa issues of Kishore Jena to enable him to take part in World Athletics Championships

August 17, 2023 5:12 PM

Neeraj Chopra urges MEA to resolve visa issues of Kishore Jena to enable him to take part in World Athletics Championships

Indian Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday urged Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to resolve the visa issues of athlete Kishore Jena to enable him to take part in the World Athletics Championships. The embassy of Hungary in India has cancelled Jena's visa and he will be forced to miss the World Athletics Championship which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to 27. Jena is a promising javelin thrower, who is currently placed at No.33 in...

World Athletics Championships: Javelin thrower Annu Rani finishes seventh in final

July 23, 2022 4:17 PM

World Athletics Championships: Javelin thrower Annu Rani finishes seventh in final

India's Annu Rani finished seventh in the women's javelin throw final with a below-par effort of 61.12m at the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Oregon. Competing in her second consecutive final in the showpiece, Rani achieved her best of the day in her second attempt but failed to cross 60m mark in other five throws on Friday. Her series read 56.18m, 61.12m, 59.27m, 58.14m, 59.98m and 58.70m. She has a season's and personal best of 63.82m. The national...

World Athletics Championships: MP Jabir qualifies for 400m hurdle semifinals

September 28, 2019 9:17 AM

World Athletics Championships: MP Jabir qualifies for 400m hurdle semifinals

In the opening day of the World Athletics Championships in Doha today, Long jumper M Sreeshankar failed to reach the final after a disappointing performance while 400m hurdler M P Jabir made it to the semifinals. Another 400m hurdler Dharun Ayyasamy, the national record holder, tumbled after the last hurdle to fail to qualify for the semifinals. The 20-year-old Sreeshankar could only produce the best jump of 7.62m from his three attempts in the qualification B. His effort was well below his seas...

US sprinter Coleman cleared as USADA withdraws case

September 3, 2019 11:41 AM

US sprinter Coleman cleared as USADA withdraws case

Christian Coleman has been cleared to take part in this month's World Athletics Championships after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) dropped charges against him on a technicality.  US sprinter Coleman, the fastest man over 100m this year, had been facing a two-year suspension after drug-testers were unable to locate him on three separate occasions in a 12-month period. However, USADA said in a statement that after receiving guidance from the World Anti-Doping Agency on how t...