Tag: Indian Athletics

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P. T. Usha’s 1984 Olympic Heartbreak: The 0.01-Second That Made History

By Sohini Mukherjee · 18 Oct 2026 · 5:41 PM IST

  P. T. Usha and the 1984 Olympics: A Race Against History Sometimes, the distance between victory and defeat is…

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Eldhose Paul: India’s Historic Golden Leap in Triple Jump

By SSI Bureau · 15 Oct 2026 · 11:28 PM IST

The Golden Leap: Eldhose Paul’s Journey from Kerala to Commonwealth Games Glory August 2023 SSI Fanzine Cover Story From humble…

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Just 1cm Decides Gold! Mubassina Mohammed Beats Shaili Singh

By Sohini Mukherjee · 13 Oct 2026 · 8:15 PM IST

Mubassina Mohammed Wins Gold by One Centimetre Mubassina Mohammed produced a winning leap of 6.38m to capture the women’s long…

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Sharuk Khan Wins 3000m Steeplechase as Ankita Dhyani Breaks Meet Record

By Sohini Mukherjee · 13 Oct 2026 · 7:01 PM IST

  National Open Athletics Championships: Sharuk Khan Shines The National Open Athletics Championships delivered impressive performances in Delhi, with Sharuk…

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Asian Games 2026: Rajnath Singh Felicitates Services Athletes After Record 27-Medal Haul

By Sohini Mukherjee · 12 Oct 2026 · 11:20 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated athletes from India’s three Armed Services on October 12 after they delivered a record performance…

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Anushka Yadav Breaks Hammer Throw Meet Record

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By Sohini Mukherjee · 11 Oct 2026 · 6:30 PM IST

Anushka Yadav Breaks Hammer Throw Record as Baranica Elangovan Wins Pole Vault Gold Anushka Yadav throws 66.53m to erase Manju…

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Manikanta Hoblidhar Wins 100m Gold

By Sohini Mukherjee · 10 Oct 2026 · 5:39 PM IST

Manikanta Hoblidhar Wins 100m Gold After Injury Setback Indian sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar made an impressive return to the track by…

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Vithya Ramraj’s Record Run: India’s 400m Hurdles Journey

By Sohini Mukherjee · 5 Oct 2026 · 11:27 PM IST

Vithya Ramraj’s Record Run: How India Has Progressed in the 400m Hurdles Vithya Ramraj has finally rewritten one of the…

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Gulveer Singh: He Started Running for the Army. How Did He Become India’s Distance Star?

By Sohini Mukherjee · 3 Oct 2026 · 6:55 PM IST

There is something unusual about Gulveer Singh’s story. He did not initially take up running with the dream of becoming…

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OP Singh Karhana: The Long and ‘Short’ of an Olympian

By SSI Bureau · 1 Oct 2026 · 6:05 PM IST

OP Singh Karhana and Shot Put Born in Lakhuwas near Gurugram, Haryana, OP Singh Karhana grew up in a family…

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Gulveer Singh’s Asian Games Hat-Trick: Dal, Devotion and Three Medals

By Sohini Mukherjee · 30 Sep 2026 · 7:28 PM IST

Gulveer Singh Asian Games 2026: Three Medals, One Remarkable Story Gulveer Singh Asian Games 2026 campaign ended with a remarkable…

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Nithya Gandhe: Sprinting Through Ups and Downs

By SSI Bureau · 29 Sep 2026 · 7:15 PM IST

Nithya Gandhe and Athletics Nithya Gandhe’s Early Sporting Journey In September 2024, Telangana sprinter Nithya Gandhe secured gold in the…