Tanya Chaudhary (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: It took a minute for Tanya Chaudhary to put her feelings into words. She had very good reason to be overawed by the occasion. With a throw of 68.35m, the 22-year-old had just broken the national record in hammer throw at the Indian Athletics Series Final.Uttar Pradesh’s Chaudhary had…
File Pic: Tanya Chaudhary (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian athletics received a major boost just days before the Asian Games as Uttar Pradesh’s Tanya Chaudhary shattered the women’s hammer throw national record at the Indian Athletics Series Final on Thursday.Tanya sent the hammer to a distance of 68.35m, bettering the previous national record of 67.02m…
Gurindervir Singh (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: India’s fastest man Gurindervir Singh entered the Commonwealth Games carrying the weight of expectation after rewriting the national record earlier this year. Instead, his campaign came to an abrupt end in the men’s 100m heats, with a hamstring injury emerging as the key reason behind his disappointing outing.The…
Sarvesh Kushare (left) and Tejas Shirse Tejas Shirse will be looking to open India’s medal account in athletics as the track and field events begin at ther Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Monday. Shirse had broken the men’s 110m hurdles national record with a time of 13.27s during Indian Athletics Series in Ludhiana last month, and…
National record holder Sarvesh Kushare has already crossed the 2.30m mark, but the high jumper says his next target is even higher. After becoming the first Indian to clear 2.30m, Kushare has now set his sights on winning gold at the Asian Games and breaking the 2.35m barrier.Kushare created history by clearing 2.31m at the…