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Annu breaks own Fed Cup women s javelin record
By IANS |
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Mon, Mar 15 2021 20:33 IST |
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Annu Rani. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 15 : Asian medallist Annu Rani on Monday bettered her own meet record with a throw of 63.24 metres in the women s javelin throw, but fell short of the Tokyo Olympic qualification mark of 64 metres, on the opening day of the Senior National Federation Cup athletics.
The 28-year-old Uttar Pradesh international thrower looked in good form after having recorded a throw of 61.45m in her opening throw meet at Patiala s National Institute of Sports (NIS). But on her third attempt, she hurled the javelin to a distance of 63.24 metres which was better than her own meet record of 62.34 metres, set in 2019.
Federation Cup: Pressure on top athletes to qualify for Olympics
By IANS |
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Sun, Mar 14 2021 23:27 IST |
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New Delhi, March 14 : The pressure will be on India s top athletes to achieve Tokyo Olympic Games qualification standards during the Senior National Federation Cup athletics meet starting on Monday at Patiala s National Institute of Sports.
In the five-day first major competition of the season, over 500 aspiring athletes from across the country are expected to compete. The biggest draw will be the men s 400 metres that has attracted 54 entries, and of these, 17 are from Haryana. The first round of the men s 400m will take place in the morning session while the semi-finals are slated for the post lunch session.
Indian Grand Prix athletics: Dutee, Hima Das win sprints
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Thu, Feb 25 2021 19:57 IST |
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Patiala, Feb 25 : Assam s sprint prodigy Hima Das won the women s 200m race while Odisha s Dutee Chand dominated 100m in the second leg of the Indian Grand Prix meet at Patiala s National Institute of Sports here on Thursday.
Hima s winning time of 23.31 seconds in her first race after a long layoff due to back injury could be seen as good performance, but it fell short of Tokyo Olympic qualification time of 22.80 seconds.
Hima, the 21-year-old 2018 world junior 400m champion and national record holder of 50.79 seconds, hasn t done well over the one-lap race since April 2019 due to lower back pain. She has now switched to shorter sprints 100m and 200m. She is also one of the key runners in the national women s 4x100m relay team.