New Delhi, June 22 (Ians) India on Thursday named a 54-member team for the Asian Athletics Championships, to be held in Bangkok from July 12 to 16, featuring star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, Asian record holder shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor and new decathlon champion Tejaswin Shankar in the national track and field contingent.
The team was picked by the selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
At Asian Athletics Championships, the focus will be on Toor, Sreeshankar and Tejaswin, who did very well at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletic Championships 2023 in Bhubaneswar.
On the other hand, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Commonwealth Games silver medallist 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable were not named in the team as the duo will continue to train abroad for the World Championships in Budapest in August.
As per AFI, the national camp will be organised in Patiala, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram before the Asian Athletics Championships.
The team was picked by the selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
At Asian Athletics Championships, the focus will be on Toor, Sreeshankar and Tejaswin, who did very well at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletic Championships 2023 in Bhubaneswar.
On the other hand, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Commonwealth Games silver medallist 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable were not named in the team as the duo will continue to train abroad for the World Championships in Budapest in August.
As per AFI, the national camp will be organised in Patiala, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram before the Asian Athletics Championships.
- 6/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (Ians) India’s 2018 Jakarta Asian Games champion in men’s shot put Tajinderpal Singh Toor hogged the limelight on the final day of the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship here on Monday as he erased the Asian record.
Toor was declared the best male athlete of the championship and was successful in qualifying for the Budapest World Athletics Championship. Jyothi Yarraji emerged female athlete of the meet.
The Punjab international shot putter recorded a 21.77m throw in his third attempt to improve his Asian mark of 21.49m he set at Patiala in 2021.
On his way to winning gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, his best throw was 20.75m, a games record.
“My training had gone as per plan and I was prepared to go past the 21m barrier,” the elated thrower said after etching his name in record books on Monday. “My next plan is to break the 22m barrier.
Toor was declared the best male athlete of the championship and was successful in qualifying for the Budapest World Athletics Championship. Jyothi Yarraji emerged female athlete of the meet.
The Punjab international shot putter recorded a 21.77m throw in his third attempt to improve his Asian mark of 21.49m he set at Patiala in 2021.
On his way to winning gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, his best throw was 20.75m, a games record.
“My training had gone as per plan and I was prepared to go past the 21m barrier,” the elated thrower said after etching his name in record books on Monday. “My next plan is to break the 22m barrier.
- 6/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (Ians) India’s 2018 Jakarta Asian Games champion in men’s shot put Tajinderpal Singh Toor hogged the limelight on the final day of the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship here on Monday as he erased the Asian record.
He was declared Best Male Athlete and was successful in qualifying for the Budapest World Athletics Championship. Jyothi Yarraji emerged as the Best Female Athlete of the meet.
The international shot putter from Punjab recorded a 21.77m throw in his third attempt to improve his Asian record of 21.49m set at Indian Grand Prix 4 held at Patiala on 21-06-2021. Toor has also won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia with an effort of 20.75m.
“My training had gone as per plan and I was prepared to go past the 21m barrier,” the elated thrower said after etching his name in record books on Monday. “My...
He was declared Best Male Athlete and was successful in qualifying for the Budapest World Athletics Championship. Jyothi Yarraji emerged as the Best Female Athlete of the meet.
The international shot putter from Punjab recorded a 21.77m throw in his third attempt to improve his Asian record of 21.49m set at Indian Grand Prix 4 held at Patiala on 21-06-2021. Toor has also won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia with an effort of 20.75m.
“My training had gone as per plan and I was prepared to go past the 21m barrier,” the elated thrower said after etching his name in record books on Monday. “My...
- 6/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bengaluru, Oct 19 (Ians) Services’ Manu Dp dominated the men’s Javelin Throw final at the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here, improving the meet record three times on his way to gold.
He opened with 80.32m and improved it to 80.50m before uncorking a final throw of 81.23m, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has informed here on Tuesday evening.
With his first throw, the 22-year-old broke the meet record set at 79.04m by Ravinder Singh Khaira in Lucknow in 2016. He remained the only athlete to breach the 80m mark on Tuesday, adding the National Open title to the top prize he won in the National Inter-State Championships in Chennai in June this year.
Manu will be pleased that he breached the 80m mark in a final for the fifth time this year, including in the Commonwealth Games where he finished fifth with 82.28. With...
He opened with 80.32m and improved it to 80.50m before uncorking a final throw of 81.23m, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has informed here on Tuesday evening.
With his first throw, the 22-year-old broke the meet record set at 79.04m by Ravinder Singh Khaira in Lucknow in 2016. He remained the only athlete to breach the 80m mark on Tuesday, adding the National Open title to the top prize he won in the National Inter-State Championships in Chennai in June this year.
Manu will be pleased that he breached the 80m mark in a final for the fifth time this year, including in the Commonwealth Games where he finished fifth with 82.28. With...
- 10/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
On August 25th we will see Kangana Ranaut in Sai Kabir’s Revolver Rani. According to the synopsis, Revolver Rani is a satirical and odd love story set against the backdrop of politics. It’s about Alka Singh (aka Revolver Rani), the leader of a political party, and her obsessive love for Rohan Mehra (played by Vir Das), a rising star of Bollywood. Sanjeev Srivastava was brought in to create the musical world of Revolver Rani and with the songs to make the story come alive. So how did he fare? Read on to find out!
The beginning sounds of the title track Revolver Rani was not promising because I kept checking to see if my computer was somehow skipping…sadly no, it is just the song. It gets better when the track transforms to an Usha Uthup jazz showcase and she is brilliant – of course. There are a couple...
The beginning sounds of the title track Revolver Rani was not promising because I kept checking to see if my computer was somehow skipping…sadly no, it is just the song. It gets better when the track transforms to an Usha Uthup jazz showcase and she is brilliant – of course. There are a couple...
- 4/10/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Renowned music director Ravi Shankar Sharma popularly referred to as Ravi, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday after he succumbed to his prolonged illness.
Ravi who turned 86 a couple of days earlier had been suffering from poor health owing to his age for some time. Known for his songs like 'Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho', 'Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai', 'Neele Gaganke Tale', 'Baabulki Duaaen Leti Ja', 'Doli Chadhke Dulhan Sasural Chali', 'O Meri Zohra Jabin', 'Tujhe Malum Nahin', 'Uljhan Suljhe Na', 'Tujhe Suraj Kahoo Ya Chanda', and 'Chhu Lenedo Nazuk Hothon Ko', the music director will surely be missed.
Bollywood Hungama sends out its heartfelt condolences to the music director's family and friends.
Ravi who turned 86 a couple of days earlier had been suffering from poor health owing to his age for some time. Known for his songs like 'Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho', 'Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai', 'Neele Gaganke Tale', 'Baabulki Duaaen Leti Ja', 'Doli Chadhke Dulhan Sasural Chali', 'O Meri Zohra Jabin', 'Tujhe Malum Nahin', 'Uljhan Suljhe Na', 'Tujhe Suraj Kahoo Ya Chanda', and 'Chhu Lenedo Nazuk Hothon Ko', the music director will surely be missed.
Bollywood Hungama sends out its heartfelt condolences to the music director's family and friends.
- 3/9/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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