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U20 Asian Athletics Championships: A memorable debut for sprinter Nipam, wins 100m bronze in Hong Kong

The 18-year-old national record holder in the U20 women’s 100m was slow off the blocks but regained lost ground as she shifted gears to post…

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May 28, 2026

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Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: Tejaswin Shankar adds heptathlon gold to Indian medal tally of five

Indian contingent overall finished sixth in the medal tally. China topped the chart with 34 medals, 10 gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze. Tejaswin Shankar…

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February 8, 2026

Ground Zero

I’ve won more laurels in decathlon than high jump, says Asian Games medalist Tejaswin Shankar

It was a wise and timely decision to switch to decathlon because I wasn’t able to cross 2.30m in high jump. India's Asian Games medalist…

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November 28, 2025