Doha

India began the second round of the qualifiers with a narrow 1-2 defeat to higher-ranked Oman before a memorable goal-less draw against Asian champions Qatar in Doha in September. read more

Chinki Yadav secured India’s 11th Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting with a career-best qualification score of 588 at the 14th Asian Championship in Doha on Friday. read more

Manu Bhaker (244.3) defeated Asian Games champion from China Wang Qian (242.8) to win gold in the in women’s 10m air pistol. read more

While the Indian shotgun team came back from Lahati with nothing but hurt pride, less than 10 days later, the pistol and rifle team returned from Rio with five gold, two silver and two bronze, and two Tokyo Olympics quota places. read more

After claiming top honours in the men’s disabled 100m and 400m IT1 events earlier, Gunasekaran won the gold in men’s disabled 200m IT1 event with a timing of 24.31s. read more

The cash award, says Patel, will help him train in Kenya for 3-4 months and prepare him for the 2020 season. “I have a dream of clinching an Olympic berth in 10,000m track event. read more

Dutee Chand broke her own national record as she clocked a timing of 11.22 seconds in the women’s 100m semifinals on her way to a gold medal at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on October 11. read more

India held Qatar to a goalless draw in Doha last month to underline their marked improvement under new head coach Igor Stimac who since taking charge has stressed on introducing a host of new faces in the team. read more

Here’s our list of six athletes who can blaze through records at the 2020 Games—each of their winning marks in Doha is better than the mark that fetched gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016. read more

Hassan’s blistering winning time of 3min 51.95sec was the sixth fastest in history, and sliced around seven seconds off the 16-year-old championship record. read more

For the first time at the biennial event, the marathon and race walks will have midnight starts to avoid daytime heat. But runners are still worried. read more

DOHA 2019: Barring Jinson Johnson and Tajinder Singh, Indian athletes’ performances have dipped since the Jakarta Asian Games and the forecast is bleak read more

The former Olympic and world champion middle-distance runner became head of world athletics’ governing body in 2015 and receives his second mandate just two days before the World Athletics Championships open in Doha. read more

Indian Football Team on Tuesday announced their 29-man squad for preparatory camp ahead of their clash with Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers. read more

Though the Russian federation remains banned, athletes from Russia have been competing for years as neutrals with 118 due to participate in the World Athletics Championships which get underway in Doha Friday. read more