1951 Asiad medallist and 1952 Olympics marathoner Surat Singh Mathur dies of COVID-19
June 12, 2021 20:18 ISTMathur is the first athlete from independent India to complete an Olympic marathon race, at the 1952 Helsinki Games.
Mathur is the first athlete from independent India to complete an Olympic marathon race, at the 1952 Helsinki Games.
Milkha Singh has been under the observation of a medical team comprising senior doctors of the institute since his hospitalisation on June 3.
Chopra's opening throw in Lisbon on Thursday was 80.71m while his sixth and last throw was 83.18m. Chopra generally averages around 85 metres with his throws.
The 26-year-old from Manipur has qualified on the basis of her world ranking points. The Indian lifter is ranked second in the women's 49kg category with 4133,6172 points in her kitty.
It is third title of the season for the 26-year-old Vinesh, who claimed gold medals at the Matteo Pellicone event (March) and Asian Championship (April) earlier.
The 23-year-old made a promising start to his Olympic preparations with a decent 83.18m which he achieved in his sixth and final throw in the Lisbon event on Thursday.
Infections have slowed recently, but the spread of variants is still a concern that could put pressure on already stressed medical facilities.
Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra lauded the Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India for the initiative.
The 26-year-old Vinesh can now win her third gold in as many tournaments this season, having won titles in Matteo Pellicone (March) and Asian Championship (April).
A total of 100 Indian athletes have so far qualified and another 25 to 35 might make the cut for the delayed Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July 23 to August 8.
India had hired Kazarashvili in February 2019 to train country's Greco Roman wrestlers at the national camp in Sonepat till Olympics.
Anshu, 19, had qualified for the Tokyo Games through the Asian Olympic Qualifier, held in Almaty in April this year. Anshu is now the second Indian to have pulled out of the last Ranking Series event ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Earlier, both Manika and G Sathiyan had expressed their unavailability to attend the camp, preferring to continue training in Pune and Chennai respectively with their coaches.
After beginning with 80.71m, Chopra sent the spear to 83.18m in his sixth and final throw to win the javelin event at the Meeting Cidade de Lisboa (Meeting, City of Lisbon).
Brisbane is set to be the first Olympics host selected unopposed under a new system to streamline and speed up bidding campaigns.
This last minute change of kits seems to have created a challenge to get new kits prepared quickly.
Dingko was suffering from liver cancer, and he passed away aged 42. He had to undergo radiation therapy for liver treatment in January last year.
The Tokyo Olympics are slated to be held from July 23 to August 8 and the Indian shooting team will be represented by a record 15 members there.
All of 42 and four years after losing over 70 per cent of his liver to cancer, Dingko breathed his last at his Imphal home on Thursday, leaving Indian boxing stunned and the many he inspired with a deep sense of void in their lives.
The Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer died on Thursday after a long battle with liver cancer a the age of 42.
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