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Time of India
5 days ago
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- Time of India
EXPLAINED: Why India's men's 4x100m relay team was disqualified at Asian Athletics Championships
Image credit: NEW DELHI: India's men's 4x100m relay team faced disqualification during the heats at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on Friday. The team, comprising Manikanta Hoblidar, Amlan Borgohain, Rahul Kumar, and Pranav Gurav, had initially secured second place — typically enough to secure a spot in the final. However, they were later marked as disqualified while the official results were being announced. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The disqualification came after officials determined that a baton exchange had occurred outside the designated takeover zone, in violation of World Athletics Technical Rule 24.7. Malaysia's relay team also faced disqualification for the same infraction. 'I don't want to be a one-season wonder': Punjab Kings' Shashank Singh It is understood that India has opted not to contest the decision. Notably, the Indian side ran the heats without regulars Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur, who were replaced by Pranav and Rahul.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Feisty Amlan Borgohain eyes relay gold at Asian Athletics
Amlan Borgohain Sometimes a sprint can turn into a marathon – tough, unfriendly, mostly unforgiving. Ask Amlan Borgohain. His race is still on, the finish line seemingly nowhere in sight, but he's not giving in. There were high hopes from the Assam sprinter when he broke the 200m national record in 2022 and followed it up by running the 100m in 10.25 seconds. Things would only get better from here on, they said. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! But Amlan failed to keep up the good show and endured a mediocre 2023, when his returns remained average. The wake-up call was when he finally finished sixth in the 200m at the Asian Games that October. Who's that IPL player? It was a tough pill to swallow, nothing that a shake-up of pride, and an athlete's belief in his training couldn't fix. Those hard yards. But what happened a month later would scar him for life. Amlan's mother, who has been undergoing dialysis for some months, passed away. Barely was his grieving complete, closure reached at losing his biggest supporter and inspiration, when the following January, he suffered an injury during a practice session. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo His best timings in 2024 read 21.51 seconds in 200m and 10.46 seconds in 100m — ample evidence of just which misery lane he was running in. More Than a Team: The Rise of CSK & the Whistle Podu Army But this is 2025, and there's possibly the home stretch in sight. Finally. The year holds a lot of promise for Amlan as not only has he begun making up for lost ground with promising timings, but he also finds himself part of a collective that is brimming with potential and hope. As part of the 4x100m relay team that broke the national record with 38.69 sec in April's Indian Open Relay Competition, Amlan may just be finding that the baton change was the transition he needed all along. The quartet of Borgohain, Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur and Manikanta Hoblidhar will now be hoping to repeat their feat at Asian Athletics Championships starting Tuesday (May 27-31) in Gumi, Republic of Korea. 'We want to win gold, but it will be very tough because in order to do that we will have to pass the baton perfectly,' Amlan told TOI, during an exclusive interaction ahead of departure to Korea. Speaking for the collective, Amlan's is not an unrealistic aim considering the South Korean team won bronze in 4x100m relay at the 2023 Asian Games in 38.74 seconds. But as athletics director with Reliance Foundation James Hillier also said, the team will have to perfect the art of passing the baton if they harbour ambitions of finishing on the podium. They have been practicing just that under Hillier's watchful eye during the camp in Mumbai over the past few weeks. While Hillier has been more than pleased with the quartet's performance, he is happiest about how Amlan has made a comeback from his injury. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
The Hindu
24-04-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Animesh sets new men's 200m National record; Praveen equals his National triple jump mark
Animesh Kujur could not contain himself, leaving out a loud roar of joy and relief at the Maharaja's Stadium here on Thursday. The 21-year-old from Odisha had just broken the three-year-old 200m National record, clocking an impressive 20.40s, while beating record-holder Amlan Borgohain to the gold. It was a fantastic evening at the 28th National Federation athletics championships for minutes earlier Tamil Nadu triple jumper Praveen Chithravel had equalled his own National record (17.37m) and also qualified for this September's Tokyo Worlds. And Asian silver medallist long jumper Shaili Singh proved that she is getting back to her best with a 6.64m effort that saw her break her mentor Anju Bobby George's 23-year-old meet record while beating Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan (6.46m). 'After the fantastic 100m on Monday, I knew something was going to happen in the 200m today,' said Animesh. Long time coming 'It's been a long time coming. We've got to thank the guys who pushed him, Mani, Raghul and Amlan,' said Martin Owens who coaches Animesh at the Odisha Reliance Centre. Praveen had crossed 17m in Bengaluru last month and prior to the final here he had written '17.20m for my coach Yoandris' behind his chest number and proudly showed it to the world after his big jump. 'I wanted to help my sore heel recover, so I stopped after three rounds,' said Praveen. Asian champion Abdulla Aboobacker took the silver (16.99m). Robert Bobby George had expected Shaili to jump around 6.75m today and though she could not go that far, the 21-year-old produced her best jump in nearly two years. Meanwhile, Samardeep Gill (19.34m) shocked Asian Games shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor (18.77) while another Asiad winner Annu Rani was not at her best but won the women's javelin title comfortably. The results (winners only): 200m: Animesh Kujur (Odi) 20.40s (NR, Old: 20.52, Amlan Borgohain, 2022); 800m: Anu Kumar (Utk) 1:47.78s; 5,000m: Abhishek Pal (Rly) 13:40.59s. Triple jump: Praveen Chithravel (JSW) 17.37m (equalled own National record, old meet record 16.99m, Eldhose Paul, 2022); shot put: Samardeep Singh Gill (MP) 19.34m; decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar (Del) 7603 points (MR, Old: 7502, Jora Singh, 2006). Women: 200m: Nithya Gandhe (Tel) 23.68s; 800m: Twinkle Chaudhary (Reliance) 2:00.71 (MR, Old: 2:01.79, K.M. Chanda, 2023); 5,000m: Sanjivani Jadhav (Mah) 15:43.42s. Javelin: Anu Rani (UP) 56.66m; high jump: Pooja (Har) 1.84m; long jump: Shaili Singh (UP) 6.64m (MR, Old: 6.59, Anju Bobby George, 2002); hammer throw: Harshita Sehrawat (Reliance) 61.65m.
News18
24-04-2025
- Sport
- News18
National Federation Senior Athletics: Animesh Kujur Shatters NR As Reliance Foundaion Athletes Shine With 27 Medals
Kujur clocked a blistering 20.40 seconds run in the 200m event to to better Amlan Borgohain's best. In men's triple jump, Chithravel equalled his own national record of 17.37m. Reliance Foundation supported athletes put up a strong show at the 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in Kochi from April 21-24 by winning a total of 27 medals including 7 Golds, 11 Silvers and 9 Bronze medals. A total of 14 athletes from Reliance Foundation are now in contention to represent India at the Asian Championships next month after meeting the qualification standard in their events. The Asian Championships are scheduled to be held in Gumi, South Korea from May 27-31. As many as 10 athletes registered new Personal Bests at the meet in addition to three meet records and Animesh Kujur setting a new national record in the 200m by clocking a time of 20.40s in the final, beating the previous national record which stood in the name of his fellow RF athlete Amlan Borgohain. Amlan won silver on Thursday in a time of 20.80s. The new meet records were set by Twinkle Chaudhary (Women's 800m), Sawan Barwal (Men's 10,000m) and Manikanta Hoblidhar (Men's 100m), with all three of them making a claim on a berth at the Asian Championships. Speaking after his national record, Animesh said, 'I had a feeling that I would get a good time after the race earlier in the day. My focus is on the World Championships. I felt like I got a really good push today, especially around the 100m mark. I want to thank my coach, Odisha government and my whole team at Reliance Foundation for always supporting me." RF athletes had a terrific final day, winning 11 medals to record their best ever tally at the competition. Lauding the display of the athletes as well as the support staff, James Hillier, Athletics Director, Reliance Foundation, said, 'Our athletes were really dominant in the sprints, jumps, endurance and the throws events. This is the first competition where we have had our athletes win multiple medals in all these four event areas, so I'm very pleased with our display, which is our best ever at this competition. A total of 14 of our athletes have breached the qualification marks for the Asian Championships, which is an impressive number. A lot of our athletes, including Jyothi, Tejas and Jeswin had niggles and injuries, but all three of them managed to medal. A lot of credit goes to our 22 member support staff, including the assistant coaches, physios, performance managers and strength and conditioning coaches, who are here for helping the athletes get on the track and recover optimally. It took a very strong, collaborative effort to get this result." A total of five athletes won multiple medals: Sawan Barwal, Animesh Kujur, Kiran Matre, Moumita Mondal and Seema. Sawan won Gold in both the men's 5000m and 10000m events, with Kiran winning bronze. Seema also showed impressive endurance to win silver in both the 5000m and 10000m events. Animesh had previously won silver in the 100m event in the tournament, while Moumita Mondal continued her sensational form this year by winning bronze in heptathlon as well as the long jump event, where she registered a new personal best of 6.45m. RF also swept the Golds in the hammer throw events, with Damneet Singh's personal best of 68.30m and Harshita Sehrawat's season best of 61.65m seeing them finish on top of the podium. RF also had twin podium finished in the women's long jump and decathlon events on the final day of action. Ancy Sojan won silver with a leap of 6.46m to also surpass the Asian Championships mark. Yamandeep Sharma and Jashbir Nayak both rewrote their personal bests en route to winning silver and bronze in the decathlon. Jyothi Yarraji and Tejas Shirse continued their dominance in the sprint hurdles events by cruising to Gold medals, while Jeswin Aldrin also made a successful return to competing in India with a silver in the men's long jump with a best effort of 7.83m. First Published:
