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 | I struggled to perform in Doha because I couldn’t adapt to the heat there, reveals Dutee Chand Star Indian sprinter Dutee Chand admitted, on Tuesday, that the reason she performed poorly at the World Championships was that she couldn’t adapt well to the heat in Doha. However, she credited her record-breaking performance at the national level to her preparations for the world event. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das named among national campers for period leading up to 2020 Olympics Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and teenage quarter-miler Hima Das appeared among the list of national campers named by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the period up to the Tokyo Olympics next year. Dutee Chand has been named as part of the nine-member 4x100m relay team. SportsCafe Desk |
 | National Open Athletics | Dutee Chand, PU Chitra close season with 200m, 800m titles Dutee Chand completed a sprint double by adding the 200m gold to her 100m title while PU Chitra added the women’s 800m crown to her 1500m title at the National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Sunday. Dutee Chand was adjudged the best athlete in the women’s category. SportsCafe Desk |
 | National Open Athletics | Dutee Chand betters her own 100m national record en route to title Indian sprinter Dutee Chand bettered her own national record in the women’s 100m semifinals at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Friday, clocking 11.22 seconds. MP Jabir created the men’s 400m hurdles meet record in the final with a timing of 49.41 seconds. SportsCafe Desk |
 | National Open Athletics Championships | Annu Rani clinches gold in javelin throw Annu Rani has clinched a gold medal in the women’s javelin throw final at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Thursday. Rani registered a distance of 58.60m while her teammate from Indian Railways Sharmila Kumari got to 53.28m and bagged the silver medal. SportsCafe Desk |
 | World Athletics Championships | Mixed relay team books Olympics berth, Dutee Chand crashes out India’s athletic contingent finally had a good day in office with their Kerala quartet of Muhammed Anas, V.K. Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Noah Nirmal Tom sealing an Olympic berth. In other events, the likes of M.P. Jabir and Dutee Chand failed to qualify with the required timing and crashed out. SportsCafe Desk |
| World Athletics Championships | Dutee Chand eyes personal best timing to qualify for finals Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has set herself a target of reaching the finals of the women’s 100m dash at the World Championships starting in Doha on September 27 and improving her personal best timing of 11.26s. She is, however, not yet eyeing the 11.15s qualification mark for the Tokyo Olympics. SportsCafe Desk |
| Athletics Federation of India confirm Dutee Chand's selection for World Championships The Athletics Federation of India has confirmed the selection of sprinter Dutee Chand in the Indian team for the upcoming world championships in Doha. The sprinter’s selection was delayed because she did not meet the qualification mark but is within the required number of competitors for the event. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Dutee Chand travelling to Doha with 25-member squad Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has been selected in the 25-member squad representing India at the Doha World Championships commencing later this month. The in-form sprinter who won gold earlier this year at the World University Games at Napoli, announced her selection via her Twitter on Tuesday. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Indian Grand Prix | Asiad gold medallist Arpinder Singh beaten in triple jump Asian Games’ champion triple jumper Arpinder Singh was beaten to the gold medal by Karthik Unnikrishnan at the Indian Grand Prix on Thursday. While India’s 4x400m relay team stumbled to improve their timing for the World Championships despite winning, Dutee Chand might just make the cut. SportsCafe Desk |
