Athletics Federation of India: News
27 Aug 2024
Javelin ThrowWorld Under-20 Championships: Neeraj Chopra extends support to Indian athletes
Neeraj Chopra, a two-time Olympic champion and renowned javelin thrower, has extended his best wishes to the Indian team participating in the 2024 World Under-20 Athletics Championships.
04 Oct 2023
Asian GamesAsian Games, decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar secures silver, shatters national record
Tejaswin Shankar scripted history by securing the silver medal in decathlon at the 2023 Asian Games.
02 Oct 2023
Asian GamesAsian Games 2023: India bag silver in mixed 4x400m relay
India won the bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the 2023 Asian Games on Monday.
01 Oct 2023
Asian GamesAsian Games: Jyothi Yarraji clinches controversial silver at 100m hurdles
Jyothi Yarraji clinched the silver medal in women's 100m hurdles at the 2023 Asian Games on Sunday.
07 Jun 2022
CyclingIndian cyclist accuses coach of 'inappropriate behavior': Details here
An Indian woman cyclist has accused the chief coach of national sprint team, RK Sharma, of "inappropriate behavior" during a camp in Slovenia.
03 Apr 2020
HollywoodSteven Spielberg teams with AFI for new online movie club
In these times of great uncertainty and anxiety, good movies could bring us joy and comfort.
11 Aug 2019
AthleticsAFI asked for athletes' photos; received shirtless, photoshopped images instead
Last month, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had made online registration compulsory for athletes to enter into competitions.
27 Nov 2018
IndiaDoping Scandal: Nirmala Sheoran, four other athletes test positive
India's quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran is among five athletes, who have tested positive for banned substances, as a fresh sporting doping scandal rocks the country.
30 Aug 2018
Dutee Chand#MeetTheMedalists: All you need to know about Dutee Chand
Dutee Chand etched her name in the record books by winning two individual medals at the Asian Games 2018.
18 Jul 2018
Athletics#IndiaProudAgain: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bags gold at French meet
India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France yesterday, beating 2012 London Olympics gold-medallist Keshorn Walcott.
30 May 2018
IndiaDiscus thrower Vikas Gowda bids adieu
Indian athlete Vikas Gowda announced his retirement on Wednesday, just three months ahead on the 2018 Asian Games.
13 Apr 2018
Australia'No needle' policy: Two Indian athletes told to leave CWG
The Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games was today left thoroughly embarrassed after race walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi and triple jumper V Rakesh babu were ordered to head back home.
28 Feb 2018
IndiaIndia's top javelin-thrower Kang fails dope-test; may get four-year ban
Top Indian javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang has been suspended provisionally by the world athletics governing body after he returned positive for a steroid in an out-of-competition test last week.
30 Jul 2017
World Athletics ChampionshipsHonour court's directive on Chitra: Vijay Goel to AFI
Sports minister Vijay Goel asked the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to honour Kerala High Court's directive to include Asia's 1500 metre gold medallist PU Chitra in India's squad for next month's World Athletics Championships in London.
27 May 2017
IndiaJavelin thrower Rohit Yadav handed provisional suspension by NADA
National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) handed a provisional suspension to javelin thrower Rohit Yadav after his tests were found positive for using a banned substance 'stanozolol'.
01 Sep 2016
Sports Authority of India (SAI)Whose fault - Sports Ministry's or Athletes?
Athletes preparing for the Olympics were demoralized for long with the bureaucracy's rigidity which had consistently hampered and hindered their training programmes.
03 Aug 2016
IndiaSprinter Dharambir banned for life; Rio dreams shattered
Indian sprinter Dharambir Singh was handed a life ban by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
