Sumariwalla & Valson elected AFI president and secretary

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! Saddled with loads of books on their backs, riddled with brain teasers after class hours and burdened with tonnes of home work, are our children being denied the simple joys of a childhood? Certainly yes, ...

Nine of the 19 Indian athletes, including Olympic semifinalist Tintu Luka, invited for the in Thailand and Sri Lanka, will not be competing, mainly owing to the tough stand of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). The Chairman of the selection ...

The quartermile continued to be the topic of discussion in Indian athletics, albeit on a positive note, as M.R. Poovamma clocked 52.75 seconds to win the gold in the 17th Federation Cup athletics championships at the National Institute of Sports ...

The Athletics Federation of India has zeroed in on Delhi as the venue of the 20th Asian athletics championships to be held from July 3 to 7, and an official announcement is likely to be made in this regard within the next couple of days. The AFI, ...

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has decided to make selection trials mandatory for picking teams for international competitions. Concerns had been expressed after many athletes, who had achieved the prescribed norms for Olympic Games last year, failed ...

Kanpur, Apr 13 (UNI) P K Srivastava of Uttar Pradesh has been elected as treasurer of Athletics Federation of India in annual general election held at New Delhi today. Adille Sumariwala of Mahrashtra and C K Valson of Tamil Nadu have been elected as ...

Vishnu M V with his award | Express Photo Vishnu M V still gets goose bumps when he speaks about the rescue act he enacted on March 9, 2012 at Chalakkudi railway station. It was a daredevil act that helped him save life of a woman, who still remains ...

The third and final leg of the Indian Grand Prix, scheduled to be held on April 13, has been postponed due to clash of dates with the Annual General Body Meeting of the Athletics Federation of India. The AGM of the AFI, which will be held on April 13 and 14, will elect the president, secretary and treasurer of the federation, besides taking decisions on some other major issues. The venues of the first and second legs of the Indian GP have also been shifted from Panchkula and Ludhiana to Patiala ...