IAAF World Championships : All

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India at 2019 IAAF World Athletics: Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Jinson Johnson Disappoint
04 Oct 2019
Tejinder Pal Singh Toor threw a season’s best 20.43 m, but it wasn’t enough to see him qualify for the final. Jinson Johnson meanwhile read the conditions badly to crash on the home stretch at the…
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IAAF World Championships: Annu Rani Breaks National Record; Athletes Wilt in Doha Heat
01 Oct 2019
Annu Rani provided the highlight for the Indian contingent while the chatter stuck around the difficult conditions for athletes and the swathes of empty seats at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics…
Leslie Xavier
Hima Das’ Gold Medals and the Need for a Realistic Perspective
22 Jul 2019
For a nation starved of sporting success outside of cricket, any success is glorious. But, it is time to change that culture and understand the context of victories and the standards involved. Hima…
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Caster Semenya Continues Fight Against Gender Humiliation; Platini Detained in Corruption Probe
19 Jun 2019
Newsclick's Editor in Chief Prabir Purkayastha and Siddhanth Aney discuss implications of Caster Semenya's latest appeal against the IAAF in the Swiss Federal Tribunal, and the arrest of Michel…
Leslie Xavier
Caster Semenya vs IAAF: CAS Ruling a Case of Protecting Majority By Targeting the Minority
02 May 2019
The International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF’s) victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Caster Semenya over the DSD rule casts a long shadow on athletics. Aside…
Leslie Xavier
Caster Semenya vs IAAF: CAS Verdict Will Forever Change Women’s Sport
30 Apr 2019
By straitjacketing women in sport and forcing them to adhere to patriarchal principles of the past, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is setting a dangerous course for the…
Leslie Xavier
Coming Soon, a Golden Period in Indian Athletics
29 Sep 2018
M Sreeshankar, Hima Das and Neeraj Chopra: Three youngsters, across three disciplines, have offered up their potential and displayed their talent on the global stage. Now it is time to refine and…