Amoj Jacob

Baranica Elangovan of Tamil Nadu set a new national pole vault record of 4.23m at the Indian Indoor Open competition. She improved her previous mark by 0.01m, expressing satisfaction with her performance despite failing to clear 4.30m. Her coach is now focusing on upcoming national events and technical improvements for the Asian Games.

Several Bollywood celebs congratulated athletes Muhammed Anas, amoj jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh for qualifying for the final.

Quarter-milers amoj jacob and Priya Mohan shared the limelight with long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and Ancy Sojan in the Indian Grand Prix 1 Athletics Meet at the Chandrasekharan Nair Police Stadium here on Sunday. Amlan Borgohain of Assam and Tamil Nadu's S Dhanalakshmi were comfortable winners in the men's and women's 200m respectively.

Arokia Rajiv, who won silver in the men’s 400m event at the recently-held Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneshwar, fought many odds to finish at the podium.

Delhi government has announced a cash prize of Rs 3 crore for those athletes from Delhi who bag a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Those winning silver medals will be given Rs 2 crore and bronze medallists will get Rs 1 crore. An amount of Rs 10 lakh will also be awarded to the coaches of the medal-winning athletes.

amoj jacob, a crucial member of the men's 4x400m relay team that came tantalisingly close to breaking the USA's dominating streak at the recent World Athletics Championships, expressed his confidence on Tuesday that India would clinch the gold at Asian Games.

Rajesh Ramesh, Aishwarya Mishra, amoj jacob and Subha Venkatesan helped India win the 4x400m mixed relay, beating back the challenge from Sri Lanka and Japan who settled for the silver and bronze medals respectively. India added five medals on the penultimate day of the Asian Athletics Championships here on Saturday.

The Indian 4x400m relay quartet shattered the Asian record with a 3:00:25 effort in the Olympics heat race but failed to qualify for the final round by a whisker on Friday.

Fielding under-strength teams after having qualified for the Paris Olympics, both the men's and women's 4x400m quartets finished second at the inaugural Asian Relay Championships in Bangkok on Tuesday.

India’s 4x400m men’s relay team scorched the track and ran a historic race at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on Saturday, finishing second in the heats with an Asian record (AR) of 2 minute 59.05 seconds. The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, amoj jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh put in a stunning display to finish above an athletics powerhouse like Great Britain (2:59.42 seconds) and qualify for the final of World Athletics Championships.

Indian athletes ended their campaign in the 17th Asian Junior Championships at a creditable third position with a rich haul of 17 medals, including seven gold, at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Neeraj Chopra leads a 28-member Indian team at Paris Olympics starting July 26. Skipping Diamond League to prepare, he joins Asian Games champions and key 4x400m men's relay team members. Events are at Stade de France from August 1 to August 11. World Athletics added a mixed-relay event, removing the men's 50km race walk.

Three more records fell on Day 3 of the 33rd National Junior Athletics Championships at the Acharya Nagarjuna University athletics ground here.

India's men's and women's 4x400m relay teams qualified for the Paris Games after finishing second in their Olympic qualifying rounds at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. The men's team suffered an injury in the heats, but Rajiv continued to impress in the second Olympic qualifying round, replacing Rajesh in the race.

With prominent names such as Dutee Chand and Hima Das featuring in it the women’s 100m final was the most anticipated race in the Federation Cup athletics meet in Patiala on Tuesday. In the men’s 400m final, Delhi’s amoj jacob stole the show with a 45.68 second timing. The TN duo Naganathan Pandi (46.09) and Arokia Rajiv (46.52) were second and third respectively.

As four athletes from Delhi have been selected to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia called for a meeting to discuss how to improve the quantum of support for these athletes along with the Delhi Sports University Vice-Chancellor Karnam Malleshwari.

amoj jacob's flying lap of 45.93 sec in the anchor leg and Muhammed Ajmal's fighting performance helped India bag an automatic qualification spot in the men's 4x400m relay final on Friday.

The Indian men's 4x400m relay team is now considered a strong contender for gold at the Asian Games after their impressive performance at the World Athletics Championships. The team, consisting of Mohammed Anas, amoj jacob, Mohammed Ajmal, and Rajesh Ramesh, became the first Indian quartet to finish the race in under three minutes. Although they face tough competition from Japan, the team is confident in their abilities and credits their improvement to their Jamaican coach, Jason Dawson.

Another batch of 12 Indian track and field athletes on Thursday left the country for Australia to get acclimatised to the conditions there ahead of next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Aman Sehrawat clinched India's first wrestling medal at the Paris Olympics as he registered a 13-5 victory over Puerto Rico's Darian Toi Cruz in the bronze medal match on Friday.

The Indian men's 4x400m relay team shattered the Asian record during an electrifying race, clocking an astounding 2 minutes 59.05 seconds. This exceptional performance secured their spot in the final round of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, marking a historic achievement.

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will continue to train with his German coach Klaus Bartonietz, whose contract has been extended till the 2024 Paris Games, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) confirmed on Sunday.

Jalandhar-based Lovely Professional University (LPU) on Tuesday announced cash rewards for its 11 Olympic and Paralympic-bound students, provided they win a medal at ongoing Tokyo Games and the upcoming Paralympics. "The university will be giving Rs 50 lakh to gold medal winners, Rs 25 lakh to silver and Rs 10 lacs for bronze," LPU said in a statement.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Indian men's 4x400m relay team for their impressive performance at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The quartet, consisting of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, amoj jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh, broke the Asian record and secured their place in the final with a second-place finish in their heat. Their exceptional teamwork and speed secured their participation in the final, scheduled for Sunday.

The Indian men's 4x400m relay team qualified for the final at the Commonwealth Games after finishing second in its heat race on Friday.

India's women's 4x400m relay team and mixed relay squads may miss the World Athletics Championships beginning in Budapest, Hungary, on August 19 but for any last-minute miracles before the World Athletics' (WA) deadline ends on Sunday.

Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary finished at the eleventh position in the 3000 meters steeplechase final of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest in Hungary on Monday.