Live
- Ludhiana court awards death penalty to woman for burying alive toddler
- Uniqus Consultech raises funds from Nexus Ventures, other investors
- As BJP hopes to retain Vadodara, Congress determined to give a fight
- PM Modi took decisive steps to bring peace in Northeast: BJP chief Nadda
- Excise policy case: Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia's judicial custody till April 26
- Another case booked against KCR's nephew
- ‘Sandhyaragam’ director Srinivas Nedunuri gets honoured at Ugadi Awards held by World Records Foundation
- IPL 2024: Devon Conway ruled out due to injury, CSK name Richard Gleeson as replacement
- KK Raju Conducts Enthusiastic Election Campaign in Visakhapatnam Constituency"
- Indian electronics industry sees impressive 154 pc growth in hiring, skilling: Report
Anu Rani books Wolds berth
Javelin thrower Anu Rani stole the limelight as she smashed her own national record en route to winning the gold medal on the fourth and final day of the 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships here.Rani, representing Uttar Pradesh, threw the spear to a distance of 61.86m to better her own earlier national mark of 60.01m in the last event of the competition at the NIS Patiala.
Patiala: Javelin thrower Anu Rani stole the limelight as she smashed her own national record en route to winning the gold medal on the fourth and final day of the 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships here.Rani, representing Uttar Pradesh, threw the spear to a distance of 61.86m to better her own earlier national mark of 60.01m in the last event of the competition at the NIS Patiala.
In the process, she also qualified for the World Championships to be held in London in August. The qualifying mark for the World Championships stands at 61.40m.Suman Devi, also of Uttar Pradesh, took the silver with a best throw of 55.03m, while K Rashmi of Karnataka won the bronze with 51.12m.Rio Olympian Nirmala Devi of Haryana also qualified for the World Championships as she won the gold in women's 400m race with a meet record timing of 51.28 seconds.
