Hong Kong hurdler Vera Lui Lai-yiu, still registered with World Athletics as representing Hong Kong, competed for Monaco at the European Small States Athletics Championships, winning the 100m hurdles and setting a Monaco national record, sparking debate in Hong Kong.
82-year-old Ding Ming breaks national 80m hurdles record in 80-84 age group at 2026 China Masters Athletics Championships with 16.73 seconds, attributing success to relaxed mindset and passion for fitness.
Madhya Pradesh athletes Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar broke the national pole vault record at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition in Ranchi, clearing 5.45m. Despite their achievement, they were seen travelling by e-rickshaw with their equipment, drawing criticism online.
Gurindervir Singh shattered the Indian 100m national record with a time of 10.09 seconds at the National Senior Federation Competition. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar praised the sprinter's historic achievement on social media.
Gurindervir Singh set a new 100m national record with 10.09 seconds in Ranchi, qualifying for the Commonwealth and Asian Games. His family and Punjab CM celebrated the historic achievement, making him the first Indian to break the 10.10-second barrier.
Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar shattered the national pole vault record at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition, clearing 5.45m. Meena won gold on countback. Both athletes met the Commonwealth Games qualification standard.
Gurindervir Singh set a new national record in the men's 100m with a 10.09-second run. Vishal TK became the first Indian to run the 400m under 45 seconds (44.98s). Tejaswin Shankar also broke the 8000-point mark in decathlon.
Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh shattered the men's 100m national record twice within minutes at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition. Kujur's 10.15s secured the record and a 2026 Commonwealth Games qualifying mark.
Iran secretly executed four men, including two Kurdish political activists and two Iraqi nationals, without notifying their families. Amnesty International reported Iran carried out the most executions globally in 2025.
Australia is experiencing its largest diphtheria outbreak since 1991, with over 220 cases recorded. The Northern Territory has the highest number of cases, and the first suspected death in a decade was recorded there. Health officials are urging vaccination, particularly in remote Indigenous communities.
Taylor Swift's "1989" album has been selected for induction into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry, marking a career milestone. Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" will also be inducted. The news comes as Swift prepares for her wedding to Travis Kelce.
Baranica Elangovan set a new Indian pole vault national record of 4.23m at the Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, bettering her own mark of 4.22m from March. The Tamil Nadu athlete, who has already cleared the 4.10m Asian Games qualification mark three times this year, attempted 4.30m but failed. Meanwhile, India's 4x100m mixed relay team broke the national record at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana.
Australian men's 4x100m relay team equalled the national record with 37.87 seconds to finish third in their heat and reach the final at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. The quartet of Lachlan Kennedy, Joshua Azzopardi, Christopher Ius and Rohan Browning also secured Australia's spot at the 2027 World Championships in Beijing. Two other Australian records fell on day one, with the men's 4x400m team clocking 2:57.30 and the mixed 4x400m team running 3:12.20.
Pole-vaulter Kuldeep Kumar set a new national record of 5.41m at the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, representing Madhya Pradesh. The 21-year-old from Prayagraj bettered Dev Kumar Meena's previous mark of 5.40m, achieved at the World University Games last year. Kuldeep hopes his achievement will bring visibility to pole vault in India and prevent future incidents like the one in January when he and Meena were briefly detained at Panvel railway station after ticket examiners objected to their poles being called 'steel pipes'.
Pole vaulter Kuldeep Kumar set a new national record of 5.41m at the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, bettering Dev Kumar Meena's previous mark of 5.40m. The 21-year-old from Prayagraj, who was briefly detained at Panvel railway station in January with his poles, said he hopes this achievement ensures no one else faces similar issues.
Sawan Barwal broke India’s 48-year-old marathon national record in his debut at Rotterdam, but the achievement was overshadowed by disappointment over missing his target. Barwal looks back at the race, the collapse in the closing stretch, the support system behind the run and the reason for switching from 5000m, 10000m to marathon.
