Neeraj Chopra praised India's young athletes after the country secured three medals—two silver and one bronze—at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, USA.
Australia's men's 4x100m relay team, including Lachlan Kennedy, Calab Law, Josh Azzopardi, Rohan Browning, and Chris Ius, received their Commonwealth Games gold medals in a delayed, understated ceremony in Glasgow, marking a historic win and highlighting significant investment in the nation's athletics program.
Australian athletes delivered an unprecedented performance on the final day of Commonwealth Games athletics, securing seven gold medals. Highlights include a podium sweep in the women's mile led by Abbey Caldwell, a historic 4x100m men's relay victory, and Kurtis Marschall's third consecutive pole vault gold, surpassing a Games record.
India's women's 4x100m relay team secured gold at the Asian Relay Championships 2026 with a season-best time of 43.85 seconds, narrowly defeating China. The team also contributed to a mixed 4x100m bronze and a mixed 4x400m silver, though the 4x400m relays saw mixed results overall. India finished the championships with one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal.
Hong Kong won their first medal at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, taking silver in the aquathlon mixed relay with a time of 1:02:35. China dominated to win gold in 1:01:44, while Japan claimed bronze in 1:03:54.
Hong Kong claimed their first medal at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China, winning silver in the aquathlon mixed relay. The quartet of Bailee Brown, Wong Tsz-to, Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Mark Yu Shing-him finished in 1:02:35, behind China's winning time of 1:01:44. Japan took bronze with a time of 1:03:54.
