Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio Olympics

Indian discus thrower Seema Punia has qualified for the Rio Olympic Games with a throw of 62.62 metres. The Haryana athlete outdid 2008 women’s Olympic champion Stephanie Brown-Trafton to......

Rio will be my best Olympics: Seema Punia

IMAGE: Seema Punia of India competes in the women's discus throw. Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images. Indian discus thrower Seema Antil-Punia, who secured Rio berth after clinching gold......

Poonia satisfied with seventh-place finish

Discus thrower Krishna Poonia is satisfied with her seventh place finish at the London Games and aims to do better in the next Olympics in Brazil. Poonia hurled the discus to a distance of 63.62m,......

Poonia 7th in discus throw, Perkovic wins gold

India's Krishna Poonia finished seventh in the women's discus throw at the London Olympics after a below-par performance on Saturday. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist's best effort was a......

Gatlin secures London return ahead of Gay

Justin Gatlin is back. So is Tyson Gay. Eight years after winning Olympic gold and two years after concluding a doping ban, Gatlin secured his return to the Games by running an eye-catching 9.80......