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The Hindu
15-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2025: How did Indian athletes fare?
Four Indians were in the fray during the NCAA Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Here's how they fared in the prestigious collegiate competition Lokesh Satyanathan: Lokesh became the first Texan to earn a trophy at the NCAA Outdoor Nationals with a fifth place finish in the long jump. He finished with a best attempt of 7.83m (+0.1) bettering his 15th place finish from the 2023 edition. Bringin' home some hardware 🏆 Lokesh Sathyanathan becomes the first Texan to earn a trophy at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships with a 5th place finish 😤🤠 — Tarleton State XC & TF (@TarletonXCTrack) June 12, 2025 Selva Prabhu: Selva Prabhu, the U20 World silver medallist in Colombia 2022, managed a best effort of 16.09m (+0.2) to finish fifth in the triple jump in Oregon. The Indian U20 National Record holder represented Kansas State University, and got off to a strong start to his collegiate journey in the United States. #TeamIIS athlete Selva Prabhu, representing Kansas State University, earns First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships 🌟#CraftingVictories 🇮🇳 — Inspire Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) June 14, 2025 Krishna Jayasankar: Krishna Jayasankar, daughter of former India basketball captains Jayasankar Menon and Prasanna Jayasankar, finished 18th in the discus throw with a best effort of 52.99m. Representing the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), she became the first Indian woman to compete in the final of the NCAA Track and Field Championships. Here is her full story. Sharvari Parulekar: Representing Louisville, Sharvari Parulekar achieved All-American status after finishing 13th in the women's triple jump with a best mark of 13.01m. All-American status for Sharvari Parulekar 🌟 In her first NCAA Championships action, she takes 13th in the women's triple jump with a mark of 13.01m (42-8.25) (+2.7)!#GoCards x # — Louisville Track & Field / XC (@LouisvilleTFXC) June 15, 2025 Related Topics NCAA
The Hindu
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Neeraj's former coach Bartonietz takes up a new challenge in India
Klaus Bartonietz decided to step away from coaching last year after a five-year stint with Neeraj Chopra, but the German biomechanics expert is back in India, in a new role, aiming to guide the next generation of javelin throwers. Coming on as a consultant with JSW's Inspire Institute of Sports, Bartonietz held a week-long training camp at its academy in Hisar, working with upcoming talent including the likes of Jyoti — India's best thrower after Annu Rani at the moment — South Asian under-20 gold medallist Deepika and 18-year old Manpreet Singh, who trained in South Africa earlier this year. The searing heat in the region has been a non-issue for the 76-year-old. 'It is good, the heat, cold is not good for training,' he quipped. Champion coach in town! 👨🏫✨#TeamIIS is proud to announce that Dr. Klaus Bartonietz, who previously coached Neeraj Chopra to his Tokyo Olympics Gold, has joined us as the technical expert for the throws programme in Hisar. He had a five-day session with our throwers at Hisar.… — Inspire Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) May 20, 2025 'I'm retired as a full-time, responsible coach. I need more time for family in Germany, daughter with grandchildren in Australia. But I asked Manisha Malhotra, and she had the idea to bring me in to support the coaches and athletes here in Hisar, where they are building a centre for throwers,' Bartonietz said in an exclusive interaction with The Hindu on Wednesday. The plan He explained that the plan was to visit several times a year, for seven to 10 days, holding short camps and tracking athletes' progress. 'It was for a week now, maybe next time in July for two weeks. 'I will also be going around the village of Bangaon, where the javelin throwers are living in the Javelin Academy. I was critical, but it's a school with a really strong javelin centre, amazing talent. And they train hard,' Bartonietz added. The Bangaon academy in Haryana's Fatehabad district, started and run by coach Hanuman Singh, has the distinction of holding the National record in women's javelin in every age group except the senior level. Bartonietz also insisted that while the hype after Neeraj's Olympic gold saw interest spiking in javelin throw, a well-defined plan was essential to convert the potential into results in the long term. Relearning counterproductive 'It needs proper learning, a proper programme from the grassroots starting with kids, latest by 10-12 years, throwing javelins and learning to throw properly so that relearning is not necessary. Re-learning any technique is very counterproductive; it takes time and, in most cases, does not happen. Then they are not using their full potential and are prone to injuries. Glad to capture a moment with the men who made it possible - my coach Klaus Bartonietz and Physio Ishaan Marwaha. 🙏 — Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) August 13, 2024 'What we also don't want is rushing into success. The athletes, coaches, administration, and everyone is asking for medals and results everywhere in the world. You need to give them time to develop – these kids need a year for general preparation before they can start into event-specific training,' he explained. And yes, he did congratulate Neeraj after his recent 90m throw at the Doha Diamond League and was visibly proud of his ward. 'I was in flight during the competition, and then we got busy here, but I saw it later and messaged him. Nothing special, just congratulations, now that the mark is breached, keep going. 'I felt proud for Neeraj that he finally did it. And being sure that it's not the only one. Some athletes do it only once in life, then struggle all the time. But for him, this is just a stop on the way to bigger things, it's the beginning of the season. We have to plan to meet when he is in Europe... let's see,' he signed off.
