The Latest Breaking News from Shaili Singh

Great rivalries light up sport and the Neeraj Chopra-Kishore Jena battle promises exciting days for Indian athletics

Avinash Sable's stoic facade cracked on Day 1 of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. He failed to qualify for the 3000m steeplechase final, finishing 7th with a time of 8:22.24. Other Indian athletes also fell short of their season's bests, with Shaili Singh's 6.40m long jump the most disappointing.

T. Singh Toor retains Asian shot put gold; Parul, Shaili win gold, silver. India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor retained his Asian shot put gold despite a groin injury, while Parul Chaudhary and Shaili Singh won gold and silver respectively in the women's 3000m steeple chase and long jump. Japan's Sumire Hata…

The 25th Asian Championships begin in Bangkok on Wednesday and though a country is eligible for two berths in every event, India will have just one athlete each in many of the events where it is among the best in the continent.