Odisha’s Ommkar Nanda delivered another impressive performance, winning gold in the men’s U-20 shot put at the National Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
Competing on home soil, Ommkar registered a best throw of 17.77 meters to secure the top position.
The victory comes shortly after his gold medal performance at the Indian Open Throws in Patiala, underlining his consistent form this season.
Sai Kiran finished second with a throw of 17.00 meters, while Harshit Gahlot secured the bronze medal with 16.98 meters.
Ommkar’s back-to-back wins highlight his growing dominance in the U-20 category and mark him as one of the promising talents in Indian athletics.
Karnataka’s Priyanka C delivered a standout performance at the National Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, winning gold in the women’s 3000m with a personal best time of 9:42.05.
The run marked a significant milestone in her career, as she broke the 10-minute barrier for the first time.
Priyanka showed strong improvement from her previous outing in the event, having clocked 10:07.14 in 2023.
Kajal Rangnath secured the silver medal with a time of 9:44.01, while Susmita Tigga finished third in 10:22.30.
Priyanka’s performance highlights her growing presence in middle-distance running and signals further potential in upcoming competitions.
Indian quarter-miler Bapi Hansda is set to return to competition at the National Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
The Asian U-18 medallist had a breakthrough performance last year, winning gold in the men’s 400m at the National Games with a personal best time of 46.82 seconds.
However, his season was cut short after he suffered a lower back injury while running the final leg of the relay for Team Odisha at the same event.
Following the injury, Hansda stayed away from competition before making his comeback in December 2025.
He marked his return with a silver medal in the men’s U-23 400m at the Odisha State Athletics Championships, clocking 49.48 seconds.
Now, with the National Indoor Championships approaching, Hansda will be looking to build momentum and return to his best form.
A new star has emerged in middle-distance running as Cooper Lutkenhaus made history at the 2026 World Indoor Championships.
At just 17 years old, Lutkenhaus became the youngest-ever World Indoor Champion, clinching gold in the men’s 800m and announcing himself on the global stage.
Already a record holder at both the U18 and U20 levels, the young athlete has now secured his first major senior title, marking a significant milestone in his rapidly rising career.
His victory not only highlights his exceptional talent but also signals the arrival of a new force in the 800m event.
With age on his side and records already to his name, Lutkenhaus is widely seen as one of the brightest prospects in world athletics.
Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer has made history at the World Indoor Championships in Toruń, setting a new world record in the men’s heptathlon with a total of 6670 points.
Ehammer surpassed the long-standing record set by Ashton Eaton in 2012, delivering an outstanding all-round performance across seven events.
His record-breaking run included 6.69 seconds in the 60m, an impressive 8.15 meters in the long jump, and 14.87 meters in the shot put. He continued his consistency with 2.02 meters in the high jump and 7.52 seconds in the 60m hurdles.
In the final two events, Ehammer cleared 5.30 meters in the pole vault and clocked 2 minutes 41.04 seconds in the 1000m to seal the historic mark.
The performance marks a new era in the heptathlon, with Ehammer establishing himself as the new benchmark in indoor combined events.
Armand Duplantis continues his dominance in pole vault, setting a championship record of 6.25 meters to claim his fourth World Indoor title.
The Swedish star delivered another historic performance, reinforcing his position as the undisputed leader in the event.
Duplantis has now won four consecutive World Indoor Championships titles, having previously secured gold in 2022, 2024, 2025, and now 2026.
His latest achievement adds to an already remarkable career, as he consistently pushes the limits of pole vaulting on the global stage.
With record-breaking performances and unmatched consistency, Duplantis remains the benchmark in the sport.
The veterinary inspectors moved through the holding pens at the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musanaa, Oman.
What they found, spread across twenty animals entered in one of Oman’s premier camel pageants, was a catalogue of interventions that read like a consultation at a Beverly Hills cosmetic clinic.
Hyaluronic acid had been injected into the lips for maximum pendulous effect. Silicone wax had been packed into the humps to give them a volume and symmetry that nature had declined to provide. Botox had been administered to the face to relax the muscles into an expression of permanent, serene superiority. Hormonal compounds had been deployed to sculpt musculature. All twenty camels were disqualified. Their owners faced heavy fines and multi-year bans from future competitions.
The Oman Camel Racing Federation, acting under the auspices of the broader Camel Club, responded that “we are keen to halt all acts of tampering and deception in the beautification of camels.” Similar statements have been issued for the better part of a decade and have have limited impact.
So what exactly is a camel beauty contest?
To outside observers, camel pageantry can seem like an elaborate joke. It is not. In the Gulf states, camels represent cultural heritage, social prestige, and serious money. A prize-winning camel is a statement of lineage and potential wealth. The modern competition economy has taken that tradition and turbocharged it…
Jordan Anthony has etched his name into the record books by becoming the fourth youngest athlete to win the men’s 60m title at the World Indoor Championships.
The young American sprinter joins an exclusive list of early champions in the event’s history. Interestingly, the three athletes younger than Anthony to win the title were also from the United States.
Trayvon Bromell achieved the feat in 2016, followed by Justin Gatlin in 2003, and Lee McRae back in 1987.
Anthony’s victory highlights the continued tradition of American excellence in short sprint events and signals the arrival of another major talent on the global stage.
His achievement adds to the legacy of young champions who have gone on to shape the future of sprinting.
Trayvon Bromell delivered a stunning performance in the men’s 60m semifinal at the World Indoor Championships, clocking 6.42 seconds to set the fastest time in the world this season.
The American sprinter matched his personal best with a dominant run, showcasing his top form ahead of the final.
Bromell finished comfortably ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who recorded 6.47 seconds, while Eloy Benitez secured third place in 6.57 seconds.
The performance underlines Bromell’s strong return to elite sprinting and positions him as a leading contender for the gold medal.
With momentum on his side, all eyes will be on Bromell as he heads into the final.
India’s Sneha Kolleri, who represented the country at last year’s World Relays, has been banned for three years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for Stanozolol.
She received a one-year reduction in sanction after signing an Admission of ADRV and Acceptance of Consequences form on March 3, 2026.
All her results from April 30, 2025, onwards have been disqualified.
What makes the case more intriguing is that she was tested twice by NADA at Trivandrum and Chandigarh before the World Relays, with both samples returning negative.
However, when the AIU re-tested her Chandigarh sample in Paris, it returned a positive result.
