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Jaden Pariat Selected For Ferrari Driver Academy Trials

Rising Indian motorsport star Jaden R Pariat has been invited to the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) selection trials, as one of the best young talents in the Asia Pacific and Oceania region. The prestigious Ferrari Academy selection trials begin on September 23 at Sepang. The drivers will take part in track walks, engineer meetings, fitness testing, and importantly time behind the wheel of a Tatuus FIA F4-T421 machine on track. The top five drivers then head to the FDA Scouting World Finals in Maranello.

"Definitely, I'm close to breaching 90m": Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has been trying it for a while now and the ace javelin thrower says he is "close" to breaching the coveted 90-metre mark and just needs "favourable conditions" to assist him in his quest. Last year, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist had fallen agonisingly short of the 90m mark, throwing the spear to a distance of 89.94m at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm. "Definitely, I'm close. I just need one perfect day with favourable weather conditions and I am confident I'll be able to achieve the throw," Chopra said during an interview with Jio Cinema.

Improved fitness has Canadian runner Moh Ahmed confident of return to world podium

At an altitude training camp earlier this month, Moh Ahmed didn't know if he was in good shape or would be at the start of this week's World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

AFI Chief Adille Sumariwalla Elected World Athletics Vice President, Becomes First Indian EB Member

Adille Sumariwalla on Thursday became a member of the powerful World Athletics Executive Board after he was elected as one of the four vice presidents, the highest post occupied by an Indian in the global track and field governing body. The 65-year-old Sumariwalla, currently the president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) since 2012, received the third highest number of votes cast during the WA elections held two days ahead of World Championships in Budapest. He will serve a four year term.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe Says Return Of Russian Athletes 'Unlikely' Before Paris Olympics

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was "unlikely" that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year's Paris Olympics. All Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competition "for the foreseeable future" since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. That includes the option of competing as a neutral. "I don't have a crystal ball, I follow world events in the same way that you all do," Coe told journalists after his re-election as head of track and field's world governing body.

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Jaden Pariat Selected For Ferrari Driver Academy Trials

"Definitely, I'm close to breaching 90m": Neeraj Chopra

Improved fitness has Canadian runner Moh Ahmed confident of return to world podium

AFI Chief Adille Sumariwalla Elected World Athletics Vice President, Becomes First Indian EB Member

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe Says Return Of Russian Athletes 'Unlikely' Before Paris Olympics

Brume promises excellence as Team Nigeria begins quest in Budapest

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