Dhanalakshmi

NEW DELHI: DhanalakshmiSekar, the women's 100m and 4x100m relay specialist, and triple jumper Aishwarya Babu have failed dope tests just a week before the start of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Both have been ruled out of the…

NEW DELHI: Top sprinter S Dhanalakshmihas been ruled out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games after failing a dope test while national record holder triple jumper Aishwarya Babu has also tested positive for a banned substance, sources said…

Dhanalakshmi Sekar. (Twitter Photo)NEW DELHI: Ace Indian 200m runner Dhanalakshmi Sekaris yet to complete her US visa formalities, which was the reason why her name was not there in the list of Indian participants released by the…

By PTI ALMATY: Ace sprinter Sekar Dhanalakshmi ran her personal best time to win 200m gold at the Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet while the likes of shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav…

Express News Service CHENNAI:  Last week, S Dhanalakshmi ran 200m in 23.26 seconds at the 7th International Sprint and Relay Cup in Turkey. She did that with a headwind of 4.3 (a headwind makes it more challenging).…

CHENNAI: Some of them are already on a record-breaking spree but those who are struggling will strive to rediscover form and stake claim in the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games as the National Inter-State Senior Championships are set…

Express News Service KOCHI:  New season, new stories. While a lot of the build-up towards the Indian Grand Prix-1 was about the return of Hima Das after her injury lay-off besides other elite athletes kick-starting…

When S. Dhanalakshmi made her 400m debut at the Olympics trials in Patiala on Sunday, she felt good in the first 200m and thought the next half would go well too. But in the last 100m, she realised how difficult the quarter-mile was.“After…

The absence of the seasoned M.R. Poovamma, who won the 400m gold in five of the six meets this year, and the inclusion of Tamil Nadu’s S. Dhanalakshmi in the 4x400m mixed relay squad were the big surprises in the 26-member Indian athletics…

Express News Service CHENNAI:  Untill March, S Dhanalakshmi was a relatively obscure name in the athletics circuit. The young Tamil Nadu sprinter hadn’t won any senior national event till then in a field dominated by…