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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: running

3 national records in 2025, military discipline is powering 3 Indian athletes to break speed barriers

While sprinter Animesh Kujur has become India’s fastest man, middle-distance runner Mohammed Afsal & long-distance runner Gulveer Singh are busy breaking records.

Marathons are no longer reserved for elite. Small-town, middle-class India wants in

Clubs such as Bhag, catered toward the chronically online Gen Z crowd, are leveraging social media trends and the promise of social connections to gain runners.

New book unveils ‘a sisterhood’ of Indian runners

Published by HarperCollins India, 'The Day I Became a Runner' by Sohini Chattopadhyay will be released on 21 November on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Run bare feet. Your running shoes can cause injuries

Our review suggests that footwear reduces the quality of information being sent to the brain and spinal cord, leading to more blunt running mechanics.

Serious running is on a decline & data says marathons aren’t cool anymore

Researchers have in recent years noted a downward trend in the number of people participating in events like marathons and community 5 km races.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.