Sundeep Misra
@MisraSundeep
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Author and Journalist. Writing and speaking sport — five books in.
Joined June 2012
This took time. More than six years. And, yet, days after the launch in a packed, book loving audience or the ones interested in a 41-year-old murder story at The Taj in Chandigarh, I am still picking up the pieces, of what is left of me after writing a book on a three-time
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Neeru Pathak chases her dreams on the track while carrying the weight of her family's hopes — a teenage sprinter running against odds, time, and uncertainty. https://t.co/AvvzhfDccV
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Neeru Pathak clinched the U20 400m title with a qualifying time for the World Championships. Her journey highlights the challenges of training and sponsorship faced by young Indian athletes.
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Suspensions dont work anymore. Zero Tolerance should be the rule - 'one and done.' #doping #suspension
🗣️ "I'm in favor of the death penalty suspension from all competition if you test positive. One and done. That's the way it should be. These athletes are not operating in a vacuum. They have coaches. They have agents. They have mentors. These people are leading them astray. And
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Parth's primary disappointment after the final was his timing, as he missed the qualifying mark of 10.50 which would have sent him to the 2026 U20 World Championships. #athletics @afiindia #Junior #KalingaStadium
From Taipei to Kalinga! 18-year-old Parth Singh, inspired by Tyson Gay, chases speed and flight. @MisraSundeep #Athletics
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I expect a lot of brickbats for this...
🚨 Questions Over Federation Trips! Federation officials in the past frequently travel along with their families, turning official trips into vacations. With the new contingent cut-off rules for the Asian Games 2026, will this finally stop? Watch as @MisraSundeep explains.
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🚨 Why one-size-fits-all coaching doesn’t work! As per SAI’s new selection guidelines, “Only athletes and coaches cleared and funded by the government will be included in the contingent.” But why are personal and event-specific coaches so important at major tournaments like the
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🚨 Dhanalakshmi Sekar Tests Positive Again! India’s fastest 100m sprinter this season, Dhanalakshmi Sekar, has tested positive for a banned substance again after returning from a 3 year doping ban. Dhanalakshmi, who once defeated Dutee Chand and Hima Das in their prime and
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🚨 Can you run a track race with just one shoe? Haryana’s Aavkash did it, running the 10,000m with one shoe at the National Open Athletics Championships 2025! 🤔 Is it allowed? And why did the technical official try to stop him? Watch the video to find out 👇 #Athletics
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RISHABH JOINS 80M CLUB 👏👏 Rishabh Nehra won the Gold medal 🏅 in the men's Javelin Throw with his Personal Best throw of 80.12m at the National Open Athletics Championships. ✅ Rishabh Nehra 🥇- 80.12m ✅ Uttam Patil 🥈- 78.01m ✅ Shivam Lohakare 🥉- 77.98m He became the
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Why is Dhanalakshmi facing a ban again just days after finishing a three-year suspension? How severely were Indian athletes affected by the extreme humidity at the World Athletics Championships? All this and more with @ArupSG and @MisraSundeep
#ATHLETICS #doping #dopingban
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Promises to be a great read. This is the author's fourth biography. @MarkKriegel is considered one of the finest writers on boxing. #BookPromotion #booktwt #Ekamrarecommends #Boxing
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A crime writer who has narrated Moosewala’s story brings a rare lens to Gunned Down. With @japs99’s review, the layers of the story feel sharply revealed. #books #booktwt #BookTwitter #sportsbooks
42 years ago, 2 men guhned down Hockey Olympian Prithipal Singh on the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus. The killing remains a blind murder. A book 'Gunned Down' by Sundeep Misra tries to findout. Read review here: https://t.co/aZqSCNAsK0
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BRILLIANT RUN BY MANIKANTA 🔥🔥 Former national record holder Manikanta Hoblidhar finished first in the men's 100m semifinals with a timing of 10.23s at the National Open Athletics Championships. The second-best timing of his career. 👏👏 #Athletics #IndianAthletics
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The U-18 national record holder, Neeru Pathak, finished first in her 400m heat with a timing of 54.77s at the National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi. She made her comeback after one year. #Athletics #TrackandField #IndianAthletics #Ranchi #NnisAthletics
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Tokyo Worlds End With Records, Rivalries and Relentless Heat The World Championships showed athletes weren’t just racing rivals they were racing the climate. #Athletics #TrackandField #WorldAthleticsChamps #WorldChampionships #WCHTokyo25 #NnisAthletics
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Shibuya Crossing in the heart of Tokyo hits you like a wave. You think it's just a street that you have to cross but suddenly you’re part of a perfectly choreographed chaos of a thousand strangers. #tokyocrazynight #tokyo2025 #SHIBUYAMELTDOWN
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Raj, your knowledge of track and field spans, not years, but decades. And the filter coffee brewed by you was the best way to kickstart the day. Worlds at Budapest2023 and Tokyo2025 together. Must do it again in 2 years!
Thank you, for engaging with my posts from World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. It was fun being back at the Worlds to experience am amazing track and field sport through heat & humidity and rain & chill.
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🚨 This Week’s Newsletter is Out! ➡️ National Open 2025 to shape India’s 4x100m relay teams for Asian Games + 3 more exciting stories from Indian athletics! 📬 Already subscribed? Check your inbox! ✍️ Not subscribed yet? Subscribe now by clicking the link:
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🚨 What is Athletics Intelligence and why is it crucial? Our Editor @MisraSundeep and @TejaswinShankar decode the concept of and explain why it can make all the difference Watch the video: 🎥 #Athletics #IndianAthletics #WCHTokyo25 #Tokyo2025
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Bobby Kersee: The 'Mad Scientist' Who Turns Sprinters into Legends 👏👏 His proteges include the likes of 👇 ✅ Gail Devers ✅ Allison Felix ✅ Athing Mu ✅ Florence Griffith ✅ Sydney McLaughlin ✅ Jackie Joyner Decades of dominance, countless golds. Bobby Kersee's
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India’s sprint sensation Animesh Kujur may not have had the best outing at the World Championships, but his 2025 season has truly been remarkable. Animesh Kujur in 2025 👇 ✅ National Record holder in both 100m and 200m ✅ Bronze medallist at the Asian Championships ✅ Key
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