India’s Neeraj Chopra won silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, today with a best throw of 88.13m, which he registered with his fourth attempt. Grenada’s Anderson Peters won the gold medal with a best throw of 90.54m. Peters threw 90.21m in his first attempt and…
India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new national record as he threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland yesterday. Chopra’s earlier national record was 88.07m which he had set in Patiala in March last year. He had won the Tokyo Olympics gold with a throw of 87.58m on August 7, 2021….
The day javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra scripted history by winning Olympic Gold medal at Tokyo, August 7, will be celebrated as National Javelin Day by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). The 23-year-old Chopra became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold in Tokyo on Saturday, August 7, when he clinched the yellow…
Country’s medal haul reaches seven; highest ever in the Games Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra put in a stunning performance to win India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics. The 23-year-old registered a best attempt of 87.58m to finish ahead of Czech Republic duo of Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely. It was India’s first gold medal…
One of India’s bright medal contenders in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday last qualified for the final of the javelin throw event with a stunning first attempt of 86.65m. The 23-year-old left the javelin arena after his first throw, having secured his place in the final quite easily. Ahead of the men’s…
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra kept India’s hopes of an elusive Olympic medal from track and field events alive by earning a direct qualification into the finals with a stunning throw of 86.65m that put him on the top of the Group A contest on Wednesday. Competing in his first Olympics, the 23-year-old Chopra took…
After recovering from an elbow injury, ace India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a throw of 87.86m at Athletics Central North East meeting in South Africa. This was the Olympic medal hopeful’s first competitive event after recovering from the injury. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) also said that…
Arjuna for Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das; Dronacharya for Mysuru-based C.A. Kuttappa New Delhi: The National Sports Awards 2018 were officially announced yesterday. The full list of Awardees was released by Press Information Bureau (PIB) on their official website. As expected, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will receive the Rajiv Gandhi…
Jakarta: P.V. Sindhu yet again finished second-best in a major final but grabbed a historic individual silver medal at the Asian Games after losing the women’s singles title clash to world number one Tai Tzu Ying on Tuesday. Sindhu lost 13-21, 16-21 to Tai Tzu Ying in the summit clash. No Indian had ever reached…
New Delhi: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been handed the honour of being the Indian contingent’s flag bearer at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. The announcement was made by Dr. Narinder Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) at a send-off ceremony for the Indian contingent in New Delhi on Friday….
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