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…
Asian Games: Sindhu wins historic individual silver; Neeraj harvests record-smashing gold
August 28, 2018Jakarta: 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…
Asian Games: Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra named India’s flag bearer
August 11, 2018New 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….
Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Diamond League finals
July 28, 2018India’s star javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the prestigious Diamond League final, which will be held here on Aug.30. Reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Chopra, finished fifth in the Rabat (Morocco) leg of the Diamond League series earlier this month, with a best throw of 83.32m. He collected four Diamond League points from there and…
Sotteville Athletics French Meet: Neeraj Chopra strikes gold
July 19, 2018New Delhi: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra comfortably won the gold at the Sotteville Athletics Meet in France, beating a competitive field which included 2012 London Olympics gold-medallist Keshorn Walcott. Chopra’s throw of 85.17m put him way ahead of the field, including Moldova’s Andrian Mardare (81.48m) and Lithuania’s Edis Matusevicius (79.31m), who finished second…
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