San Francisco [US], October 13: "For as long as I can remember, I have avoided social media because of its toxicity. It's a known problem for athletes to be trolled online," said Robin Singh, famed Indian cricketer and coach. "I worry not just about my athletes, but athletes and fans everywh
World Athletics, the global governing body of the discipline, issued a statement announcing Neeraj's nomination, a man, who has won everything gold across the biggest sporting/athletics competitions.
The send-off ceremony was graced by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman, IndianOil and senior officials of PCI,
Neeraj secured his gold medal in the 19th Asian Games with a throw of 88.88 meters, dominating other athletes. His compatriot Kishore Jena,hailing from Odisha, came closest to challenging Neeraj, achieving a personal best throw of 87.54 meters in the men's javelin throw final event, nearl
Neeraj Chopra was leagues ahead of other athletes as he defended his gold medal in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games with a throw of 88.88-metre.
The only athlete who came close to competing with Neeraj was none other than his compatriot Kishore Jena.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday praised the Indian athletes for winning more than 100 medals for the first time after Independence and said that Khelo India proved to be a game-changer.
Indian athlete Avinash Sable was felicitated by the Indian army for winning two medals including gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and said that winning medals boosts the confidence of an athlete
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for changing the mindset about athletics and focusing on providing better facilities to the athletes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to Indian athletes who performed exceptionally by winning medals in the 19th Asian Games to spread the message of 'drug-free India'.
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has congratulated the Indian contingent for their historic performance in the Asian Games held at Hangzhou in China from September 23 to October 8, which saw India's medal tally touch the triple figures for the first time