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Surat's Alliance Group to honour Olympic Star Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], August 11 (ANI/PNN): Neeraj Chopra, who brought laurels to India by winning the gold medal in the javelin throw competition in the Olympics 2020, has been placed on the head and eyes by the countrymen.
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Punjab government announces increased cash awards for Olympic athletes
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 11 (ANI): Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi has informed that the state government will honor Tokyo Olympics medal winners and participating state players besides gold medallist Neeraj Chopra with cash awards worth Rs 32.67
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On this day in 2008: Abhinav Bindra became first Indian to win individual
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): It was on this day, 13 years ago, when Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
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Punjab players participated in Tokyo Olympics to be honoured with Rs 15.10
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 11 (ANI): Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, on Tuesday, informed that the state government will honour Olympics medal winners and participating state players besides Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra with the cash awards worth Rs
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Subedar Neeraj Chopra trained to fight different battle, says Indian Army
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Neeraj Chopra, who won a gold medal at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics and holds subedar rank in the Indian Army has been trained to fight a different battle, said an official of the Indian Army's Mission Olympics Wing.
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Priyanka Chopra reveals how her 'impulsive phone call' with Alia, Katrina
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Taking a trip down memory lane, on Tuesday, global star Priyanka Chopra reminisced how her 'impulsive phone call' to superstars Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif led to the idea of making her recently announced female multi-starrer 'Jee Le Zara'.
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More sportspersons will come into athletics after Neeraj Chopra's gold in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Olympian Anju Bobby George feels Neeraj Chopra's gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics will motivate more sportsperson to pick athletics as a discipline in sports. Neeraj Chopra created history on Saturday as he became the first from the countr
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Postponement of Tokyo Olympics helped me work on weakness and increase str
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Despite undergoing a surgery on his throwing arm in 2019, Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra revealed on Tuesday that he was "fit and ready" for the showpiece event to be held in 2020. The Indian javelin thrower went on to add that the delay due
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AFI to stage javelin throwing competition every year on Aug 7 to honour Ne
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Lalit Bhanot, the Chairman of Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) Planning Committee, on Tuesday said they will stage javelin throwing competitions every year on August 7.
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Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif to go on a road trip with 'Jee L
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 10 (ANI): Why should boys have all the fun, especially on a road trip? Girl buddies can also hit the road and have the best time of their lives. The three leading ladies of Bollywood -- Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt, and Katrina Kaif will now show us
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Joining national camp was turning point in my career: Neeraj Chopra
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday revealed that joining the national camp was a turning point in his sports career.
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Gujarat's petrol pump owner gives free fuel to all 'Neerajs', to celebrate
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bharuch (Gujarat ) [India], August 9 (ANI): For people named Neeraj in Gujarat's Bharuch, there was a bonanza waiting for them at a local petrol pump whose owner had announced free fuel worth Rs 501 for them to celebrate javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's gold medal win at the just- concluded T
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