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Asian Games: 90-m mark in focus as Neeraj Chopra starts men's javelin thro
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The athlete had won a gold medal in javelin back in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. With a throw of 88.06 m, he made a mark at continental level, giving signs of a fine future. Previously, he had also secured a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2018, with a throw of 86.47 m. Now five
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"This Gold Medal has made India proud": PM Modi heaps praise on javelin th
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Annu touched 62.92-meter, which was her season's best throw and topped the chart to win the country its 15th gold in the ongoing Asian Games. Her best throw of the evening came in her fourth attempt.
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"I could have done better": Gold medallist Annu Rani
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Javelin thrower Annu Rani who bagged India's 15th gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games said she could have done better despite pulling off her season-best throw on Tuesday.
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"The greatest athlete India has ever produced in any sport": AFI President
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwalla hailed ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, calling him the greatest athlete that India has produced across sporting disciplines.
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Asian Games: Pakistan's star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem pulls out of me
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's ace javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem on Tuesday pulled out of the final of the men's javelin throw event in the Asian Games due to an injury.
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"My fight is against myself, to get better with my technique, throw": Neer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Neeraj, who had recently won India's first-ever World Athletics Championships gold, will kickstart his Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou on October 4 with men's javelin throw final. Arshad will be a rival to watch out for during the final. Head to head, both athletes have faced off in nine in
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Asian Games: Indian race-walkers fail to secure medals in 20 km event
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
World champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and steeplechase racer Avinash Sable are among the top Indian athletics names competing in 37 events at the Hangzhou meet. Athletics event started on September 29 and will go on till October 5. These track and field events
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Brussels Diamond League 2023: Annu Rani finishes seventh in javelin throw
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Annu Rani’s best effort measured 57.74m. Reigning world champion Haruka Kitaguchi won the event with a world-leading throw of 67.38m.
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India's javelin thrower Annu Rani to compete in Brussels Diamond League
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to Olympics.com, the Brussels Diamond League 2023, popularly known as Memorial Van Damme, will be Annu Rani’s first Diamond League competition of this season. The 31-year-old Indian javelin thrower has competed in just one Diamond League meet before - the Lausanne leg in 2019. She
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"I am just thinking about Asian games": Kishore Jena
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
India's rising javelin thrower Kishore Jena said he is keen to leave his mark in the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, which is set to begin on September 23.
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Odisha CM Patnaik felicitates javelin star Kishore Jena with cash award
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
He represented India in the javelin throw in the World Athletics Championship at Budapest last month.
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Javelin thrower Kishore Jena given warm welcome on return to Odisha
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Kishore Jena, the first athlete from Odisha to represent India in the finals of the prestigious World Athletics Championship, was given a warm reception on his return to the state
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