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Javelin thrower Neeraj bags gold at Sotteville Athletics meet
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Sotteville [France], July 18 (ANI): India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal in Sottevile Athletics meet here on Tuesday.
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Youth Olympics: Javelin thrower Rana earns quota spot
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 5 (ANI): Indian javelin thrower Kunwer Ajairaj Singh Rana bagged the gold medal to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games on the opening day of the Asian Area qualification leg of the event here at Thai Japan Bangkok Youth Center on Wednesday.
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Inter-state Athletics C'ship: Javelin thrower Shiv Pal joins 80m club
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 29 (ANI): Javelin thrower Shiv Pal Singh became the latest Indian to enter the 80m plus club, winning a gold medal at the 58th National Inter-State Athletics Championships here on Thursday.
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Eugene Diamond League: Javelin thrower Neeraj finishes sixth
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Eugene [U.S.A], May 26 (ANI): After a dazzling performance in Doha that saw him break a national record, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra failed to conjure up the magic and finished at the sixth spot in the 2018 IAAF Diamond League here at Eugene in USA on Saturday.
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Javelin thrower Neeraj snaps own record at Diamond League
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Doha [Qatar], May 5 (ANI): Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who clinched gold at the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, missed on a bronze medal but shattered his own national record by finishing fourth at the season-opening leg of the IAAF Diamond
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AFI recommends Neeraj, Seema, PT Usha for sports awards
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has recommended Commonwealth Games gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the country's highest sporting honour - the Khel Ratna Award.
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Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav suspended for doping, will go for 'B'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav has been provisionally suspended after he failed a dope test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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NADA provisionally suspends javelin thrower for doping
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May. 27 (ANI): The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has provisionally suspended Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav, after he tested positive for banned substance 'stanozolol'.
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Devendra Jhajharia a true testament of `grit and will power`, says Sachin
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Sept. 14 (ANI): Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday showered praise on Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, who inked his name in the history books by becoming the first athlete from India to win two gold medals at the Paralympics.
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Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia scripts history, strikes gold at Rio Pa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept.14 (ANI): Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia left an inedible mark in the annals of Indian sports history, becoming the first athlete from the country to win two gold medals at the Paralympics when he won the top honour in the men's F46 category on Tuesday.
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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to set world record
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record on his way to win a gold medal at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championship at Bydgoszcz in Poland on Saturday.
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PM Modi congratulates Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for becoming first Ind
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for his outstanding sporting accomplishment, as he became the first Indian athlete to become a world champion at any level after winning a gold medal at the U-20 World Championships i
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