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Surat's Alliance Group to honour Olympic Star Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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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More sportspersons will come into athletics after Neeraj Chopra's gold in
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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Joining national camp was turning point in my career: Neeraj Chopra
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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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Really happy to win gold, looking forward to Asian Games 2022: Neeraj Chop
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday said that he is really happy to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and he has now set his sight on the 2022 Asian Games.
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India's Olympic medallists receive hero's welcome, felicitated by Sports M
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur felicitated the seven Olympic medalists, namely Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain, and the men's national Hockey team, at a gala felicitat
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Feels great to win gold for India at the Olympics: Neeraj Chopra
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday arrived back home to a rousing welcome after winning a gold medal at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old said he "feels great" to come home with the coveted medal.
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Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra returns back to grand welcome
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday arrived back home to a thunderous and grand welcome after winning a gold medal at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian athletes return home
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): The Indian athletes who had stayed back in Tokyo for the closing ceremony of the showpiece event, returned back home on Monday.
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