India's javelin star Kishore Jena has been ruled out of the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 due to an ankle injury, with Yashvir Singh coming in as his replacement.
India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Doha Diamond League 2025 but finally crossed the long-awaited 90-metre mark on Friday.
Kishore Jena, who won silver at the Asian Games, will be there in the men's javelin throw competition alongside Neeraj, while national record holder Parul Chaudhary is entered for the women's 3000-meter steeplechase event. Gulveer Singh, another Indian athlete, is prepared for his Diamond Le
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Kishore's best attempt of 80.73 m could give him only the ninth spot. Only four competitors from group A advanced to the medal round. And to advance to the final round for the medal, the athlete will have to finish among the top 12 best athletes across both groups A and B, as per Olympics.co
One of India's premier javelin throwers, Kishore Jena opened up about the expectations from 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra and the rivalry with Pakistan's ace Arshad Nadeem.
Kishore Jena's impressive achievements include a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games and a top-five finish at the 2023 World Championships. He is now poised to compete in the javelin throw event at Paris Olympics 2024
India's Paris Olympics-bound athletes Avinash Sable and Kishore Jena will compete in the Paris Diamond League 2024, which will be held at the Charlety Stadium on Sunday.
Olympic and World Championships gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra took to social media on Thursday to express happiness at his triumphant return to national-level competitions with a gold medal at Federation Cup on Wednesday
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Neeraj Chopra for securing a gold medal in the men's javelin throw competition in the ongoing Federation Cup on Wednesday.