The World Athletics updated the rankings earlier this week, upping Neeraj's points to 1,445 as compared to Peters' tally of 1,431. as per Olympics.com. Also, Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem sits at number four with 1,370 points to his name.
Ranjith Kumar Ravichandran, a javelin enthusiast from Coimbatore, had responded to a Tweet on social media, expressing his dream of attending the NC Classic in Bengaluru and requesting for Rs 2000 to help cover his expenses.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma congratulated two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, who won the men's javelin throw competition at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 athletics at the Mestsky Stadion in Czechia on Wednesday.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on the bail plea of jailed gangster Neeraj Sehrawat alias Bawania. He has sought interim bail to take care of his wife, who is hospitalised. Bawania is in custody in the case linked to the murder of a rival gang member in a jail van in 2015.
In five days, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra claimed his second title after standing triumphant in the javelin throw contest at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike event on Tuesday.
The Neeraj Chopra Classic--India's first global javelin competition that will see the world's best athletes go toe-to-toe at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on July 5th--has attracted a plethora of top brands who have come on board as partners to the event.
Neeraj will be making his debut at the event after missing out on it last year due to an injury. Ahead of the event in a press meet, Neeraj expressed his admiration for the eight-time Olympic gold medalist and 11-time world champion sprinter and spoke on his preparations and mindset heading
Manu, posted on her Instagram, saying that she everyday, "thanks her fate and gods" for making it possible to live the dream of "millions of athletes".
The action-thriller 'A Wednesday,' released in 2008, continues to strike a chord with audiences, even more than a decade after its release. Directed by Neeraj Pandey, the movie marked his debut as a filmmaker and went on to become a strong and meaningful film that won both awards and hearts.
Aditya Pratap (65kg) of Uttar Pradesh, who has previously represented India at the Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan and holds a silver from the National Combined Finals, impressed with an RSC win in the third round over home favourite Jovanie Bouzin. Neeraj (75kg), another silver medallist at the Na