The year 2024 saw numerous milestones for Indian sports, with exceptional performances by athletes like Neeraj Chopra and Manu Bhaker at the Paris 2024 Olympics, as well as the Indian men's cricket team's T20 World Cup victory.
From milestone performances by Neeraj Chopra and Manu Bhaker at the Paris 2024 Olympics to the Indian men's cricket team's T20 World Cup victory and world titles in chess by Gukesh Dommaraju and Koneru Humpy, the year was marked by numerous highs.
The Paris Olympics was a bittersweet voyage for the Indian contingent after failing to clinch a single gold medal at the recently concluded Summer Games. However, it was the year of Manu Bhaker, who gained fame following her double Olympic medals.
The highlight of the recently concluded Paris Olympics was the rise of shooter Manu Bhaker. The 22-year-old became the first Indian athlete in the post-independence era to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. This distinction was previously held by Norman Pritchard at the Pari
The 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra arguably became one of the biggest athletes that India ever witnessed after sending his javelin to a record-shattering distance in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The reigning World Champions and the Paris 2024 Olympics silver medallist is among 23 athletes whose competition artefacts were recently added to the World Athletics Heritage Collection.
Double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra, on Saturday, announced the start of an exciting new chapter in his career, partnering with Javelin legend Jan Zelezny, who comes on board as his new coach.
As per Olympics.com, Potchefstroom has been an extremely familiar place for Neeraj, who spent his time training her for the last two Olympics, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra's successful partnership with his long-time coach Klaus Bartonietz, which resulted in two Olympic medals, two World Championship medals, and an Asian Games gold, has come to an end as the 75-year-old German coach has decided to retire.