India's 'Golden Boy' and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra came second best to Czech Jakub Vadlejch in the Wanda Diamond League final in men's javelin in Eugene on Saturday.
A total of Rs 5.89 Lakh have been sanctioned for the preparatory camp, set between September 1 and September 12. Neeraj, on Thursday finished second at the Diamond League event in Zurich after recording the best throw of 85.71m.
Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will go into the Zurich meet after winning a historic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 last week, becoming the first Indian to be crowned world champion in any track and field category.
As whole of the nation showers laurels on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra after he won gold in the men's javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation also extended her wishes to him.
Varun said that he started to play badminton at the age of seven. The shuttler said that Chinese player Lin Dan, who is a two-time Olympic champion and five-time World Champion, is his role model.
Neeraj Chopra is making a comeback after suffering a muscle strain he suffered during training last month due to which he withdrew from the FBK Games in the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13. Olympic and reigning Diamond League champion will look to contin
India Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice (20', 30') while Vivek Sagar Prasad (2'), Amit Rohidas (29') and Dilpreet Singh (60') scored a goal each that helped the team avenge the 1-2 loss in their previous match against Belgium last week.
Avinash Sable will be appearing second time in the Diamond League. In the last campaign, he finished fifth with the then-national record of 8.12.48 on his Diamond League debut at Morocco meet.
The Indian Men's Hockey Team lost to Belgium 1-2 in a hard-fought encounter in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23, Europe leg which commenced today at the Lee Valley Stadium in London.
Kicking off the overseas campaign, India produced a confident start in the first quarter, creating early opportunities. Vice Captain Hardik Singh played a key role in India's attack, fetching an early shot on goal from the top of the D and shaking off the nervousness of playing against the W