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'Great achievement for great country,' Russian envoy on javelin thrower Ne
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Envoys of Russia and Germany congratulated Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who scripted history to became the first from the country to win gold in track and field at the Olympics on Saturday.
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Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra's bumpy ride to ultimate glory buoyed by PM M
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday created history and won India's first-ever gold medal at track and field in the Olympics, but the 23-year-old's journey has been through its share of ups and downs.
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Neeraj Chopra's historic achievement has brought javelin throw to the lime
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra feels Neeraj Chopra's historic achievement at the Tokyo Games on Saturday has brought javelin throw to the centre stage in the country. Chopra created history as he became the first from the country to win a gold in tra
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Neeraj's win great hope for upcoming generation to play sport: Anurag Thak
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday congratulated javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for winning a gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Neeraj Chopra created history on Saturday as he became the first from the country
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India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra's name will be etched in history books: A
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): With javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra picking gold to script history at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, the entire country cannot stop celebrating. Wishes started to pour in for the ace athlete who had the biggest buzz around him before entering the Games.
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Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra creates history, picks first gold for India
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 7 (ANI): Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history on Saturday as he became the first from the country to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics. He threw a distance of 87.58m to pick the gold at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Qatar's Barshim, Italy's Tamberi shares high jump gold
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): Qatar's Mutaz Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi on Sunday shared a rare Olympic athletics gold in the high jump here at Olympic Stadium. Barshim became Qatar's first Olympic track and field champion. He alongside Tamberi registered a best clearance of 2.37
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Three Aussie athletes who came in contact with COVID-19 positive US athlet
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 29 (ANI): Members of the Australian track and field team in the Tokyo Olympic Village have been cleared to return to their regular routines after earlier isolating in their rooms as a precautionary measure, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), confirmed in a statement rele
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Grit, passion and hard work key ingredients to any athlete's success: Mary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Sports brand PUMA has signed 18 Indian athletes who will represent the country in national and international events across sporting disciplines like shooting, hockey, track and field, boxing, table tennis, discus throw and badminton.
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Karsten Warholm breaks 29-year-old world record in 400m hurdles
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], July 2 (ANI): Norwegian sprinter Karsten Warholm broke the long-standing world record in the men's 400m hurdles in front of a home crowd at the Diamond League track and field athletics meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
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Sydney McLaughlin sets new 400m hurdles World Record to qualify for Tokyo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Oregon [USA], June 28 (ANI): Sydney McLaughlin set the world record in the women's 400-meter hurdles on Sunday night (local time) at the US Olympic track and field trials to qualify for her second Olympic Games.
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Milkha Singh, the man who introduced India to 'track and field'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Milkha Singh came, he saw and he definitely conquered the world of athletics with his grit, determination and resolve to rise from every setback like a phoenix. Thanks to his performances across the globe, Milkha dominated the field of sprinting for more
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