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India's 'golden boy' Neeraj Chopra's stellar 2025: From touching 90 m mark
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's ace javelin thrower, two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion Neeraj Chopra's stunning 26-event run of finishing in the top two on the podium came to an end on a heartbreaking note with an 8th-place finish during his world title defence at the World Athletics Championship
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India's 'golden boy' Neeraj Chopra's stellar 2025: From touching 90 m mark
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chopra's incredible streak came to an end at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September, where he finished 8th with a best throw of 84.03m. This marked the first time in 26 events that Chopra failed to secure a top-two finish.
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India's 'golden boy' Neeraj Chopra celebrates his 28th birthday
Updated : 3 months ago IST
India's ace javelin thrower, two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion Neeraj Chopra, celebrates his birthday on Wednesday as he turns 28.
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Para World Athletics Championships: Long Jumper Vikas tries hard but falls
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Vikas strained his every sinew to ensure that the Indian Tricolour would go up during a medal ceremony in the Para World Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.
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"Want to break world record of 1.96 m": Para high-jump athlete Shailesh af
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shailesh secured Team India's first gold medal at the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Saturday in the T63 high jump competition
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"I was trying to outdo myself": Sachin Yadav on competing alongside Neeraj
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
During the men's javelin event recently during the World Championships at Tokyo, Sachin impressed with a fourth-place finish and best throw of 86.27 m, his personal best throw. He was even in contention for a medal at one point. However, it was a tough day at the office for Neeraj, who co
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After two editions of glory, India draw blank at 2025 Tokyo World Athletic
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sebastian was the last Indian in action during the Championships, finishing with a time of 1:23:03 in a 48-man field, as per Olympics.com. After Neeraj Chopra's historic silver at the 2022 edition and a monumental gold in 2023, India has failed to secure a medal in the World Athletics Champi
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World Athletics Championships: Noah Lyles levels Usain Bolt's 200m four-pe
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
For the American, it was sweet vindication considering he settled for bronze in 2020.
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World Athletics Championships: Gulveer Singh fails to make history, Annu R
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Asian champion Gulveer Singh missed a historic men's 5000m final spot by a whisker, bowing out by a mere 0.19 seconds. Meanwhile, Annu Rani crashed out in the women's javelin throw qualifiers at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo on Friday.
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"Not how I had hoped to end the season": Chopra expresses disappointment o
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's Olympic medalist javelin thrower superstar Neeraj Chopra has expressed disappointment following his eighth-place finish and failure to defend his title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
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"Had some back issues...": Neeraj after 8th-place finish in World Athletic
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Neeraj's hot-streak of 26 top-two finishes since 2021 Kourtane Games - the event that immediately preceded his historic gold medal at Tokyo 2020, ended with a dissapointing eighth place finish at the marquee event with his best throw being a mere 84.03 m.
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"Player never loses, he always learns": PCI chief Jhajaria on Neeraj Chopr
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Indian Olympic gold medallist Neeraj's title defence at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 was unsuccessful, as he finished in eighth spot after what was an extremely underwhelming night for him, ending a streak of 26 top-two finishes in javelin throw events. Meanwhile, Sachin Yada
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