If he hadn't picked up javelin as a sport then what would world champions and Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra choose as a career? In an exciting rapid India's golden boy opened up on his alternate career options!
90m is not something I want badly: Neeraj Chopra
Hujefa Daware had bent down to tie his shoelace and didn't realise the pointed object was moving towards him, an official said.
The 25-year-old Chopra rose to world number two on August 30 last year but was stuck behind Peters since then.
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Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar continued India's splendid showing in athletics at the Tokyo Paralympics by winning the silver and bronze medal respectively in the men's javelin throw F46 event in Tokyo on Monday.
Sumariwalla also said that the AFI is expecting at least 35 track and field athletes to take part in the Paris Olympics.
Sunday also proved to be a good day for Delhi's star 400m runner Amoj Jacob, whose winning time was 45.92 seconds.
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Kareena took to Instagram and shared the news of Chopra's win with a silver medal GIF and clap emoticons.
There is no rivalry with Neeraj Chopra, insists Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top podium finish of the season by winning the javelin throw event at the Kuortane Games in Finland, beating reigning world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada for the second time in four days, on Saturday.
Shot putter Karanveer Singh will be pulled out of the Indian team for the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok starting next week.
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Indian javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena's participation in the World Championships in Budapest was on Wednesday rendered doubtful after his one-month visa was cancelled by the Hungarian embassy in New Delhi.
Competing in her second consecutive final in the showpiece event, Rani, who has a season's and personal best of 63.82m, achieved her best of the day on her second attempt but failed to cross the 60m mark in her other five throws.
Chopra had set a new national record of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw, at the prestigious Diamond League in Stockholm last month en route to a silver medal.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will continue to train with his German coach, Klaus Bartonietz, whose contract has been extended till the 2024 Paris Games, the Athletics Federation of India confirmed on Sunday.
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.
Flag bearer Tek Chand will lead the Indian contingent -- India will be represented by 54 para athletes, the biggest ever contingent in the history of the Games.
The AFI started National Open Javelin Throw Championships in 2018 and its third edition is scheduled in October this year.
India's Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra said he is looking forward to starting his Diamond League season in Stockholm on June 30.
Neeraj emerged victorious with a season's best throw of 88.88 meters.
Shankar achieved a national record-breaking overall score of 7666 points to clinch the silver.
India's Neeraj Chopra would seek to defend his gold medal
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games on Tuesday, October 3.
Neeraj Chopra lived upto his favourite billing as the star Indian athlete clinched gold in the men's javelin throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
2023 was marked by outstanding sporting achievements, shattered records, and the crowning of new champions, all captured by photographers documenting every significant twist and turn.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
A summary of the country's athletes performed at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday, August 4.
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Another Indian in the final Sandeep Chaudhary finished fourth with a season-best of 62.20m.
'Neeraj's gold medal can be a turning point for the game in India. India's first Olympic medal in track and field and that too a gold.'
A summary of the country's athletes showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, August 7.
Sreeshankar was expected to at least qualify for the final round but form deserted him when it mattered the most on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the Indian 4x400m mixed relay team claimed the bronze medal in the showpiece event.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
She finished fifth in the Group B qualification round and made it to the finals as the eighth best across two groups on the fifth day of competitions.
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