When S Jaishankar became India's external affairs minister in May 2019, he was largely considered a political lightweight despite his undisputed mastery over foreign policy.
Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis's double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory.
His stunning monster throw of 89.34 metres in the qualification round made quite a statement, but a tough challenge awaits defending champion Neeraj Chopra as he seeks another piece of history in the Paris Olympics men's javelin throw final round in Paris on Thursday.
Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra will look to maintain his unbeaten streak in the prestigious Diamond League meet when he competes in a star-studded men's javelin throw field in Zurich on Thursday.
The AFI chief also feels Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra's propensity to live in the moment and the remarkable consistency in his throws make him stand out among some of the best javelin exponents in the world.
Images from Monday's swimming action at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France.
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Kishore Jena on Friday received his visa to travel to Hungary, paving the way for him to compete at the World Athletics Championships
'Today is a beautiful closure of an amazing year for me,' Kenya's Kipyegon said acknowledging the prize.
Jena is a promising javelin thrower, with a world ranking of 33. He threw his personal best of 84.38 m on July 28, 2023, in Sri Lanka at the 101st Sri Lankan Championships. It was a gold medal-winning throw.
Dominic Xavier congratulates Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra as he scripted history yet again on Sunday by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a big throw of 88.17m in the men's javelin final in Budapest.
Images from the Track and Field action at the Parish Olympics on Monday.
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'We are blessed, that in this age of crass, commercial filmmaking, there is a special corner reserved for Wes Anderson to inhabit this wonderful, magical life. And we thank him from the bottom of our hearts for letting us experience his dreams in full colour and grandeur,' says Aseem Chhabra after watching The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, as Britain's Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.
Neeraj Chopra will next compete in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest starting on August 19, without participating in any other meet.
Murali Sreeshankar has been ruled out of Paris Olympics after sustaining a knee injury during training.
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If Chopra holds the trophy and pockets the US$30,000 prize money at the Prefontaine Classic, he will become only the third man to defend the DL overall title, though the format changed in 2017.
The 2023 World Athletics Championships kicked off in Budapest on August 19.
American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday.
Neeraj exhibited the basics of throwing a javelin to former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik on JioCinema's 'Get Set Gold'
Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar cleared 2.35 metres to win the men's high jump to earn a bit of redemption after his disappointing bronze in Budapest.
American Masai Russell won the Olympic 100 metres hurdles title in a blanket finish on Saturday.
"The men's 4x400m relay team had a good start. Muhammad Anas clocked 45.93 seconds in the first leg, but the second runner -- Rajesh Ramesh -- fell down due to cramps in leg muscles at the first bend," read a statement from the Athletics Federation of India.
"I feel very good now, because everyone is a little tired after the World Championships. We gave our 100 per cent there (in Budapest), but for this competition here my focus was to just stay healthy, and we have to focus now for Eugene (Diamond League finals on September 17) and then the (Hangzhou) Asian Games (from September 23).
Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary finished eleventh in the 3000 meters steeplechase final of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest in Hungary on Sunday.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
Neeraj Chopra will once again headline India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships
Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway raced to victory in the 5,000 metres on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday.
India now have 19 Paris-bound track and field athletes and the list includes defending javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra among others.
Neeraj Chopra failed to defend his Diamond League champion's title
The 27-year-old gold medallist in the 20km race-walk event at the National Inter-State Championships in June, has been asked to return home from Budapest after Athletics Federation of India (AFI) received a notification from NADA regarding the athlete's "whereabouts failure".
Chopra to begin season with Doha Diamond League on May 10, Jena also to compete for his DL debut
The 22-year-old Burzalova said the proposal easily made up for a difficult race and 28th-place finish.
Another gold medal in Paris would further elevate Neeraj Chopra's status as the greatest ever athlete in the history of Indian sport.
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon shattered the women's mile World record, while compatriot Ferdinand Omanyala won the men's 100 metres in a photo finish at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Nobody makes denial look this fabulous, says Raja Sen after watching Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Neeraj Chopra was not at his best but still finished second with a final round throw of 85.71m in the men's javelin event of the Diamond League
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