Sarvesh Kushare said Neeraj Chopra's advice has boosted his confidence as at one point in time this year, he was not even sure of making the Paris Games cut.
Contenders lurk around every corner in New York, as a gruelling year has left the title vulnerable for those hoping to capture a maiden major title.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has made it to the semi-finals on his Olympic Games debut.
Masked Kylian Mbappe fit to face Netherlands
Australian Nicola Olyslagers took silver and Ukraine's Iryna Gerashchenko and Australian Eleanor Patterson shared the bronze.
Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT
Among those released were the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Alsu Kurmashev. This was part of multi-country deal with Russia.
He is the first athlete to retain the pole vault title in nearly seven decades.
IMAGES from the Euro 2024 qualifiers played on Thursday night
Germany expects 2.7 million people to attend matches in stadiums across the country and some 12 million in its fan zones for outdoor viewing, including on a long stretch of turf laid out in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Images from the US Open women's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
Iga Swiatek cemented her position as the undisputed queen of clay
Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.
Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, 20, narrowly missed the world mark of 1:40.91 set by Kenya's David Rudisha at the 2012 London Olympics.
Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie
The medal tally at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Paralympics in Paris on Wednesday.
Iga Swiatek has been not been at her world-beating best in the months leading up to the U.S. Open but the Pole has both the talent and mentality to lift her game for the final Grand Slam of the year, tennis great Chris Evert said.
After a barren first quarter, Manpreet scored in the 21st and 26th minutes while drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the 36th as India registered their second consecutive win of the tournament.
Uncapped Ian Maatsen was holidaying on a yacht off Mykonos when he got a call up on Monday night for the European Championship
Images from the US Open women's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
Senegal took full advantage of their opponents' errors to beat Poland 2-1 in their opening Group H match, finally giving Africa something to cheer about at the World Cup as the group favourites failed to fire.
IMAGES from the 2020 Euro Qualifiers played on Monday
A summary of India's athletes' showing at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday.
Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain 4-2 in shoot-out to enter the semi-finals and remain on course to win its second consecutive Olympic medal.
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski is still the team's driving force despite the goal drought he is currently enduring, his coach Adam Nawalka said on Tuesday.
It was an emotional win for Aryna Sabalenka, who missed Wimbledon last month due to a shoulder injury.
'...We should first look at and acknowledge what we have done to ourselves.' 'To not do so opens us to the accusation of rank hypocrisy and also reduces the stature of our globetrotting peaceniks,' asserts Aakar Patel.
When the police personnel stopped him and asked him to leave the temple premises as non-Hindus are not allowed entry into the temple, Thomas allegedly assaulted the cops, they said.
Images and a round-up of all the World Cup qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
'He is strong, he feels strong, he is a leader for the defence; we will need him (to stay performing) at that level.'
Robert Lewandowski's brace earned depleted Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at Valencia
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.
Ukraine and Russia need to engage with each other to find a solution to the ongoing conflict between them, India said on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv under the shadow of the raging war.
Novak Djokovic beat 14-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
In retrospect, it appeared that the bitterness of the war was still strong and the Ukrainian success in occupying Russian territory just a few days ago had added to the complexity of the situation. The positive US response to the visit, however, remains a silver lining in the dark clouds, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Images from the Olympics tennis action at the Roland Garros, Paris, on Wednesday.
Ronaldo faces Schick in battle of top marksmen from last Euros
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