Neeraj Chopra

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Neeraj Chopra To Participate In Lausanne Diamond League, Shares Tweet

After missing the Commonwealth Games 2022 due to injury, the Javelin star Neeraj Chopra is all set to take part in the Lausanne Diamond League Meeting. Taking to Twitter, the Olympic Gold medalist shared a photo with the caption, "Feeling strong and ready for Friday. Thanks for the support, everyone. See you in Lausanne! @athletissima." The Lausanne Diamond League is scheduled to be held on August… read-more

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 - 04:34 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Javelin Throw, Neeraj Chopra, Lausanne Diamond League Meeting, sports, Indian athlete, tournament

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Lovepreet Singh

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India's Lovepreet Singh Wins Bronze Medal At Commonwealth Games 2022

At Commonwealth Games 2022, India's Lovepreet Singh won a bronze medal by lifting a total of 355kg – 163kg in snatch, and 192 kg in clean and jerk. On August 3, Singh won against Australia’s Jackson Roberts-Young who went for 211kgs lift in his third and final attempt, which was unsuccessful. With this, the Indian contingent at CWG 22, confirmed13 medals, including five gold, four silver and four bronze.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 - 04:58 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Commonwealth Games, Lovepreet Singh, Bronze Medal, Indian athlete, Weightlifting

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Neeraj Chopra

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Neeraj Chopra Aims Medal At Maiden World Championship, Goes To Finals

Indian Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for his maiden World Championships final. On July 22, Chopra gave a stunning first attempt throw of 88.39m here, and secured his place in the finals of the championship. The 24-year-old Indian, opened the men's javelin throw Group A qualification round with to 88.39m throw.  This is his third career-best throw, for another medal. The medal round will be held on Sunday (7:05am IST).

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 - 12:31 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Javelin, Olympian, Neeraj Chopra, Maiden World Championship, Indian athlete, Medal

Neeraj Chopra

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Neeraj Chopra Is Confident To Break 90m Mark, Aims World Championship In USA

After breaking his own national record, Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now confident that he will soon have throw record of 90m. In the Diamond League, Chopra broke his previous record of 89.30m, with 89.94 m. Now, he is sure to cross the 90m barriers, in 2022. Furthermore, Neeraj is now aiming the World Championships to be held in Eugene, the USA from July 15 to 24.

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 - 03:03 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Neeraj Chopra, Javelin, Olympian, World Championship, Indian athlete

Neeraj Chopra

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Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra Sets New National Record In Javelin

India's Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra once again made India proud, and set his new record with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.  He secured a silver medal, bettering his own national record of 88.07 meters. Furthermore, after Tokyo Olympics, this is his first International competition. While Chopra secured a silver medal,  Oliver Helander secured gold with a throw of 89.93 metres.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 - 12:10 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Neeraj Chopra, Javelin Throw, Tokyo Olympics, National Record, Indian athlete

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Manu Bharker

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India Should Boycott Common Weath Games 22: Manu Bhaker

Indian athlete Manu Bhaker said, India should boycott Commonwealth Games 2022. On May 24, the ace pistol player expressed disappointment over the exclusion of shooting  and said, "If we want shooting to be included then I think the Indian team should boycott the tournament and this will make a bold statement." Recently, Manu Bhaker won three gold, two silver medals at ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl.

Tue, 24 May 2022 - 04:09 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Boycott, Common Wealth Games, Indian athlete, Manu Bhaker, Shooting

Toor, a shot put player qualified for Tokyo Olympics Games

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Tajinder Singh Toor Breaks Asian Shot-Put Record, Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics

Tajinderpal Singh Toor, an Indian athlete who won the Asian Games in men’s shot-put, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 26-year-old marked the Asian record throw of 21.49 m in the Indian Grand Prix IV on June 21. However, he is the 11th Indian to qualify for Olympics and had outdone the Asian record of 21.13m and the qualifying mark of 21.10 m. 

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 - 06:35 PM / by Bornika Das

Tags: Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Tokyo Olympics, shot put, Indian athlete

Courtesy: The Quint