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Asian Games 2026: From Ayush Shetty to Sakshi Chaudhary, 5 young Indian athletes to watch

Japan will host the Asian Games 2026 with over ten thousand athletes competing. India plans to send five hundred athletes across thirty-six sports to the event. Young talents like Rohit Yadav and Suruchi Phogat will represent India. Murali Sreeshankar aims for gold in the long jump event. Ayush Shetty and…

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BCCI hands Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav 2-year ban for age fraud, CAB crackdown on 62 cricketers

The BCCI has banned Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for two years for allegedly misrepresenting his age. The action comes weeks after he was selected for India’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming Australia series.

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Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 9: Neeraj Chopra, 10 Indian boxers eye gold medals, check full schedule

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 9: Neeraj Chopra leads India's javelin throw final on July 31 at the Commonwealth Games. Indian boxers aim for finals, guaranteeing a record medal haul in the sport. Tejaswin Shankar continues his decathlon campaign after ending day one in second place. Judo and cycling events also…

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Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem javelin final today: Date, time, live streaming, venue and rivals at Commonwealth Games 2026

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will compete in the Commonwealth Games 2026 javelin final. He qualified for the medal round with a throw of 79.61 metres. Chopra faces strong competition including Arshad Nadeem and Keshorn Walcott. The final is scheduled for August 1, 2026, at Scotstoun Stadium. Viewers can watch the…

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Lovepreet's silver, Seema's bronze headline India's day at Commonwealth Games

Lovepreet Singh secured a silver medal in weightlifting, setting a new Games record. Seema Kaliramna earned a bronze medal in the discus throw event. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and two compatriots advanced to the javelin throw final. Tejaswin Shankar ended the decathlon's opening day in second place. India's weightlifting campaign…

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Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8, July 30, India's schedule: What time is Neeraj Chopra's event today? Check full list of events

Neeraj Chopra leads India's athletics campaign in the javelin throw qualifying round. Tajinderpal Singh Toor competes in the men's shot put final for a medal. Parul Chaudhary participates in the women's 5000m final after a previous event. Weightlifters and cyclists also vie for medals in their respective disciplines. Several other…

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Commonwealth Games 2026 India squad: Full list of Indian participants representing India in Glasgow

The 2026 Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow on July 23. India's campaign will be led by Olympic medallists Neeraj Chopra and Mirabai Chanu. The 11-day sporting event features nine fewer sports than the previous edition. India has sent a 125-member contingent to compete in various disciplines. Australia and England are…

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Four Indian javelin throwers qualify for World C'ships but not all going as one is injured

NEW DELHI: In a rare instance in Indian athletics, four men's javelin throwers from the country have qualified for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, later this month, but injury to one member of the quartet meant that all of them will not take part in the big-ticket event.

The Times of India

Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav out of World Championships, Asian Games

KOLKATA: Rohit Yadav, one of the leading male javelin throwers of the country, has gone through a surgery to treat a ligament tear in his right elbow and will miss the upcoming World athletics championships and the Asian Games.

The Hindu

Build-up hit by pull-outs and dope flunks, India still hopeful of good show in Asian Athletics Championships

BANGKOK: The build-up was far from ideal with pull-outs and dope flunks but the Indian team, led by shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, would still look for an impactful show in the Asian Athletics Championships starting here Wednesday.

The Times of India

Triple jumper Praveen Chitravel, javelin thrower Rohit Yadav pull out of Asian Championships due to injury

NEW DELHI: In a blow to India's medal prospects, triple jumper Praveen Chitravel and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav have pulled out of the Asian Athletics Championships beginning on Wednesday in Bangkok due to injury.

The Times of India

Abdulla takes triple jump gold, promises bigger things next month

Abdulla Aboobacker and Jyothi Yarraji won the men’s triple jump and women’s 200m gold respectively in the 26th National Federation Cup athletics championships and made the grade for the Asians to be held in Thailand, here on Thursday.

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Neeraj Chopra wins silver at World Athletics Championships, scripts history again

Neeraj Chopra produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second after Anderson Peters of Grenada

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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wins silver medal to become only the 2nd Indian to win a medal at World Athletics Championships

EUGENE: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted yet another history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships by clinching silver in the javelin throw final.

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Commonwealth Games: Neeraj-led Indian athletics team primed for best show after Delhi

India’s best athletics medal haul had come at the Delhi CWG in 2010 with 2 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze

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Neeraj Chopra flies to the final with his opening throw

Fellow javelin thrower Rohit also make the cut; Eldhose Paul first Indian to qualify for triple jump final

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Spearheading a change

Neeraj Chopra has transformed the way the world looks at Indian javelin throwers. And he has inspired a group of young compatriots to attempt to follow in his footsteps

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AFI names 22-member squad for the Worlds

Aishwarya included but Jeswin left out

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Dhanalakshmi becomes third fastest Indian woman in 200m

ALMATY (Kazakhstan): Ace sprinter Sekar Dhanalakshmi ran her personal best time to win 200m gold at the Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet while the likes of shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav returned to India without competing in the event on Sunday.

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Neeraj headlines 37-member CWG squad

Long jumper Jeswin, marathoner Srinu and high jumper Tejaswin miss out

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra to lead 37-member athletics team in Commonwealth Games, participation of some subject to form and fitness

NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, with the selection committee picking the athletes on expected lines with no major surprises.

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra headlines 37-member Indian team selected for Commonwealth Games 2022

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra headlined the 37-member squad named by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday to compete in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8 this year.

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