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Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra is going to defend his Olympic gold, says Murali Sreeshankar

NEW DELHI: India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will carry the hopes of billions as the 26-year-old defending champion seeks his second Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games.

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Sreeshankar ruled out of Paris Olympics, to undergo surgery

KOCHI: Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has been ruled out of the Paris Olympics after suffering a knee injury during practice.

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Runs, wickets, medals and glory beckon India in 2024

In the sporting calendar, an Olympic year consumes everything – the months leading up to the Games brim with anticipation and stories of preparations for war. The months after are dominated by memories of great performances, stories of grit, determination, joy, grief, of new stars making their breakthroughs, and last…

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Asian Games athletics | Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final

Murali Sreeshankar & Jeswi Aldrin qualify for men's long jump final; Jyothi Yarraji & Nithya Ramaraj for women's 100m hurdles; Ajay Kumar Saroj & Jinson Johnson for men's 1500m. Sreeshankar's jump 2nd-best, Aldrin's 6th; Jyothi 3rd-best, Nithya 8th; Ajay Kumar 2nd in heats. Sreeshankar & Jyothi favourites for gold.

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Chance for Neeraj Chopra-led India to showcase its sporting prowess at Asian Games

With the Asian Games starting on September 23 officially, it is expected that the strong Indian contingent led by Neeraj Chopra will put up a good and valiant show at the games which was scheduled to be held in 2022 was delayed due to COVID-19

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Murali Sreeshankar to skip Diamond League final, will focus on Asian Games

NEW DELHI: Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will skip next week's Diamond League final scheduled in Eugene in order to focus on the Asian Games.

The Times of India

World champion Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Zurich Diamond League

Newly-crowned world champion 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 Meeting

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Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra looks to maintain Diamond League unbeaten streak in Zurich

In Zurich, where Neeraj Chopra is competing four days after being crowned world champion, he will be up against familiar rivals like Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, bronze winner in Budapest with 86.67m, Julian Weber of Germany and two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada. Only Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, silver medallist…

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World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra eyes top podium finish

Neeraj Chopra eyes World Championships gold; no clear-cut favourite. Chopra has won gold medals in Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Diamond League. He is one of the gold medal contenders. Vadlejch, Weber, and Peters are also contenders. Indians Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar have top world list jumps in…

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World Athletics: Focus on top jumpers at Budapest extravaganza

BENGALURU: Leading triple jumper Praveen Chitravel and long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and M Sreeshankar will be more in focus behind Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and steeplechaser Avinash Sable as the Indian team for the World Athletics Championships was announced on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Bangkok conditions suit me, felt like Palakkad: Murali Sreeshankar

Long jumper Sreeshankar reflects on acclimatization; decathlete Tejaswin to take it day by day

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Asian Athletics Championships: Mixed relay team wins gold, Murali Sreeshankar punches Olympic ticket

BANGKOK: Rajesh Ramesh, Aishwarya Mishra, Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan helped India win the 4x400m mixed relay, beating back the challenge from Sri Lanka and Japan who settled for the silver and bronze medals respectively. India added five medals on the penultimate day of the Asian Athletics Championships here on…

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Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar qualifies for 2024 Olympics

NEW DELHI: Star India long jumper Murali Sreeshankar qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday after bagging a silver medal in the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok.

The Times of India

Long jumper Sreeshankar qualifies for Paris 2024 Summer Olympics after winning silver medal at Asian meet

Murali Sreeshankar wins silver in Asian Athletics Championships, qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics. Santhosh Kumar wins bronze in 400m hurdles, fastest time by Indian this year. Yashas Palaksha also qualifies for final. No Indian has won gold in men's 400m hurdles in Asian Championships.

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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.

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Murali Sreeshankar working on 'right approach' as busy season looms

NEW DELHI: India's elite long jumper, Murali Sreeshankar, is a stickler for perfection. He is striving to be the best version of him, looking to iron out the proverbial chinks in his armour. For a long jumper, the correct technique requires years of practice. The approach towards the board, the…

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Neeraj Chopra — an extraordinary achiever assured in his own skin and identity

With Neeraj Chopra’s win in Lausanne on Friday, he is on top of the Diamond League list with 16 points and sitting comfortably to qualify for the 2023 Finals

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Neeraj Chopra is one of the top-five track and field athletes in the world: Sreeshankar

NEW DELHI: India's top long jumper Murali Sreeshankar reckons Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra undoubtedly belongs among the top five track and field athletes in the world.

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Neeraj Chopra wins second straight Diamond League title in Lausanne

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched the prestigious Diamond League title for the second consecutive time by throwing his spear to 87.66m

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Neeraj Chopra wins in Lausanne to clinch back-to-back Diamond League titles

Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic champion, showcased his exceptional form as he made a triumphant return after a one-month injury lay-off to secure first place in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League on Friday. This marked his second consecutive victory of the season in this esteemed competition.

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Neeraj Chopra returns to action in Lausanne Diamond League javelin throw

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will seek his second straight podium finish of the season at the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League on June 30.

The Times of India

Asian Athletics Championships: Murali Sreeshankar, Tajinder Pal Toor, Tejaswin Shankar headline 54-member Indian team

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday announced a 54-member team for the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to take place in Bangkok from July 12 to 16.

The Times of India

Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's big leap takes him to World Championships

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar booked his berth for the World Championships in Budapest in style when he leaped to a massive 8.41 meters in the qualifying round of men’s long jump at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar which saw max temperatures climb to 39 degree…

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Murali Sreeshankar gave dope sample voluntarily so that nobody points finger of suspicion after big jump: Father

BHUBANESWAR: Star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Sunday "voluntarily" gave dope sample to the NADA officials after producing a big leap of 8.41m to qualify for the upcoming World Championships so that "nobody points any finger of suspicion", his father told PTI.

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Murali Sreeshankar qualifies for World Championships with 8.41m jump

NEW DELHI: Ace long jumper Murali Sreeshankar produced a terrific 8.41m effort in his very first attempt in the qualifying round at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the World Championships.

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