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Neeraj Chopra to start season at Doha Diamond League on May 5

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will begin his season at the Diamond League meeting in Doha on May 5, as one of the top draws in a star-studded field.

The Times of India

Defending Olympic gold will not be easy for Neeraj Chopra: David Rudisha

NEW DELHI: India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be defending his Tokyo gold in the next year's Paris Olympics but Kenya's David Rudisha on Saturday said that defending the feat will not be an easy task for the 25-year-old.

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'Tears of joy' for Shafali Verma as India drub England to win inaugural U-19 Women's World Cup

Shafali Verma could not hold back tears while lifting the inaugural ICC U-19 Women's World Cup trophy in Potchefstroom, South Africa on Sunday.

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Watch: 'Tears of joy' for Shafali Verma as India drub England to win inaugural U-19 Women's T20 World Cup

Shafali Verma could not hold back tears while lifting the inaugural ICC U-19 Women's World Cup trophy in Potchefstroom, South Africa on Sunday.

The Times of India

India clinch inaugural ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup with crushing victory over England

NEW DELHI: A bunch of 16 teenage girls led by talented Shafali Verma on Sunday created history as the Indian women's team laid their hands on an ICC trophy for the first time ever. With a dominant seven-wicket win over England, the Indian Women's U19 team in Potchefstroom clinched the…

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Hope we end this 90m talk once and for all: Neeraj Chopra

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra held his first press conference of the New Year with Indian journalists on Saturday afternoon and found himself peppered with familiar queries about his impending 90m-mark, rivalries with Johannes Vetter, Anderson Peters and Thomas Rohler and targets leading up to the 2024 Paris Games.

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Pathbreaking year 2022 for Indian sport

It was a pathbreaking year for Indian sport, one that witnessed many historic feats by Indian athletes on the world stage...

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'Diversity, new formats, quality reportage': Journalists list out their hopes for 2023

It was a packed year for the media. From assembly polls in seven states, the election of the president and vice-president, the churn in the opposition space in Bihar and Maharashtra, to extreme weather events, significant verdicts such as the one on EWS quota, India’s G-20 presidency, the boundary standoff,…

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Historic show by Neeraj Chopra and CWG stars but dope cases shamed nation again in 2022

NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra continued to conjure up history-scripting performances, inspiring the likes of Avinash Sable and Murali Sreeshankar in their quest for global success, but the age-old dope menace raised its ugly head again and shamed the nation at the global stage.

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Neeraj Chopra eclipses Usain Bolt as most written about track and field athlete in 2022

Not many have gone past Usain Bolt in the 21st century, but India's Neeraj Chopra has managed to do that.

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Sports ministry approves foreign training camps for Neeraj Chopra, three other athletes

NEW DELHI: The sports ministry has approved Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra's proposal to train at Loughborough University in the UK.

The Times of India

Better late than never: Sharath Kamal on winning Khel Ratna at 40

NEW DELHI: At 40, the prestigious Khel Ratna award came pretty late for Sharath Kamal, but the star table tennis player on Saturday said the recognition was "better late than never", and it will inspire him to give one last shot at Olympic glory.

The Times of India

Never easy to return from injuries: Neeraj Chopra

AHMEDABAD: Injuries are a setback for any athlete, but success comes when the athlete walks that extra mile to overcome the dark phase, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Gujarat all set to host the National Games; PM to inaugurate it today

The Gujarat Government has relied on its existing infrastructure in six cities — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar and Rajkot — to make the mega event possible in 90 days

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Wrestler Bajrang Punia to skip National Games due to head injury

NEW DELHI: Another star Indian athlete will miss the National Games, robbing the multi-sport event of some sheen. After Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, it’s the turn of reigning Commonwealth Games and Asian Games champion Bajrang Punia to give the 36th edition of the Games a miss due to the unfortunate…

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Neeraj Chopra to skip National Games

NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra will not participate in the upcoming edition of the 36th National Games despite the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) diktat making it “necessary” for the country’s eminent athletes to compete in the multi-sport event, scheduled from September 29 to October 12 in six cities of Gujarat.

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Neeraj Chopra caps splendid season with coveted Diamond League finals trophy

NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra is a lone wolf who believes in hunting, not being hunted down. He broke the hegemony of the Europeans in the men’s javelin throw competition with a historic Olympic gold in Tokyo last year. He took a 10-month sabbatical, then returned to serve a timely reminder…

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Neeraj focused on performance not results

The Olympic champion is now a bona fide ambassador of Indian athletics

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PM Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on becoming Diamond League champion

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on winning the prestigious Diamond League Finals title.

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After groin issue, National Games participation looks difficult for Neeraj Chopra

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association's directive notwithstanding, champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's participation in the upcoming National Games looks doubtful, as he is coming off a groin injury and a gruelling season.

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Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripts another history, becomes Diamond League champion

The 24-year-old Indian superstar is now the Olympic champion, World Championships silver medallist and Diamond League champion

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra creates history, becomes first Indian to clinch Diamond League Finals title

ZURICH: Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday achieved yet another historic feat as he became the first Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League Finals title.

The Times of India

Another history awaits Neeraj Chopra as he starts favourite in Diamond League Finals

ZURICH: Another historic feat awaits Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as he will start as favourite in the prestigious Diamond League Finals here on Thursday.

The Hindu

BCCI bought Neeraj Chopra's javelin during e-auction in 2021: Official

Neeraj Chopra’s javelin, which was presented to PM Narendra Modi, was part of many items at an e-auction in 2021. It is learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made the winning bid

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It was BCCI that 'bought' Neeraj Chopra's javelin during e-auction in 2021

NEW DELHI: It was BCCI, which had made a winning bid of Rs 1.5 crore for Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's javelin when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's collection of mementos was e-auctioned last year, a Cricket Board official told PTI on Friday.

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