Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kamalpreet Kaur reaches discus throw final by finishing second in qualification, Seema Punia out
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kamalpreet Kaur reaches discus throw final by finishing second in qualification, Seema Punia out

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With a throw of 64m, Kamalpreet Kaur was only one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round. Tokyo: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur produced one of the best performances by an Indian in the Olympics, though in a qualifying round, as she made it to the finals of the ongoing Games after finishing second here on Saturday. But veteran Seema Punia made an exit after finishing sixth in qualification A and 16th overall with a below-par best throw of 60.57m. #Athletics Here's how Kamalpreet Kaur booked her place in the discus throw final.

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World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: India finishes fifth in 4x400m mixed relay; Amanat Kamboj qualifies for discus final
4 months, 2 weeks ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: India finishes fifth in 4x400m mixed relay; Amanat Kamboj qualifies for discus final

The Hindu  

The Indian quartet of Jay Kumar, Neeru Pathak, Rihan Chaudhary, and Sandramol Sabu finished fifth in the 4x400m mixed relay final after qualifying overall third among 20 competing teams at the World Athletics U-20 Championships on Tuesday. Australia’s Jordan Gilbert, Bella Pasquali, Jack Deguara and Sophia Gregorevic finished first with a time of 3:19.27, followed by Poland and China in …

Paris Olympics javelin final highlights: Neeraj Chopra seals silver
5 months ago

Paris Olympics javelin final highlights: Neeraj Chopra seals silver

Hindustan Times  

Arshad Nadeem shattered the world record and overshadowed Neeraj Chopra in the javelin final to strike a historic gold for Pakistan Neeraj Chopra had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything he ever wanted at the Paris Olympics 2024. Neeraj's arch-rival, Arshad Nadeem, shattered the world record to upstage the Indian javelin superstar and seal a historic gold medal …

Paris Olympics javelin final highlights: Neeraj Chopra seals silver
5 months ago

Paris Olympics javelin final highlights: Neeraj Chopra seals silver

Hindustan Times  

Arshad Nadeem shattered the world record and overshadowed Neeraj Chopra in the javelin final to strike a historic gold for Pakistan Neeraj Chopra had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything he ever wanted at the Paris Olympics 2024. Neeraj's arch-rival, Arshad Nadeem, shattered the world record to upstage the Indian javelin superstar and seal a historic gold medal …

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 11: Vinesh Phogat Makes Historic Final- Full List Of India Results On August 6
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 11: Vinesh Phogat Makes Historic Final- Full List Of India Results On August 6

ABP News  

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 11: A medal might not have been added against India on the medal tally in the Paris Olympics 2024 but it was a day which gave the country several reasons to smile. Neeraj Chopra only needed a throw and it was a monstrous one- 89.34 metres- to not only secure a place in the medal round …

Asli cheez abhi baaki hai: Neeraj after making javelin final
5 months ago

Asli cheez abhi baaki hai: Neeraj after making javelin final

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Neeraj Chopra needed just one throw to sail into the final. A season’s best of 89.34m in his first attempt saw the 26-year-old reigning Olympic and world champion comfortably top the qualification for the August 8 final javelin at the Paris Olympics. The other Indian in the fray, Asian Games silver medallist from Odisha Kishore Jena – whose best …

Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Paris Olympics 2024 Javelin Final With Season-Best Throw Of 89.34m - WATCH
5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Paris Olympics 2024 Javelin Final With Season-Best Throw Of 89.34m - WATCH

ABP News  

Neeraj Chopra qualified for the finals in the men’s Javelin at the Paris Olympics 2024 with a remarkable first throw of 89.34 metres in the Qualification Round Group B on August 6. ALSO ON ABP Live | Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 Auction Date Announced, Retained Players List Revealed Watch Neeraj Chopra's 89.34m Throw Below: Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem Follows Chopra …

Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra, India’s sole defending champion, eyes back-to-back gold
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra, India’s sole defending champion, eyes back-to-back gold

Hindustan Times  

Neeraj Chopra was the star of India's Tokyo Olympics campaign, as he became only the second individual gold medallist from India, and also the first to do so in track and field. But let's get one thing straight, Neeraj was expected to challenge for a medal, but nobody predicted him to clinch gold. The signs of something happening was evident …

As Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena compete for supremacy, it is India’s future in javelin throw that wins
1 year, 3 months ago

As Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena compete for supremacy, it is India’s future in javelin throw that wins

The Hindu  

As javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena uncorked an 86.77m in his third attempt at the recent Asian Games in Hangzhou, a shiver ran through the millions who were closely following the action. Kishore Kumar Jena in action in the men’s javelin throw final in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Better days ahead for Indian athletics Kerala long jumper …

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra's Throw That Created History And Made Him World Champion
1 year, 4 months ago

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra's Throw That Created History And Made Him World Champion

News 18  

Neeraj Chopra scripted history once again as he became the first Indian to clinch a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships. 88.17 Meters forNeeraj Chopra becomes 1st athlete to win a gold medal at the #WorldAthleticsChampionships Watch the best of #Budapest23 – FREE only on #JioCinema ✨#WAConJioCinema pic.twitter.com/le562o9zp2 — JioCinema August 27, 2023 Meanwhile, on his third and fourth …

Neeraj Chopra through to World Championships final with 88.77m throw; DP Manu, Kishore Jena also qualify
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra through to World Championships final with 88.77m throw; DP Manu, Kishore Jena also qualify

Hindustan Times  

Neeraj Chopra produced his season's best and the fourth-best performance of his career to qualify for the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Friday. World Athletics Championship - Men's Javelin Throw - India's Neeraj Chopra reacts during the qualification To put Neeraj's effort into perspective, Germany's Julian Webber was the only other athlete …

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for 2024 Olympics, enters World Championships final with 88.77m throw
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for 2024 Olympics, enters World Championships final with 88.77m throw

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra needed just one big throw to qualify for the World Championships men’s javelin throw final as well as 2024 Paris Games, pulling off a commendable first-attempt of 88.77m here on Friday. The 25-year-old Chopra’s qualifying round lasted just a few minutes as he sent the spear to his season’s best distance in his first attempt. FOLLOW …

Neeraj Chopra Enters World Championships Final, Qualifies for Paris Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Enters World Championships Final, Qualifies for Paris Olympics

News 18  

Tokyo Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for the final of the World Athletics Championships 2023 Javelin throw final event with a massive season-best throw of 88.77m on Friday, August 25. Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw LIVE, World Athletics Championships 2023: Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Final With Season Best 88.77m Throw Chopra’s compatriot D.P. Manu also remained in contention for the final, …

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra produces record-breaking throw to qualify for finals of World Athletics Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra produces record-breaking throw to qualify for finals of World Athletics Championships

India TV News  

India's ace javelin star Neeraj Chopra produces another record-breaking throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships qualification round on Friday, August 25. Neeraj recorded an 88.77m throw on his first attempt to enter the finals of the World Athletics Championships 2023 and mainly qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Watch Neeraj Chopra's throw at World Athletics Championships 2023: The 25-year-old …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tausaga wins women’s discus throw gold with massive personal best, Allman takes silver
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tausaga wins women’s discus throw gold with massive personal best, Allman takes silver

The Hindu  

Laulauga Tausaga obliterated her personal best by over four metres to take a stunning world discus gold on Tuesday just as fellow American and hot favourite Valarie Allman had been seemingly cruising towards the title. Tausaga, who finished last in the previous two world finals, came into the showdown with a best of 65.46 metres but somehow found 69.49 with …

Discus thrower Kamalpreet gets three-year ban for doping
2 years, 2 months ago

Discus thrower Kamalpreet gets three-year ban for doping

The Hindu  

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, the National record holder who was sixth in last year’s Tokyo Olympics, has been suspended for three years by the Athletics Integrity Unit for failing a dope test. Kamalpreet was tested out of competition in Patiala on March 7 this year and her urine sample showed the presence of stanozolol, a non-specified substance prohibited at all …

Olympic discus finalist Kaur of India gets 3-year doping ban
2 years, 2 months ago

Olympic discus finalist Kaur of India gets 3-year doping ban

Associated Press  

MONACO — Olympic discus finalist Kamalpreet Kaur was banned for three years for doping with an anabolic steroid, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. Kaur will be allowed to keep her sixth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics last year but will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics before the ban expires in March 2025. Kaur first suggested the positive …

Tokyo Olympic athlete Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years for use of steroid
2 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympic athlete Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years for use of steroid

Firstpost  

The Athletics Integrity Unit banned Kamalpreet Kaur for three years after the discus thrower flunked a dope test in March. New Delhi: Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who achieved stardom for her exploits at the Tokyo Games, was on Wednesday banned for three year for using prohibited substance Stanozolol, the Athletics Integrity Unit has announced. Kamalpreet was handed a …

CWG 2022 | Annu Rani wins bronze, becomes first Indian female javelin thrower to win medal
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022 | Annu Rani wins bronze, becomes first Indian female javelin thrower to win medal

The Hindu  

Annu Rani scripted history as she became the first Indian female javelin thrower to win a medal, a bronze, in the Commonwealth Games on the penultimate day in Birmingham on August 7, 2022. ANNU WINS BRONZE 🥉@Annu_Javelin scripts history by becoming the 1️⃣st Indian female Javelin Thrower to win a medal at #CommonwealthGames The gutsy javelin thrower has proved her …

CWG 2022: Annu Rani Wins Bronze in Women's Javelin Throw
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022: Annu Rani Wins Bronze in Women's Javelin Throw

News 18  

Indan athlete Annu Rani claimed the bronze medal in Birmingham on Sunday as she sealed a podium finish with her best throw on the day of 60m. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY She came in third behind Kelsey Lee Barber of Australia who clinched the …

Seema Punia finishes 5th, Navjeet Dhillon eighth in women's discus throw final
2 years, 5 months ago

Seema Punia finishes 5th, Navjeet Dhillon eighth in women's discus throw final

The Hindu  

Indian discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon were disappointed as they finished fifth and eight respectively in the final with below-par performances at the Commonwealth Games. In what could be her last Commonwealth Games appearance, the 39-year-old Punia produced a best throw of 55.92m which she came up in her second attempt but that was not enough for …

Seema Punia, Navjeet Kaur in Women’s Discus Throw Final HIGHLIGHTS, Commonwealth Games 2022: Seema, Navjeet out of medal contention
2 years, 5 months ago

Seema Punia, Navjeet Kaur in Women’s Discus Throw Final HIGHLIGHTS, Commonwealth Games 2022: Seema, Navjeet out of medal contention

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE blog for the women’s discus throw final featuring India’s Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur in action at CWG 2022 in Birmingham. Discus Throw Final updates India’s 2018 medallists Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur finish fifth and eighth respectively in the final as the final standings read: Chioma Onyekwere - 61.70m Jade Lally - 58.42m Obiageri Amaechi …

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Track and field action begins on Tuesday, India expected to win medal in women's discus throw
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Track and field action begins on Tuesday, India expected to win medal in women's discus throw

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's withdrawal was a huge blow but the Indian athletics team for the Commonwealth Games still has multiple medal contenders who will vie for the top honours when the blue-riband track and field events begin in Birmingham on Tuesday. India is also expected to win at least a medal from one of the three triple jumpers in …

Javelin thrower Annu Rani finishes seventh in World Championships
2 years, 5 months ago

Javelin thrower Annu Rani finishes seventh in World Championships

The Hindu  

India's Annu Rani finished seventh in the women's javelin throw final with a below-par effort of 61.12m at the World Championships here. American Kara Winger took the silver with a last round effort of 64.05m, while Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan won a surprise bronze with her best throw of 63.27m. All eyes will now be on superstar javelin thrower …

Neeraj Chopra flies to the final with his opening throw
2 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra flies to the final with his opening throw

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra needed just one throw to qualify for the javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday, a day when three Indians made it to the main round. Just like the Tokyo Olympics where he flew to the final with his first throw, Chopra produced a massive 88.39m opening effort in the …

World Athletics Championship 2022: Neeraj Chopra Qualifies for Men's Javelin Final; Eldhose Pual Through to Triple Jump Final
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championship 2022: Neeraj Chopra Qualifies for Men's Javelin Final; Eldhose Pual Through to Triple Jump Final

News 18  

India’s Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic champion, qualified for the final of the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships with his first throw of 88.39m at the Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon on Friday. Defending champion, Grenera’s Anderson Peters topped the qualifying charts in men’s javelin with a throw of 89.91m while Chopra’s effort puts him as the second …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for men's javelin final with 88.39m throw
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for men's javelin final with 88.39m throw

India TV News  

Eugene| India's golden boy and superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has repeated his heroics once again. Chopra has qualified for his maiden World Athletics Championships final owing to a throw of 88.39m. The Indian superstar opened Group A's qualification round as he sent his javelin flying for 88.39m which also happens to be his third career-best throw. Olympic champion javelin …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Annu Rani qualifies for women's javelin throw final
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Annu Rani qualifies for women's javelin throw final

Firstpost  

With her 59.60m effort and a place in the World Championships final, Annu Rani has seemingly put her disappointment at Tokyo Olympics behind her. Eugene, Oregon: Annu Rani booked her place in the women’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday. Rani, who had finished eighth at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, …

Indian Grand Prix 3: Abdulla makes the cut for World Championships, Karthik joins the 17m club
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian Grand Prix 3: Abdulla makes the cut for World Championships, Karthik joins the 17m club

The Hindu  

The men’s triple jump was expected to be the only exciting event at the third Indian Grand Prix on Saturday and it lived up to the billing with two new entrants to the 17-metre club and a World Championships qualifier to boot. Aboobacker’s fifth jump was an impressive 17.19m, clearing the Worlds qualifying mark of 17.14m. Aboobacker’s previous best was …

Annu Rani Improves Own Women's Javelin Throw National Record for the Eighth Time
2 years, 8 months ago

Annu Rani Improves Own Women's Javelin Throw National Record for the Eighth Time

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh athlete Annu Rani broke her own national record en route winning the gold in the fourth AFI Indian Open Javelin Throw Competition here on Sunday. She threw the spear to a distance of 63.82m, a 58 cm improvement over her own earlier national record of 63.24m set in Patiala in March last year. The 29-year-old showed she has …

Annu Rani throws 63.82m, betters her national record in Indian Open javelin meet
2 years, 8 months ago

Annu Rani throws 63.82m, betters her national record in Indian Open javelin meet

The Hindu  

Annu Rani bettered her own national record with a throw of 63.82m in her first attempt to win the women's javelin event at the 4th Indian Open Javelin throw competition in Jamshedpur on Sunday. Last year, Rani recorded her previous best of 63.24m at the National Interstate Athletic Championship in Patiala. Sanjana Choudhary won the silver with her last throw …

Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur tests positive for steroid
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur tests positive for steroid

Firstpost  

Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who was placed sixth at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, has tested positive for an anabolic steroid, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. Lausanne: Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who was placed sixth at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, has tested positive for an anabolic steroid, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. Kaur tested positive …

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur suspended after positive test for banned drug
2 years, 8 months ago

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur suspended after positive test for banned drug

The Hindu  

In the biggest doping scandal to hit Indian athletics since another discus thrower Neelam Jasswant Singh tested positive in 2005, India’s Tokyo Olympic finalist Kamalpreet Kaur has tested positive and has been placed under provisional suspension. The Athletics Integrity Unit of World Athletics announced the Olympian discus thrower’s provisional suspension on its website on Wednesday evening. In an out-of-competition test …

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in discus throw
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in discus throw

The Hindu  

Indian discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya clinched the silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw Final at the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday. Batista dos Santos from Brazil took gold and L. Diaz Aldana from Cuba bagged silver. FOLLOW HERE : Tokyo Paralympics 2020 LIVE Day 6, live updates: Avani Lekhara wins gold in 10m Air Rifle; Yogesh Kathuniya and Jhajharia take …

Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Day 6 Updates: Sumit Antil wins javelin final; Avani Lekhara wins gold in shooting; Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in discus throw
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Day 6 Updates: Sumit Antil wins javelin final; Avani Lekhara wins gold in shooting; Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in discus throw

The Hindu  

LIVE UPDATES NEXT UP MEN'S JAVELIN THROW FINAL Sumit's first throw of 66.95m is a World Record! Sandeep Chaudhary and Sumit Antil in men's javelin throw F64 SHOOTING Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Swaroop slips to fourth place after shooting 9.9 and 9.5 in his 17th and 18th attempts. SHOOTING Avani Lekhara Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing Final - …

EXCLUSIVE: How Vegetarian Kamalpreet Kaur Managed Her Diet and Practice During Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: How Vegetarian Kamalpreet Kaur Managed Her Diet and Practice During Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

“Wo simple maida ki roti me bhi egg dalte hain ” Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur travels for many competitions abroad, but if there is one thing she finds difficult in those trips, it is finding her kind of food. As she described, “they put egg in everything.” Kaur finished sixth in the women’s discus throw finals with a best throw …

Neeraj Chopra makes history with javelin throw gold
3 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra makes history with javelin throw gold

Live Mint  

Tokyo, Aug 7 Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the field by quite a distance to notch up the first track-and-field Games medal for the country. The 23-year-old farmer's son from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second round throw of 87.58m in …

’Golden throw’: Neeraj Chopra wins gold in men’s javelin throw at Tokyo Olympics, breaks India’s 100-yr jinx
3 years, 5 months ago

’Golden throw’: Neeraj Chopra wins gold in men’s javelin throw at Tokyo Olympics, breaks India’s 100-yr jinx

Live Mint  

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra has won GOLD in men's javelin throw at Olympic Games. With this, he has become the first Indian athlete to win gold ever and India's second ever individual Olympic gold medalist after shooter Abhinav Bindra, who bagged gold in Beijing 2008. WATCH how history was made for India in Tokyo Olympics The big relief came …

Neeraj Chopra in Olympic javelin throw final: top opponents, form guide and best performances
3 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra in Olympic javelin throw final: top opponents, form guide and best performances

The Hindu  

India has not won an Olympic medal in athletics since 1947. As 2016 World Junior Champion, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games champion, an Olympic medal would seem a natural progression for the best javelin thrower India has ever produced. 92.14 – Luzern Arshad Nadeem A photo of the Asian Games 2018 javelin throw podium resurfaced after Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem topped …

Tokyo Olympics: Spotlight on javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to end Independent India's wait for medal in athletics
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Spotlight on javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to end Independent India's wait for medal in athletics

India Today  

Touted as one of India's strongest bets for an Olympic medal, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete in the men’s javelin throw final in Tokyo on Saturday. Chopra's performance on Saturday was one of the best performances by an Indian in the Olympics, as he finished ahead of gold medal favourite and 2017 world champion Johannes Vetter of Germany. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights, Day 15: Neeraj Chopra scripts history with men's javelin gold; Bajrang Punia wins bronze
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights, Day 15: Neeraj Chopra scripts history with men's javelin gold; Bajrang Punia wins bronze

Firstpost  

7:44 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter An incredible day for India at Olympics brings the country’s campaign to an end as well at Games. He was not at his best in the first two bouts and we still don’t know the reason for him playing like that but he came strongly in the bronze medal playoff to clinch the medal. But …

Data | Neeraj Chopra eclipses his competitors at the Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Data | Neeraj Chopra eclipses his competitors at the Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

India's Neeraj Chopra bagged India's first ever Gold medal in athletics at the Olympic Games after winning the men's Javelin Throw in Tokyo on Saturday, August 7. Final results The chart plots the best throws of the top eight athletes in the Men's Javelin Throw final on Saturday, August 7. Competitor comparison The chart plots the javelin throws which classed …

Tokyo 2020 Javelin Throw: Know Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Javelin Throw: Know Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist

The Hindu  

India's Neeraj Chopra topped the men's javelin throw qualification stage on Wednesday with a throw of 86.65m while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem wasn't far behind with an 85.16m throw to finish third. After the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where Chopra won gold in javelin throw, a photograph featuring him and Nadeem, the bronze medallist in the javelin, went viral. The …

First throw perfect but will need to improve in finals: Neeraj
3 years, 5 months ago

First throw perfect but will need to improve in finals: Neeraj

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Into the finals with a "perfect throw", trailblazing javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said he will need the same performance with a higher score to be in contention for India's maiden track-and-field medal at the Olympic Games here. The 23-year-old Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Games with a big throw …

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final in first attempt of 85.65m
3 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final in first attempt of 85.65m

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Medal contender Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Olympic Games with a stunning throw of 86.65m in his opening attempt that put him on top of the qualification round here on Wednesday. Chopra's performance on Saturday will go down as one of the best performances by an Indian in the Olympics, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: First throw perfect but will need to improve in finals, says Neeraj Chopra
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: First throw perfect but will need to improve in finals, says Neeraj Chopra

Firstpost  

Neeraj Chopra is under no illusion that the final will be a totally different contest where the world’s best will go for podium finish. Tokyo: Into the finals with a “perfect throw”, trailblazing javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said he will need the same performance with a higher score to be in contention for India’s maiden track-and-field medal at …

Tokyo Olympics: India's Shivpal bows out, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem joins Neeraj Chopra in Javelin final
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: India's Shivpal bows out, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem joins Neeraj Chopra in Javelin final

India Today  

India’s Shivpal Singh failed to qualify for the Men's Javelin final at Tokyo Olympics after finishing with a disappointing best throw of 76.40m. Nonetheless, Asian Games gold medalist Neeraj Chopra topped the qualification with a stunning throw of 86.65m. However, London Olympics gold medalist and Rio Olympics bronze medalist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago failed to make the 12-man …

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's first throw which secured automatic qualification to final at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's first throw which secured automatic qualification to final at Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

India's Neeraj Chopra qualified for the final of the Javelin Throw event with his brilliant first attempt, in which he breached the automatic qualification mark. Neeraj threw 86.65m to not only qualify but also top the qualification, which included one of the strongest favorites for the gold medal, Germany's Johannes Vetter. Watch Neeraj's brilliant throw here: Deprived of participation in …

Tokyo Olympics | Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra topped the qualification round and sailed into the javelin throw final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. And the overall rankings at the end of the qualification round had a strange look with Neeraj on top followed by Germany's world leader Johannes Vetter, who struggled initially before making the cut with his last round effort of 85.64m. Asian …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final in first attempt of 86.65m; Shivpal Singh out
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final in first attempt of 86.65m; Shivpal Singh out

Firstpost  

The 23-year-old Indian left the javelin arena after his first throw, having secured his place in the final easily. Tokyo: Medal contender Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Olympic Games with a stunning throw of 86.65m in his opening attempt that put him on top of the qualification round here on Wednesday. …

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra enters javelin throw final with 86.65m throw
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra enters javelin throw final with 86.65m throw

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra’s alarm went off at 5:15 am on Wednesday. Twenty strides, a leap, and a grunt later, he booked his spot in the javelin throw final of the Tokyo Olympics. There was a slightly different feeling in my throws, but I knew that I would be able to hit the mark today,” he said and paused to watch Johannes …

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