Neeraj Chopra spills the beans on meeting Roger Federer, makes Rafael Nadal reference: ‘Indian food is in his top-5’
2 days, 9 hours ago

Neeraj Chopra spills the beans on meeting Roger Federer, makes Rafael Nadal reference: ‘Indian food is in his top-5’

Hindustan Times  

Currently among the most-followed athletes, Neeraj Chopra has a God-like status in India. In a candid interview with Lallantop, the Haryana native opened up about the struggles of maintaining his long hair, using tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as a reference. The biggest problem is that, see any athlete, in tennis they usually keep long hair, like Rafael Nadal or Federer. Neeraj Chopra on meeting Roger Federer Chopra also spilled the beans on his famous meeting with Roger Federer which broke the headlines. Revealing Federer’s special affection for India, he claimed, “He said Indian food is in his top-five always.

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Rivalry with Neeraj is good, it's inspiring youngsters in both India, Pakistan: Nadeem
5 months ago

Rivalry with Neeraj is good, it's inspiring youngsters in both India, Pakistan: Nadeem

New Indian Express  

PARIS: History-making Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem is quite pleased that his rivalry with Indian superstar Neeraj Chopra is becoming as talked about as the cricketing battles between the two feuding neighbours as he believes it will fuel the sporting ambition of youngsters in both the nations. Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time in their 11 face-offs to claim …

Neeraj Chopra Claims Gold in Federation Cup, His First Outing in India In Three Years
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra Claims Gold in Federation Cup, His First Outing in India In Three Years

News 18  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw event of the Federation Cup here, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow start in his first competitive outing on Indian soil in three years. FOLLOW: RR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2024 Chopra last took part in a domestic competition at …

Neeraj Chopra to participate in 27th Federation Cup in Odisha after competing in Diamond League
8 months ago

Neeraj Chopra to participate in 27th Federation Cup in Odisha after competing in Diamond League

India TV News  

India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra is set to be back in action this month in the Diamond League in Doha and will also be participating in the 27th Federation Cup that will be taking place in Odisha from May 12 to May 15. It is a good chance for him to warm up with National Federation Cup athletics championship at …

Neeraj Chopra meets Roger Federer in Switzerland, says ‘we will…’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra meets Roger Federer in Switzerland, says ‘we will…’

Hindustan Times  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra met legendary tennis player Roger Federer in Zurich, Switzerland. Roger Federer posing for the camera with Neeraj Chopra. I had a great time talking to you, and hopefully we’ll meet again @rogerfederer,” wrote Neeraj Chopra while sharing the pictures on Instagram. The pictures show Roger Federer and Neeraj Chopra posing for the camera with a jersey …

When Neeraj Chopra met Roger Federer: Banter, bonhomie and mutual respect
11 months, 2 weeks ago

When Neeraj Chopra met Roger Federer: Banter, bonhomie and mutual respect

Hindustan Times  

With their fame, success and weighty legacy sitting lightly on their shoulders, it came as no surprise when Roger Federer and Neeraj Chopra gushed about each other during a recent rendezvous, which was marked by mutual respect, admiration, and stories of triumph and dedication. India's Olympic and world champion thrower Neeraj Chopra meets tennis legend Roger Federer in Zurich Switzerland …

Federer and Chopra Unite in Zurich for Inspiring Exchange
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Federer and Chopra Unite in Zurich for Inspiring Exchange

Deccan Chronicle  

Switzerland Tourism, however, has set the ball rolling by uniting these two great icons who belong to different worlds of sport — Tennis and Javelin Throw — at Zurich’s La Réserve Eden au Lac for a casual and free-flowing conversation. Mumbai: When Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer meets Indian Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra in Zurich, the world sits up …

Indian tennis needs a Neeraj Chopra miracle
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian tennis needs a Neeraj Chopra miracle

Hindustan Times  

Sumit Nagal rightly made the news when he beat 31st seed Kazakh Alexander Bublik in straight sets earlier this week at the Australian Open to earn 95,000 pounds. It doesn't happen often nowadays that an Indian player makes it past the first round of a grand slam -- in singles. So the question that should haunt all of us is: …

How much prize money did Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem win after World Athletics Championships final?
1 year, 4 months ago

How much prize money did Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem win after World Athletics Championships final?

India TV News  

In a battle of two neighbours in a 12-man World Athletics Championships final, India's Neeraj Chopra reigned supreme to bag a historic Gold medal. It was enough to keep the other athletes at bay and even though Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem looked hot on heels, he finished marginally behind at 87.82m and took the Silver medal. The 25-year-old has won the …

Neeraj Chopra becomes world champion in javelin throw
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra becomes world champion in javelin throw

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra roars as the javelin is expelled from his right arm. He had already become the first Indian man to win a world medal when he took silver at the Eugene World Championships behind Grenada’s Anderson Peters last year. He won the Commonwealth title last year with a throw of 90.18m – beating the Indian he admitted admiring to …

World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra eyes top podium finish
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra eyes top podium finish

The Hindu  

August 18, 2023 03:08 pm | Updated 06:28 pm IST - Budapest A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances as no clear-cut favourite has emerged ahead of the showpiece beginning in Budapest on August 19 The 25-year-old Chopra has won gold medals in …

Neeraj Chopra — an extraordinary achiever assured in his own skin and identity
1 year, 6 months ago

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

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra is special. It was his fourth Diamond League win in as many events — excluding the 2022 year-end finals, which he won too — since his second place finish in Stockholm last year, which ironically saw his best-ever performance of 89.94m. That, of course, is yet to happen but to consider an Olympic gold as just the first …

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's epic come-from-behind throw that won him 2nd Diamond League of the season
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's epic come-from-behind throw that won him 2nd Diamond League of the season

Hindustan Times  

After kicking off his season with a world-leading effort of 88.67m in the Doha leg of the 2023 Diamond League, Tokyo 2020 Olympic javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra finished atop yet again, in Lausanne, with a throw of 87.66m on his fifth attempt. He registered his first legal throw on the second attempt with an 83.52m throw, which did put …

When Roger Federer Played Tennis with Deepika Padukone and Gorged on Indian Food
2 years, 3 months ago

When Roger Federer Played Tennis with Deepika Padukone and Gorged on Indian Food

News 18  

Roger Federer was a tennis player like no other. Even in a cricket crazy nation like India, Federer cultivated an extraordinary fan base through his tennis. Federer last came to India in 2014 for the International Premier Tennis League. deepika padukone with roger federer during the international premier tennis league pic.twitter.com/ZcOVtu6wVR— moony June 17, 2022 Federer won many hearts when …

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's Silver Clinching Throw at the Worlds
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's Silver Clinching Throw at the Worlds

News 18  

Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became only the second Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. He registered a throw of 88.13 in the final to bring home the silver medal, ending the nation’s wait for a medal since Anju Bobby George claimed the bronze medal in the 2003 edition of the games for her …

Watch: Neeraj Chopra’s 88.13m throw that earned India historic Worlds silver medal
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Neeraj Chopra’s 88.13m throw that earned India historic Worlds silver medal

Firstpost  

Neeraj Chopra seemed desperate to move past his opponents as he roared immediately after the 88.13m throw which ensured a historic silver for India at World Championships. Indian Javelin star and Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra won a historic silver medal for India at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Saturday. Chopra became the first Indian to win …

Neeraj Chopra wins silver at World Athletics Championships, scripts history again
2 years, 5 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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 here. Defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada won gold with a best throw of 90.54m while Olympic silver winner Jakub Vadlejch of …

Neeraj Chopra Creates History, Wins Men's Javelin Silver at 2022 World Athletics Championships
2 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Creates History, Wins Men's Javelin Silver at 2022 World Athletics Championships

News 18  

India’s Neeraj Chopra on Sunday created history by becoming the first ever from his country to win a medal in men’s javelin throw competition at world athletics championships. Chopra, with a best throw of 88.13m, sealed a silver medal at the ongoing 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Apart from that, he has also won gold at CWG, Asian Games …

Neeraj Chopra Happy With His Best Ever Throw Despite Falling Shy of 90m Mark
2 years, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Happy With His Best Ever Throw Despite Falling Shy of 90m Mark

News 18  

India’s ace javelin thrower and 2020 Olympic Games gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has revealed that while he missed the 90-metre mark in the Stockholm Diamond League 2022 in Sweden on Thursday, the fact that it was his best throw ever gave him a really nice feeling. A day after the record feat, in a conversation with JSW Sports, Chopra, who …

With another national record since season's start, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra shows no fear of expectations
2 years, 6 months ago

With another national record since season's start, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra shows no fear of expectations

The Hindu  

Prior to the start of his athletics season this year, there was the tiniest fraction of self doubt in Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra’s mind. “I’ve said before that only when I start competing again will I find out if I have the pressure of competing as an Olympic champion,” Chopra says. READ: Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Stockholm Diamond League …

Neeraj Chopra | The hard road to gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra | The hard road to gold

The Hindu  

In 2010, when the country was in a tizzy over the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, a joint family at Khandra village, near Panipat in Haryana, was wondering how to control a restless, chubby kid. Early that year, the javelin thrower had thrown a personal best 82.23m for the Guwahati South Asian Games gold and had hoped to make the …

Let Neeraj Chopra's Feat Trigger a Sporting Revolution in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Let Neeraj Chopra's Feat Trigger a Sporting Revolution in India

News 18  

87.58m on August 7, 2021. Chopra did not have to do better than Vetter and the world’s best javelin thrower returned home without winning an Olympic medal. Chopra is only the second Indian ever after shooter Abhinav Bindra to win an individual gold medal, and the first Indian since independence to win an athletics medal at the Olympics. WATCH | …

Neeraj Chopra wins gold, independent India's first ever athletics medal
3 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra wins gold, independent India's first ever athletics medal

The Hindu  

It was a historic day for the nation as Neeraj Chopra’s javelin pierced the Tokyo night sky to herald a new dawn for Indian sports. August 7 of 2021, dateline Tokyo, will be etched in Indian hearts for eternity as the 23-year-old from Haryana won India’s first track and field gold medal at the Olympics. With Neeraj’s gold on the …

All eyes on Neeraj Chopra to end India's 100-year wait for Olympic medal in athletics
3 years, 5 months ago

All eyes on Neeraj Chopra to end India's 100-year wait for Olympic medal in athletics

India TV News  

All eyes will be on Neeraj Chopra to deliver India's elusive Olympic medal in athletics and end a wait of 100 years when he competes in the men's javelin throw final here on Saturday. A pre-tournament medal contender, the 23-year-old Chopra fuelled country's expectations by topping the qualification round with a stunning first round throw of 86.59m. Chopra's performance on …

Neeraj Chopra Set to Miss Preparatory Event in Finland
3 years, 7 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Set to Miss Preparatory Event in Finland

The Quint  

Chopra, the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games champion, last week got a visa to travel to France. But it is uncertain whether he would get a window of two hours a day to train outdoors during quarantine," added the source. "Since the situation is changing rapidly, it is also uncertain how many competitions Chopra would be able to compete in after …

What makes Neeraj Chopra a complete athlete?
3 years, 9 months ago

What makes Neeraj Chopra a complete athlete?

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra is one of the easiest sporting stars to talk to. READ| Bartonietz took charge in 2019, at a time when the youngster was going through a testing time with his injury and subsequent surgery which forced him to forego competitions for the entire year. Talking to Sportstar, Bartonietz explains how it also gave them enough time to iron …

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