'Neeraj signifies the emergence of a powerful nation in sport': Sebastian Coe
1 year, 2 months ago

'Neeraj signifies the emergence of a powerful nation in sport': Sebastian Coe

Hindustan Times  

Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics and a four-time Olympic middle-distance medallist from the UK, throws in an Italian term to describe Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic javelin throw champion of India. Currently in his third term as the head of track and field's governing body, Coe felt every athlete around the world "loves" Chopra. Even as Athletics Federation of India president Adille Sumariwalla said India is yet to make a formal bid for the 2027 World Athletics Championships — we will finalise in the next couple of days, he said — Coe said India is a "very important market for us". "You would be surprised if, as president of World Athletics, I didn't want to stage my events in India," Coe said earlier in a press conference by AFI to acknowledge India's rich medal haul from athletics at the Asian Games.

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World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe meets Sports Minister in India, discusses 2036 Olympics bid
4 weeks ago

World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe meets Sports Minister in India, discusses 2036 Olympics bid

The Hindu  

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe met Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on Monday and discussed India’s intent to host the 2036 Olympics along with development of athletics in the country. Mandaviya spoke about India’s resolve to host a sustainable, inclusive, and inspiring Games, and added that our ambition to host Olympics 2036 reflects the widespread support at every …

Congress hails Neeraj Chopra, 'Your throw inspired a nation', says Kharge
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress hails Neeraj Chopra, 'Your throw inspired a nation', says Kharge

The Hindu  

The Congress on Friday, August 9, 2024, hailed Neeraj Chopra after he became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in men's javelin throw. "Winning the Silver Medal in the Men's Javelin Throw event at the Paris 2024 Olympics is a testament to your dedication, hard work, and unwavering passion. "Your remarkable 89.45m …

Neeraj Chopra is ‘excellence personified’, says PM Modi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra is ‘excellence personified’, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Following Neeraj Chopra’s silver win at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 8, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have lauded the Indian javelin thrower. India looks forward to Neeraj Chopra bringing home more medals and glory in the future,” President Murmu said in a post on X. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Neeraj Chopra as …

Neeraj has stiff competition as he aims to repeat Tokyo heroics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Neeraj has stiff competition as he aims to repeat Tokyo heroics

The Hindu  

It’s going to be down to Neeraj Chopra once again isn’t it? When he strides into the Stade de France on Thursday, it will take the talismanic spear thrower’s broad shoulders to wrest an Olympic campaign that began promisingly but now seems mired in despair back to confidence. The threat is likely to come from four others — European champion …

Neeraj, affable global champ, seeks a repeat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Neeraj, affable global champ, seeks a repeat

Hindustan Times  

Paris: It’s only when you step inside the cauldron that is the 80,000-seater Stade de France packed to the rafters that you realise how global the Olympics, and its heartbeat of track and field, truly is. From Tokyo to Paris, Chopra, older by three years and richer by two World Championships medals, hasn’t changed the way he looks at his …

Neeraj Chopra: India can host competitions like Continental Tour before 2029 World Championships
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra: India can host competitions like Continental Tour before 2029 World Championships

The Hindu  

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wants the country to go a notch higher in the pecking order by hosting global events in the next two to three years. India is set to bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships, but Chopra said the country can host other global competitions of a smaller scale before that. I think India can …

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra hungry for more Olympic glory in 2024
1 year ago

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra hungry for more Olympic glory in 2024

Al Jazeera  

Chopra talks to Al Jazeera about his ‘rollercoaster’ year, his passion for the javelin, and his dreams for Paris 2024. Doha, Qatar – From growing up on a farm in northern India, to picking up a javelin aged 13, and winning Olympic and world titles by the age of 25: the phrase “meteoric rise” has never felt so apt when …

Asian Games 2023: Neeraj Chopra catches Indian flag from falling on ground, leaves netizens in awe | WATCH
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Neeraj Chopra catches Indian flag from falling on ground, leaves netizens in awe | WATCH

India TV News  

India's Olympic and World champion Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday defended his Asian Games title with a stunning show in Hangzhou, China at the 2023 Games. The reigning World champion Chopra sent his Javelin to a season-best mark of 88.88m to clinch the Gold medal in an all-India fight for the top spot with compatriot Kishore Jena. As per …

Asian Games 2023: From rookie to superstar, Neeraj Chopra returns to the stage where his sporting success began
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: From rookie to superstar, Neeraj Chopra returns to the stage where his sporting success began

The Hindu  

He was the most eagerly awaited Indian at the Athletes’ Village even before the Asian Games commenced. Having missed a large part of the year due to a persistent groin strain that also led to doubts about his Asian Games participation, Chopra insisted it was all about managing the body and mind and focussing on performance, not injuries. 19th Asian …

World Athletics Championships: Gladiator then, conqueror now: What next for Neeraj Chopra?
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Gladiator then, conqueror now: What next for Neeraj Chopra?

The Hindu  

At the Nemzeti Atletikai Kozpont in Budapest on Sunday night, Neeraj Chopra completed the last major victory an athlete can hope for. After throwing his javelin a distance of 88.17m, Neeraj pressed his head to the ground as he celebrated besting the best of the field at the World Athletics Championships. His resume now reads like something out of an …

Neeraj and I are happy to top a sport once dominated by Europeans: Nadeem
1 year, 3 months ago

Neeraj and I are happy to top a sport once dominated by Europeans: Nadeem

The Hindu  

In Arshad Nadeem, India's Neeraj Chopra will have tough competition for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, but the Pakistani ace says for now both are just "very happy" to call the shots in a sport once dominated by the Europeans. Nadeem bagged silver in the men's javelin thrown final in Budapest on Sunday, as Olympic champion Chopra won …

Neeraj Chopra and I are happy to do well in javelin, a sport once dominated by Europeans: Arshad Nadeem
1 year, 3 months ago

Neeraj Chopra and I are happy to do well in javelin, a sport once dominated by Europeans: Arshad Nadeem

The Hindu  

In Arshad Nadeem, India’s Neeraj Chopra will have tough competition for the gold medal at Paris Olympics, but the Pakistani ace says for now both are just “very happy” to call the shots in a sport once dominated by the Europeans. He bagged silver in the men’s javelin thrown final in Budapest on Sunday, as Olympic champion Chopra won the …

Neeraj Chopra's win at World Athletics Championship: Achievements so far
1 year, 3 months ago

Neeraj Chopra's win at World Athletics Championship: Achievements so far

Business Standard  

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has become the world champion, recording an impressive throw of 88.17 metres at the World Athletics Championships final event in Budapest. Neeraj Chopra's Olympic gold drew significant attention as it marked India's first individual gold in a track and field event at the Olympics. Prior to this, Abhinav Bindra had secured India's first individual …

Neeraj Chopra wants to have fun as he takes on the world again
1 year, 3 months ago

Neeraj Chopra wants to have fun as he takes on the world again

The Hindu  

There’s an apocryphal story supposedly by Plutarch, that when Alexander of Macedon saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer. “If qualification had gone badly I didn’t want people to think that look at this guy, he’s already making excuses for failing,” he says. For a country unaccustomed to world domination in …

Neeraj Chopra becomes world champion in javelin throw
1 year, 3 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 …

Neeraj Chopra eyes historic medal as Javelin throw event nears at World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra eyes historic medal as Javelin throw event nears at World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest

The Hindu  

Distractions are to be expected if you are Neeraj Chopra. When the Olympic javelin throw champion got to the warm up track next to Budapest’s National Athletics Center at the World Championships on Tuesday evening, he dealt with his fair share of them. Neeraj Chopra headlines 28-member Indian squad for World Athletics Championships And as he watches champions do what …

Neeraj Chopra — an extraordinary achiever assured in his own skin and identity
1 year, 5 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 …

Neeraj Chopra: Sure, Steady, and Successful
1 year, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra: Sure, Steady, and Successful

The Quint  

From someone from a predominantly rural background, Neeraj Chopra has come a long way to occupy the mindspace of so many fans of sport around the world. The time away from training in the wake of his Olympic Games success would have been reason for him to crumble under the demands of patience and think of an alternative career. Having …

Watch: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's Swiss vacation after Diamond League Final win
2 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's Swiss vacation after Diamond League Final win

Hindustan Times  

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is taking a well-deserved breather after adding the Diamond League Final title to his already overflowing trophy cabinet. The Olympic champion had become the first Indian to win the Diamond League Final with a throw of 88.44m. With his gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympics last year, Neeraj became the first Indian athlete in …

Resilient Neeraj Chopra overcomes physical discomfort to land historic World Championships silver
2 years, 4 months ago

Resilient Neeraj Chopra overcomes physical discomfort to land historic World Championships silver

Firstpost  

The physical effort was there for all to see. The mental side of Neeraj Chopra’s game in the World Championships javelin throw final was not so apparent. Watch: Neeraj Chopra’s 88.13m throw that earned India historic Worlds silver medal It was a throw that lifted the gloom spreading not just in the Indian camp here but also back home where …

Neeraj Chopra's Picture with Guard Gog at World Athletic Championships Goes Viral
2 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra's Picture with Guard Gog at World Athletic Championships Goes Viral

News 18  

Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra was pictured caressing a guard dog during his training for the World Athletics championship 2022 in Oregon, USA. Being one of the favourites for a podium finish, the Tokyo Olympic Gold medallist could end India’s drought for medals at the Athletic championships. Neeraj is a big animal lover and has a pet dog named ‘Tokyo’ …

With another national record since season's start, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra shows no fear of expectations
2 years, 5 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 wins Sportsman of the Year (Track and Field) award at Sportstar Aces 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Neeraj Chopra wins Sportsman of the Year (Track and Field) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra on Saturday was adjudged Sportstar of the Year at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. We athletes will try and continue to work hard and try to take our country to the very top of the world," Neeraj said. The jewel in the crown of Indian sport, Neeraj scripted …

Neeraj Chopra Press Conference: Neeraj Chopra To Adapt Training Regime Keeping Covid Threat In Mind, Says Have To Do Well In Asian Games 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Press Conference: Neeraj Chopra To Adapt Training Regime Keeping Covid Threat In Mind, Says Have To Do Well In Asian Games 2022

ABP News  

Olympic gold medalist, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra addressed a press conference from the United States of America on Thursday. Neeraj Chopra wants to do well in World Championship, Diamond League, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games that are set to take place in 2022. Yes, initially the fitness was a bit low, but slowly the fitness is coming back again," Neeraj …

Neeraj Chopra begins 90-day off-season training in US
3 years ago

Neeraj Chopra begins 90-day off-season training in US

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has kickstarted his 90-day off-season training at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre in California, USA. The 23-year-old has started his preparation for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in the prestigious training centre. It will help Neeraj to prepare for the packed season which includes the World Championships …

Neeraj Chopra starts off-season training in USA
3 years ago

Neeraj Chopra starts off-season training in USA

India TV News  

Highlights Earlier, Chopra was to train in Potchefstroom but it was scrapped due to Omicron threat The proposal, moved by AFI, was approved inside four hours to ensure Chopra can fly out on Sunday The cost approved to train at the Chula Vista Training Centre under the TOPS will be ₹38 lakh The Tokyo Olympics triumph is done and dusted …

Neeraj Chopra's Biopic Has to Wait as Tokyo Olympics Champion's 'Entire Focus is on Sports'
3 years, 1 month ago

Neeraj Chopra's Biopic Has to Wait as Tokyo Olympics Champion's 'Entire Focus is on Sports'

News 18  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra doesn’t want a biopic on him until he wins some more medals. Ever since the Haryana-born javelin thrower scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field events, there have been talks about what his biopic would look like and who would play him on screen. During the …

Neeraj Chopra says his biopic can wait until 'I win more medals'
3 years, 1 month ago

Neeraj Chopra says his biopic can wait until 'I win more medals'

India TV News  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra doesn't want a biopic on him until he wins some more medals. Ever since the Haryana-born javelin thrower scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field events, there have been talks about what his biopic would look like and who would play him on screen. During the …

Let Neeraj Chopra's Feat Trigger a Sporting Revolution in India
3 years, 4 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 | …

What makes Neeraj Chopra a complete athlete?
3 years, 8 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 …

Neeraj Chopra's consistency shows he means business in Tokyo
3 years, 9 months ago

Neeraj Chopra's consistency shows he means business in Tokyo

India TV News  

If you are an ardent Indian athletics fan then you are certainly excited to see how Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra has kicked off his season. In fact, a lot has happened over the three years — including multiple injuries and career-threatening elbow surgery in May 2019 — that left everyone in distress if India's brightest prospect in track and …

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