Neeraj Chopra to compete in Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 18
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra to compete in Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 18

The Hindu  

Superstar Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete in the prestigious Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on June 18, where he will be up against 19-year-old sensation Max Dehning of Germany, the latest entrant in the 90m club, the organisers said. The competition will take place in Turku on June 18,” said Arttu Salonen, who is responsible for athlete procurement at Paavo Nurmi Games, on the official event website. The Paavo Nurmi Games website quoted Chopra’s coach Klaus Bartonietz as saying that the Indian javelin superstar “threw 90.40 in training a year ago in spring in Turkey at the camp in Belek”. However, we say that it’s just a number,” Bartonietz was quoted as having stated at the World Javelin Conference at Kuortane Olympic Training Center ​in November last year, according to the Paavo Nurmi Games website.

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Javelin star Neeraj Chopra to begin early training for 2025 season in South Africa
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Javelin star Neeraj Chopra to begin early training for 2025 season in South Africa

Firstpost  

Double Olympic medallist Chopra, who last competed in Brussels in the Diamond League Final in September, will spend 31 days in Potchefstroom, the city where he has trained several times in the past including before the Tokyo and Paris Olympics. Image: X/Neeraj Chopra Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will travel to Potchefstroom, South Africa later this month for an off-season …

Neeraj Chopra, Lausanne Diamond League 2024: Full list of javelin throws since 2022, best performances, year-wise progression
4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra, Lausanne Diamond League 2024: Full list of javelin throws since 2022, best performances, year-wise progression

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men’s javelin throw event at the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Thursday. Before the event on Thursday, Sportstar tracks all the throws Neeraj Chopra has made since his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics: Year Event Position Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3 Throw 4 Throw 5 Throw 6 2022 Paavo Nurmi …

Neeraj Chopra hurls season-best throw to shush doubters, an 89.34m alarm for opponents to sleepwalk into javelin final
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra hurls season-best throw to shush doubters, an 89.34m alarm for opponents to sleepwalk into javelin final

Hindustan Times  

One attempt was all Neeraj Chopra needed to sleepwalk into the men's javelin final at the Paris Olympics. The defending champion breached his season-best and nudged the elusive 90m mark with a massive 89.34m throw to top the qualification rounds of the men's javelin event on Tuesday. Neeraj Chopra stormed into the men's javelin final with a season-best throw of …

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-starrer contingent to compete across 16 Olympic medal events: Check India's Paris schedule in athletics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra-starrer contingent to compete across 16 Olympic medal events: Check India's Paris schedule in athletics

Hindustan Times  

Neeraj Chopra already has a special supporter waiting for India's blue-eyed boy at the Paris Games 2024. Members of the Indian athletics contingent starring javelin throw champion Neeraj will battle for supremacy across 16 medal events at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Date Event Stage Time August 1, Thursday Men's 20km race walk Final 11:00 PM August 1, Thursday Women's 20km …

Returning Neeraj wins in Paavo Nurmi Games
6 months ago

Returning Neeraj wins in Paavo Nurmi Games

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: With about six weeks remaining for the Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra seems to be getting into his best strides. The Olympic and world champion managed to throw 85.97m to lead the javelin competition at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on Tuesday. After opening the season with a second finish in the Doha Diamond League where he touched …

Neeraj Chopra warms up for Paris Olympics with gold at Paavo Nurmi Games, upstages Germany's Dehning with 85.97m throw
6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra warms up for Paris Olympics with gold at Paavo Nurmi Games, upstages Germany's Dehning with 85.97m throw

Hindustan Times  

Before announcing his arrival in Finland on Tuesday, Neeraj Chopra recorded his only appearance at the Paavo Nurmi Games in 2022. Two years later, the Olympic and world champion javelin thrower resumed the Summer Games build-up with a stellar show at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku. India's Neeraj Chopra in action The lone Indian in the field was up …

Paris 2024: Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Paavo Nurmi Games as he prepares to defend Olympic title
6 months ago

Paris 2024: Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Paavo Nurmi Games as he prepares to defend Olympic title

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra clinched gold medal in men’s javelin throw at Paavo Nurmi Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour event, with 85.97m in Turku, Finland on Tuesday. Locked in 🔐 Olympic and world champ @Neeraj_chopra1 secures his win in Turku with a throw at 85.97 💪#ContinentalTourGoldpic.twitter.com/liBsllvyhL — World Athletics June 18, 2024 Finland’s Toni Keränen took silver with a new personal …

Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 for first time on his Javelin return ahead of Olympics 2024
6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 for first time on his Javelin return ahead of Olympics 2024

India TV News  

India's Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has marked his Javelin return in style as the 26-year-old bagged the Gold medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 in Finland on Tuesday, June 18. His throw of 85.97m in the third attempt was enough for the reigning Olympic champion to clinch the Gold in Finland. This throw was enough for all the …

Neeraj Chopra set to resume Olympic build-up at Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland
6 months, 1 week ago

Neeraj Chopra set to resume Olympic build-up at Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland

The Hindu  

Forced into a short break to mend a niggle, Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will return to competitive action at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku on June 18 against a stellar field, hoping to continue his build-up to Paris Games with renewed vigour. Chopra had withdrawn from last month's Ostrava Golden Spike as a precautionary measure …

Paavo Nurmi Games 2024: Neeraj Chopra set to resume Olympic build-up in Finland
6 months, 1 week ago

Paavo Nurmi Games 2024: Neeraj Chopra set to resume Olympic build-up in Finland

The Hindu  

Forced into a short break to mend a niggle, Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will return to competitive action at the Paavo Nurmi Games here on Tuesday against a stellar field, hoping to continue his build-up to Paris Games with renewed vigour. The 26-year-old superstar, the lone Indian in the field here, will be up against German …

"Haven't reached my best yet, not satisfied with my throw...": Neeraj Chopra
6 months, 1 week ago

"Haven't reached my best yet, not satisfied with my throw...": Neeraj Chopra

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, : Olympic and World champion Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra feels that he has not reached his peak yet and revealed the throw eight years back which is the only throw that has ever left him satisfied in his career. ": Neeraj Chopra Neeraj exhibited the basics of throwing a javelin to former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik on …

Federation Cup | Neeraj’s return will be the biggest highlight
7 months, 1 week ago

Federation Cup | Neeraj’s return will be the biggest highlight

The Hindu  

World and Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s return to a domestic event after his historic performance in the Tokyo Games three years ago will be the biggest highlight of the National Federation athletics meet, starting at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. Besides Asian Games gold medallist Neeraj, silver medallist and local favourite Kishore Jena will be another big …

'Greatest Respect for Neeraj Chopra': Javelin Throw Sensation Max Dehning Looking Forward to Competing Against India Superstar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Greatest Respect for Neeraj Chopra': Javelin Throw Sensation Max Dehning Looking Forward to Competing Against India Superstar

News 18  

Max Dehning has made waves following his stunning performance at the German Winter Throwing Championships last week by becoming the youngest in men’s javelin throw history to cross the magical mark of 90m. “I haven’t met Neeraj Chopra yet, but it would definitely be very cool if I could meet him,” Dehning told Sportstar. I will give my best at …

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 …

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 …

When will the new world champion Neeraj Chopra next be in action?
1 year, 3 months ago

When will the new world champion Neeraj Chopra next be in action?

India TV News  

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra in less than five years has won everything there is to be won as a javelin thrower in track and field events as he became the world champion with an 88.17m throw in the final in Budapest on Sunday, August 27. Chopra whose journey of winning in mega events began in the Asian Games in …

World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023: Neeraj Chopra emerges the king of the javelin, wins gold
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023: Neeraj Chopra emerges the king of the javelin, wins gold

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra roars as the javelin is expelled from his right arm. Torqued by the Indian’s arm, its fluorescent green tail wiggles angrily like a hissing viper. 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. Raises the bar too high …

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for World Athletics Championships final on Sunday with one throw in qualifying round
1 year, 3 months ago

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for World Athletics Championships final on Sunday with one throw in qualifying round

The Hindu  

Usain Bolt could run the 100m in about nine-and-a-half seconds. A quarter of an hour later, there is another 20-minute wait for India’s biggest medal hope at Budapest to get his chance to throw in the qualification round of the men’s javelin throw. I’ve got this.’ One and done: India’s Neeraj Chopra reacts after clearing the automatic qualification mark on …

Neeraj Chopra Enters World Championships Final, Qualifies for Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 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 …

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 pulls out of Paavo Nurmi Games, misses second event since sustaining muscle strain
1 year, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra pulls out of Paavo Nurmi Games, misses second event since sustaining muscle strain

The Hindu  

Recovering from a muscle strain he had sustained last month, superstar Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the prestigious Paavo Nurmi Games to be held on June 13 at Turku in Finland. Event organisers said that the Olympic champion has informed them about the “cancellation” of his participation in the World Athletics Continental Tour gold level event …

Stockholm DL 2022, Men's Javelin Throw Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finishes second despite bettering own National Record with 89.94m throw
2 years, 5 months ago

Stockholm DL 2022, Men's Javelin Throw Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finishes second despite bettering own National Record with 89.94m throw

The Hindu  

Welcome to the highlights of the men's javelin throw event at Stockholm Diamond League where Neeraj Chopra was in action. MATCH PREVIEW Buoyed by a strong start to the season, Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is primed to clinch his maiden Diamond League podium finish in his first appearance in four years in the prestigious one-day meet on Thursday. …

Neeraj Chopra to spearhead 22-member Indian athletics team in World Championships
2 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra to spearhead 22-member Indian athletics team in World Championships

Firstpost  

The contingent will leave for the USA in three batches with the first group scheduled to leave on Saturday, followed by the next on Monday, and the third and final by 5 July. New Delhi: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will headline a 22-member Indian athletics team at the World Championships to be held in Eugene, the USA from …

Strong Field Awaits Neeraj Chopra in His First Diamond League Meet of Season
2 years, 5 months ago

Strong Field Awaits Neeraj Chopra in His First Diamond League Meet of Season

News 18  

A strong field awaits Olympic javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra in the prestigious Diamond League Meet in Stockholm on June 30, which will be his biggest event ahead of the World Championships in Eugene, USA, next month. The Indian superstar had won a silver in his first competition of the season at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on …

Neeraj Chopra 'Feeling Good' Despite Nasty Slip During Kuortane Games
2 years, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra 'Feeling Good' Despite Nasty Slip During Kuortane Games

News 18  

Allaying fears of any injury during the Kuortane Games in Finland where he claimed his first win of the year, Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra said he is looking forward to starting his Diamond League season in Stockholm on June 30. “I am feeling good and looking forward to starting my Diamond League season at @bauhausgalan on the 30th.” …

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra's Title Clinching Throw in Kuortane
2 years, 6 months ago

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra's Title Clinching Throw in Kuortane

News 18  

Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra added another feather in his cap as he took home the gold at the Kuortane Games in Finland. Chopra registered a best throw of 86.69m in the Finnish event as he beat Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago and world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada to the title. Thank you for all the messages and support.” …

India's Neeraj Chopra Wins Javelin Gold at Kuortane Games in Finland
2 years, 6 months ago

India's Neeraj Chopra Wins Javelin Gold at Kuortane Games in Finland

News 18  

India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the ongoing Kuortane Games in Finland on Saturday. Chopra took the top spot with a best throw of 86.69m as he finished ahead of Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago and world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada. The rainy conditions made it a tough task for the competitors with Chopra slipping …

Neeraj Chopra’s national record javelin throw matched or surpassed only 3% times since 1986 | Data
2 years, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra’s national record javelin throw matched or surpassed only 3% times since 1986 | Data

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra created a new national record in javelin throw on Tuesday with an 89.3 metre effort at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland. Since 1986*, the world over, there have been 187 better throws than Chopra’s national record in recognised athletic events. Neeraj Chopra’s national record throw of 89.3m has been matched or surpassed only 3% …

Neeraj Chopra Sets New National Record With 89.30 Metre Throw
2 years, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Sets New National Record With 89.30 Metre Throw

News 18  

Ace Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday set a new national record with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. Finland’s 25-year-old Oliver Helander, who has a personal best of 88.02m and season’s best of 80.36m, was the surprise gold winner with the best throw of 89.83m which he produced in his second attempt. …

Neeraj Chopra hits javelin home turf tonight, celeb duties on the back burner
2 years, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra hits javelin home turf tonight, celeb duties on the back burner

The Hindu  

If you see any new The results of that training will be on display on Tuesday evening when Chopra marks his return to competition at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. I’ve said this multiple times, but people get offended when I say it, I think,” he says. “After the Olympic gold, people started to think that if I say …

Neeraj Chopra to compete at Paavo Nurmi Games in his first event since Olympics
2 years, 6 months ago

Neeraj Chopra to compete at Paavo Nurmi Games in his first event since Olympics

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra is set to compete in men's javelin throw at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku Finland, with the list featuring World Champion Anderson Peters and World Championship gold medallist Johannes Vetter among others. Earlier, Neeraj switched his training base from Turkey to Finland ahead of three track-and-field competitions in Scandinavia- the Paavo Nurmi Games, the Kuortane Games, and …

Neeraj Chopra set to change training base to Finland; know all the details
2 years, 7 months ago

Neeraj Chopra set to change training base to Finland; know all the details

India TV News  

Neeraj Chopra is all set to switch his training base from Turkey to Finland on Thursday to train in Finland's Kuortane Olympic Training Centre till June 22. The Sports Authority of India said the "four-week training camp has been sanctioned by the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme and would cost the sport ministry Rs 9.8 lakhs approximately." "From Kuortane, Neeraj …

Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra to Compete against Anderson Peters, Johannes Vetter in Word Athletics Continental Gold Meet
2 years, 8 months ago

Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra to Compete against Anderson Peters, Johannes Vetter in Word Athletics Continental Gold Meet

News 18  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is pitted against current world champion Anderson Peters and 2017 world champion Johannes Vetter in the men’s javelin throw event at the at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet here on Thursday. Chopra, who is currently training at Belek, Turkey, made history when he won in Tokyo last year, earning India’s first Olympic gold medal …

Neeraj Chopra to compete against Anderson Peters, Johannes Vetter in Word Athletics Continental Gold Meet in Finland
2 years, 8 months ago

Neeraj Chopra to compete against Anderson Peters, Johannes Vetter in Word Athletics Continental Gold Meet in Finland

Firstpost  

Chopra is pitted against current world champion Peters and 2017 world champion Vetter in the men’s javelin throw event at the at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet on Thursday. Turku : Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is pitted against current world champion Anderson Peters and 2017 world champion Johannes Vetter in the men’s javelin throw event at the at …

Another Neeraj Chopra in the making? Video of javelin thrower goes viral
2 years, 11 months ago

Another Neeraj Chopra in the making? Video of javelin thrower goes viral

Firstpost  

Musselmann tweeted that 15-year-old Rohan Yadav is one of the biggest javelin talents in the country and has a lot of potential. A young Indian javelin thrower’s training video has gone viral on social media and users have been speculating that he could be the next Neeraj Chopra. pic.twitter.com/5JzgqSJkw8 — Michael MG January 18, 2022 Through his post, Musselmann also …

Next Neeraj Chopra? U18 thrower Rohan Yadav's training video goes viral, fans hope for another javelin star
2 years, 11 months ago

Next Neeraj Chopra? U18 thrower Rohan Yadav's training video goes viral, fans hope for another javelin star

India Today  

An Indian javelin thrower's training video has gone viral and has got fans wondering if the country has another Neeraj Chopra in its hands. pic.twitter.com/5JzgqSJkw8 — Michael Musselmann January 18, 2022 Musselmann then makes a plea for people to sponsor the thrower, promising that he can achieve the heights Chopra achieved in the next few years. He can be the …

Contract of Neeraj Chopra's coach Klaus Bartonietz extended till 2024 Paris Olympics: AFI
2 years, 11 months ago

Contract of Neeraj Chopra's coach Klaus Bartonietz extended till 2024 Paris Olympics: AFI

India TV News  

Highlights Javelin thrower Chopra had expressed a desire to continue to train with Klaus Bartonietz. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will continue to train with his German coach Klaus Bartonietz, whose contract has been extended till the 2024 Paris Games, the Athletics Federation of India confirmed on Sunday. "We have secured the services of Olympic Games javelin throw gold medallist Neeraj …

Contract of Neeraj Chopra's Coach Klaus Bartonietz Extended Till 2024 Paris Olympics: AFI
2 years, 11 months ago

Contract of Neeraj Chopra's Coach Klaus Bartonietz Extended Till 2024 Paris Olympics: AFI

News 18  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will continue to train with his German coach Klaus Bartonietz, whose contract has been extended till the 2024 Paris Games, the Athletics Federation of India confirmed on Sunday. “We have secured the services of Olympic Games javelin throw gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz till the 2024 Paris Games,” the Athletics Federation of India …

Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra Returns to Training After Historic Feat
3 years, 2 months ago

Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra Returns to Training After Historic Feat

News 18  

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has returned to training at the NIS-Patiala more than two months after he clinched a historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August. Chopra, who became only the second Indian individual Olympic gold winner and first ever top podium finisher in athletics, was on a break after his historic feat on August 7 in Tokyo. …

Sreeshankar, Tajinder and Annu to have new coaches
3 years, 3 months ago

Sreeshankar, Tajinder and Annu to have new coaches

The Hindu  

They all broke national records this year but the slump in their performance at the Tokyo Olympics has forced the Athletics Federation of India to change the coaches of long jumper M. Sreeshankar, shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Annu Rani. The first action has already been taken, we have changed his coach,” said AFI president Adille Sumariwalla …

AFI to stage javelin throwing competition on Aug 7 every year to honour Neeraj Chopra
3 years, 4 months ago

AFI to stage javelin throwing competition on Aug 7 every year to honour Neeraj Chopra

The Hindu  

Lalit Bhanot, the Chairman of Athletics Federation of India's Planning Committee, on Tuesday said they will stage javelin throwing competitions every year on August 7. Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history on August 7 as he became the first athlete from the country to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics. "Athletics Federation of India's planning …

Neeraj Chopra makes history with javelin throw gold
3 years, 4 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 …

Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra tops group to qualify for javelin final
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra tops group to qualify for javelin final

Hindustan Times  

By the time Neeraj Chopra picked up his javelin, the 15 others in the Group A qualification round, including German favourite Johannes Vetter, were done with their first attempts. Pakistan’s Nadeem Arshad, the Asian Games bronze medallist, topped the Group B competition later in the with 85.16m to be placed third overall. Several top names were eliminated, world champion Anderson …

First throw perfect but will need to improve in finals: Neeraj
3 years, 4 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 …

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's first throw which secured automatic qualification to final at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 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 2020: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final in first attempt of 86.65m; Shivpal Singh out
3 years, 4 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. …

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final at Tokyo Olympics; breaches automatic qualification mark
3 years, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final at Tokyo Olympics; breaches automatic qualification mark

India TV News  

Neeraj Chopra secured an automatic qualification with his first attempt in the qualification event of the Javelin throw event. Chopra had a 86.65m throw in his first attempt to not only top the qualification standings after all the first attempts, but also go past the automatic qualification mark. Competing in his first Olympics, Chopra took just a few seconds to …

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