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Chance for Neeraj Chopra-led India to showcase its sporting prowess at Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Chance for Neeraj Chopra-led India to showcase its sporting prowess at Asian Games

The Hindu  

India is fielding a jumbo contingent of around 650 athletes at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Sreeshankar has had a good year too, with six 8m-plus jumps, but did not qualify for the final of the World Championships, while China’s Jianan Wang made the last 12 after a season-best 8.34m. India expects to follow up good show in archery India …

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Asian Games: India’s Hangzhou appetiser lingers in shadow of Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: India’s Hangzhou appetiser lingers in shadow of Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

India is sending a formidable contingent of 640 athletes to the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. India’s performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games, where it will compete in 38 disciplines, offers a glimpse into its Olympic prospects. Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu faced a setback in her quest for gold when China’s Jiang Huihua broke her clean-and-jerk world record …

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Asian Games 2022: Top 10 Indian medal prospects
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2022: Top 10 Indian medal prospects

The Hindu  

Asian Games 2023 is set to be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8. | Photo Credit: M VEDHAN/The Hindu The Indian men’s hockey team will look to put behind the disappointment of a bronze medal from Jakarta 2018 and win gold this time as the Asian Games winner is given direct entry into the Olympics. Rohan …

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Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu to star in sports anthem video
2 years, 11 months ago

Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu to star in sports anthem video

The Hindu  

A sports anthem featuring 18 achievers from India’s record haul at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be launched on Monday. Five Olympic medallists - javelin star Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Ravi Dahiya, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain and hockey star P.R. Thirteen top Paralympians, including Tokyo gold medallists Sumit Antil, Manish Narwal, Pramod Bhagat and Padmashri Devendra Jhajharia, will …

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‘Best-ever support to Indian athletes by any state govt’
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Best-ever support to Indian athletes by any state govt’

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The event organized by the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government to felicitate Tokyo-returned sporting icons of India was big and grand in every way. Clips of PV Sindhu’s stellar performance in the badminton court, fine display of skills by wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Bajrang Punia and others like Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain entertained the 10,000-odd young athletes who came …

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From Neeraj Chopra to Mirabai Chanu, meet the stars of India’s best-ever Olympic performance
3 years, 4 months ago

From Neeraj Chopra to Mirabai Chanu, meet the stars of India’s best-ever Olympic performance

Live Mint  

With the unprecedented victory of Neeraj Chopra in India's history, the country's medal tally has gone up to 7 — the highest so far in any Olympics. MIRABAI CHANU: SILVER India's Mirabai Chanu poses for a photograph as she wins a silver medal in the Women's 49kg weightlifting category at Tokyo Olympics 2020 The 27-year-old weightlifter from Manipuri lifted the …

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From Mirabai Chanu’s Lift of Redemption to Neeraj Chopra’s Soaring Hope of Javelin, Tokyo 2020 is India’s Best-ever Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

From Mirabai Chanu’s Lift of Redemption to Neeraj Chopra’s Soaring Hope of Javelin, Tokyo 2020 is India’s Best-ever Olympics

News 18  

If Mirabai Chanu began India’s Tokyo 2020 journey on Day 1 with a bang, then Neeraj Chopra ended the country’s most successful campaign on Day 15 with a whole gamut of fireworks. Sandwiched between the world record holder Chanu’s stellar story of redemption and ‘once in a generation talent’ Chopra’s dominant and historic win were moments of hope, heartbreak, nostalgia, …

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With 7 medals, India records its best-ever haul at Tokyo Olympics. Full list of winners
3 years, 4 months ago

With 7 medals, India records its best-ever haul at Tokyo Olympics. Full list of winners

Live Mint  

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra on Saturday not only won gold for the country, but also helped it surpass the previous best haul of six medals achieved in the 2012 London Games. With his gold today in men's javelin throw, India's medal tally has gone up to 7 — highest so far in any Olympics. Among the athletes who have bagged …

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R Madhavan at 'complete loss of words' on seeing Olympian Mirabai Chanu eat on floor at home: 'Cannot be true'
3 years, 4 months ago

R Madhavan at 'complete loss of words' on seeing Olympian Mirabai Chanu eat on floor at home: 'Cannot be true'

Hindustan Times  

Actor R Madhavan said he was at a 'complete loss of words' on seeing Olympian Mirabai Chanu eating a meal at her home in Manipur. R Madhavan reposted Mirabai Chanu's picture on Twitter. Abhishek Bachchan wrote, "Congratulations @mirabai_chanu on bringing India a silver medal in weightlifting and giving us a strong start!" Dia Mirza wrote, "This is precious #MirabaiChanu @mirabai_chanu …

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Tisca Chopra apologises for congratulating Mirabai Chanu with Indonesian weightlifter’s pic, calls it ‘genuine mistake’
3 years, 5 months ago

Tisca Chopra apologises for congratulating Mirabai Chanu with Indonesian weightlifter’s pic, calls it ‘genuine mistake’

Hindustan Times  

Tisca Chopra apologised for making a huge gaffe on Saturday as she congratulated Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for winning the silver medal in the 49 kg category at the Tokyo Olympics. Tisca Chopra used a wrong photo while congratulating Mirabai Chanu for her Olympic win. Immediately after putting out the tweet, Tisca Chopra was criticised online for using the wrong …

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Tisca Chopra trolled for using Indonesian Weightlifter's photo in post for Mirabai Chanu's Olympic win
3 years, 5 months ago

Tisca Chopra trolled for using Indonesian Weightlifter's photo in post for Mirabai Chanu's Olympic win

India TV News  

Social media timelines are flooded with congratulatory posts for Mirabai Chanu, who on Saturday ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver in the 49kg category at the Tokyo Games. Film stars too celebrated Chanu's medal win at the Olympics, saying that the weightlifter has ensured the country is off to a "flying …

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