Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became the country's second-ever individual gold medallist at the Olympics after coming up with an attempt of 87.58m at the Tokyo 2020 Games. So, it has been a fabulous start and I can’t express it but it was a proud moment when the national anthem was being played and I was standing there …
When Annu Rani first began to throw the javelin, it was virtually a secret affair. She is now the Asian silver medallist, the country’s first female javelin thrower to make the final at the World Championships in Doha last year where she finished eighth, bettering hew own national record. And my elbow was paining, so I had to take painkillers.” …
With German Johannes Vetter producing the second-longest throw in javelin history in Poland on Sunday, former world record holder Uwe Hohn feels that Neeraj Chopra should get ready to fight the big throws to win the Olympic gold in Tokyo next year. “I don’t know if Vetter or Rohler can show that in Tokyo but I think Neeraj needs to …
As a boy, Shivpal Singh did not have to break his head over his choice of sport. “My uncle, Jagmohan Singh, is a former national champion and my dad Ramasaray and another uncle Shivpujan were good at it too,” says Shivpal Singh from Spala, Poland, where he is currently training. That effort — he finished behind Taipei’s Asian record-holder Chao-Tsun …
