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Sreeshankar targets World Championships comeback after ‘a potential career-ending injury’
2 days, 2 hours ago

Sreeshankar targets World Championships comeback after ‘a potential career-ending injury’

The Hindu  

Just months before the Paris Summer Games, an injury derailed Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar’s 15-year-old dream of competing at the Olympics. It’s commonly called ‘jumper’s knee.’ I ruptured my patellar tendon completely, so I had to undergo major knee surgery. It didn’t get disturbed, if anything, it got more rigorous because I had rehab sessions three times a day …

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Paris 2024: Top Indian athletes who will miss the Olympic Games
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Top Indian athletes who will miss the Olympic Games

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya will not have a chance to repeat or better his feat in Paris after he lost to 21-year-old Aman Sherawat in the 57kg freestyle …

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A leap of faith: Rudraneil Sengupta, on heartbreak before the Olympics
8 months ago

A leap of faith: Rudraneil Sengupta, on heartbreak before the Olympics

Hindustan Times  

While training for the Paris Olympics with his father and coach S Murali one recent morning, the long jumper made an infinitesimally small error. As that promise unravels, temporarily, it feels especially poignant that his post evokes the Serenity Prayer, versions of which bring hope to millions struggling through their own darkest moments, particularly since the tiny plea was adopted …

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Sreeshankar undergoes knee surgery in Doha
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sreeshankar undergoes knee surgery in Doha

The Hindu  

Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has undergone a surgery on his injured knee that ruled him out of the Paris Olympics in July-August. “The surgery was successful under Dr. Bruno Olory at the Aspetar Hospital, Doha. 18 hours post surgery and I am already walking,” wrote Sreeshankar on Instagram. In June last year, Sreeshankar had become only the third …

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Murali Sreeshankar ruled out of Paris Olympics 2024 due to knee injury
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Murali Sreeshankar ruled out of Paris Olympics 2024 due to knee injury

India TV News  

The Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024 suffered a big blow with ace athlete Murali Sreeshankar ruling himself out of the upcoming tournament due to an injury on Thursday, April 18. Ace long jumper revealed a knee injury he suffered while training and confirmed his decision to pull back from the Summer Olympic Games starting on July 26. He …

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Muhammed Anees poised to leap out of the shadows
1 year, 2 months ago

Muhammed Anees poised to leap out of the shadows

The Hindu  

Muhammed Anees was a very active kid. “I couldn’t settle down in the high jump, I couldn’t get a proper arch in the Fosbury flop and so I started taking the long jump seriously.” He was almost 19 when he took to the new event but was soon producing quality. When it gets tough, you are under pressure and that …

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Asian Games 2023: Top five comeback wins by Indian athletes
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Top five comeback wins by Indian athletes

The Hindu  

Comeback wins in any sport pump up your adrenaline like nothing and the recently concluded Asian Games 2023 saw quite a few of them from the Indian contingent, as the nation finished the quadrennial showpiece with a whopping 107 medals. Prannoy puts an end to 41-year wait India’s HS Prannoy won bronze medal in men’s singles at the Asian Games …

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Asian Games 2023: Top 5 controversies surrounding Indian athletes and Asiad officials
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Top 5 controversies surrounding Indian athletes and Asiad officials

The Hindu  

Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2023 were mired by several controversies surrounding the officials in the Games. Here is all you need to know on the top five controversies surrounding the Indian athletes and officials at the Asiad- Jyothi Yarraji Chinese athlete Yanni Wu, who was in lane 4, had a false start in the women’s 100m hurdles final …

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Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final

India Today  

On October 2nd, 2023, the Asian Games witnessed a remarkable performance by Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj. The 25-year-old hurdler clocked a personal best of 55.42 seconds in the women's 400m hurdles heats, securing her direct qualification for the final. Her time of 55.42 seconds placed her among the top five athletes, advancing to the final, demonstrating India's continued strength in …

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Asian Games 2023, Day 8 wrap: Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Toor win Golds to help India cross 50-medal mark
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Day 8 wrap: Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Toor win Golds to help India cross 50-medal mark

India Today  

India continued the medal rush on Day 8 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023, clinching 15 medals. From Tajinderpal Singh Toor defending his Asian Games crown to India pushing China to the absolute limit in the men’s badminton team final, Day 8 at the 2023 Asian Games had it all. TOOR DEFENDS ASIAN GAMES CROWN India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended …

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Kartik, Gulveer win silver, bronze, end India’s 25-year wait for 10,000m medal
1 year, 3 months ago

Kartik, Gulveer win silver, bronze, end India’s 25-year wait for 10,000m medal

Hindustan Times  

Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh ensured India had a second successive medal day in athletics as they took silver and bronze respectively in the 10,000m at the Hangzhou Olympics Sports Centre Stadium on Saturday. The twin medals ended India’s a 25-year wait for a podium in the gruelling event, since Gulab Chand’s bronze at the 1998 Bangkok Asiad. I’m sure …

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Asian Games athletics | Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games athletics | Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final

The Hindu  

Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin qualified for the final of the men’s long jump event here at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Sreeshankar’s jump was the second-best among the 12 finalists behind China’s Yuhao Shi, while Aldrin’s was the sixth on the list. Jyothi, India’s fastest hurdler in the women’s division, earned automatic qualification from second place in her …

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Asian Games 2023: Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final

The Hindu  

India’s Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin qualified for the final of the men’s long jump event here at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Asian Games 2023: World champion Nikhat Zareen confirms Olympic quota, medal Sreeshankar’s jump was the second-best among the 12 finalists behind China’s Yuhao Shi, while Aldrin’s was the sixth on the list. Jyothi, India’s fastest hurdler …

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On your mark, get set, win: India hope to better the best
1 year, 3 months ago

On your mark, get set, win: India hope to better the best

Hindustan Times  

Athletes often speak of hope and pressure in a similar vein, and not without reason. And so, when 200 Indian athletes, led by men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and women's boxing world champion Lovlina Borgohain, march out in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Saturday in front of 80,000 people cheering from the stands -- among them Chinese President Xi …

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World Athletics Championships Diaries: The Jumpers Slippery Curse
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships Diaries: The Jumpers Slippery Curse

The Hindu  

The pre-and post-Budapest chatter on social media has been so different. The pre-world championship, though, had a lot of attention on the Indian jumpers too, especially the two long jumpers, Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar. While Sreeshankar was coming off an 8.37m silver medal jump at the Asian Championship, Jeswin entered the world championships with an 8.22m gold medal jump …

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Sreeshankar to skip Diamond League Final to focus on Asian Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Sreeshankar to skip Diamond League Final to focus on Asian Games

The Hindu  

After the recent World Championships in Budapest which did not go according to plan, long jumper M. Sreeshankar has decided to skip next week’s Diamond League Final in Eugene and focus on the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The top six in field events qualify for the Diamond League Final at the end of athletics’ premier one-day series and Sreeshankar, who …

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Neeraj Chopra, Avinash Sable and M. Sreeshankar: How three Indian athletes qualified for Diamond League Final 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra, Avinash Sable and M. Sreeshankar: How three Indian athletes qualified for Diamond League Final 2023

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra, Avinash Sable and M. Sreeshankar have qualified for the Diamond League Final to be held in Eugene, USA, on September 16-17. In case of a tie, the athlete with the best legal performance of the season is ranked higher.” How Neeraj Chopra qualified for Diamond League Final Chopra is the reigning Olympic, world and Diamond League champion in …

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Avinash Sable qualifies for his maiden Diamond League final, will join Neeraj Chopra, M Sreeshankar in Eugene
1 year, 4 months ago

Avinash Sable qualifies for his maiden Diamond League final, will join Neeraj Chopra, M Sreeshankar in Eugene

India TV News  

India's athlete Avinash Sable confirmed his maiden appearance in the Diamond League final as he finished fifth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase race at the Xiamen Diamond League 2023. The 28-year-old Sable finished nearly six seconds behind the reigning Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali, who won the event with a timing of 8:10.31. He will accompany fellow athletes …

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Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Zurich Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Chopra Comes in Second With 85.71m Throw, Murali Sreeshankar Finishes Fifth
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Zurich Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Chopra Comes in Second With 85.71m Throw, Murali Sreeshankar Finishes Fifth

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Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Chopra finishes second, Sreeshankar fifth World Champion and Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra finished the Zurich Diamond League 2023 second with a throw of 85.71m, coming in behind Czech Jakub Vadlejch’s throw of 85.86m The Indian long jumper in the fray Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth in his event with a best of 7.99m …

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Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra finishes second in men's javelin throw; Sreeshankar fifth in long jump
1 year, 4 months ago

Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra finishes second in men's javelin throw; Sreeshankar fifth in long jump

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Neeraj finished behind Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic, who had won a bronze in the World Championships. Zurich: Coming fresh off his victory at the World Athletics Championship, Neeraj Chopra was not at his best but still finished second with a final round throw of 85.71m in the men’s javelin event of the Diamond League Meeting here on Thursday. He …

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Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Zurich Diamond League, long jumper Sreeshankar fifth
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Zurich Diamond League, long jumper Sreeshankar fifth

The Hindu  

Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra finished second while long jumper M. Sreeshankar bagged fifth place at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Neeraj, who became the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal at World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday, finished behind Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch in the men’s javelin throw event. READ - World …

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After Budapest, how ready are Indian athletes for next year’s Olympics? - The Hindu
1 year, 4 months ago

After Budapest, how ready are Indian athletes for next year’s Olympics? - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Nine-year-old Thathagat Kumar and his father Ajay Kumar had the most surreal time of their lives last Sunday when javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the historic World Athletics Championships gold medal around his neck, made his way to a group of Indian fans in the stands at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest and clicked a selfie for them. It was …

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Neeraj Chopra chases 90m mark in Zurich
1 year, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra chases 90m mark in Zurich

Hindustan Times  

When a summer highlight is the Olympics or world championships, it is the medal rather than the distance or timing that matters. Neeraj Chopra, of India, makes an attempt in the Men's javelin throw final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest Having clinched a historic first World Athletics Championships gold for India at the weekend to add to his …

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Zurich Diamond League 2023: When and where to watch Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar live on TV in India?
1 year, 4 months ago

Zurich Diamond League 2023: When and where to watch Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar live on TV in India?

India TV News  

Neeraj Chopra will return to action at the Zurich Diamond League 2023 on Thursday, August 31 for the first time after claiming the Gold Medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023. Long Jump event will be played on Thursday, August 31 At what time does the Javelin Throw event begin? Javelin Throw event will begin at 20:42 PM Local Time …

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