Articles for Worlds Silver

Upward curve: No longer intimidated by the best, Indian athletes give reason to smile
1 year, 2 months ago

Upward curve: No longer intimidated by the best, Indian athletes give reason to smile

Hindustan Times  

The sight of Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and compatriot Kishore Kumar Jena wrapped in the Indian tricolour after a gold-silver finish in the men's javelin evoked a feeling of euphoria. Hangzhou: Gold and silver medalists Indian javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena celebrate with the gold medalist Indian Men�s Relay team's Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and …

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Paris Diamond League: Murali Sreeshankar secures third place
1 year, 6 months ago

Paris Diamond League: Murali Sreeshankar secures third place

The Hindu  

M. Sreeshankar upset some big names as he won the long jump bronze at the Diamond League on a cloudy night at the Charlety Stadium in Paris on Friday. That made Sreeshankar only the third Indian, after discus thrower Vikas Gowda and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, and the first Indian long jumper to win a medal in the Diamond League, …

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Shiffrin’s silver at ski worlds inspired by LeBron’s record
1 year, 10 months ago

Shiffrin’s silver at ski worlds inspired by LeBron’s record

Associated Press  

MERIBEL, France — Amid a whirlwind 48 hours high in the French Alps, Mikaela Shiffrin woke up to the news that LeBron James had broken the NBA scoring record and the American skier immediately drew comparisons to her own record-breaking season. Just like every point that James has scored over the past month on the basketball court, so has Shiffrin’s …

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ISSF World Championships: India ends campaign with best-ever performance at Worlds
2 years, 1 month ago

ISSF World Championships: India ends campaign with best-ever performance at Worlds

The Hindu  

Indian shooters ended their ISSF World Championships campaign with the best-ever record of 38 medals, placing them second in the standings behind China. India also bagged three 2024 Paris Olympic quotas while it had won two Tokyo Games quota places from the Changwon worlds. Even from the perspective of Olympic events, India had a silver at the Changwon worlds while …

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World Athletics Championships: Sable’s plans go awry in slow final
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Sable’s plans go awry in slow final

The Hindu  

Avinash Sable had led the pack for nearly half the race in his 3000m steeple chase heat at the World Athletics Championships here while finishing seventh overall late last week. And Olympian Sable, who was near the back of the pack for most part of the race in his second Worlds final, could not do much in the end and …

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Asian Wrestling Championships: Anshu Malik, Radhika win silver; bronze for Manisha
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Wrestling Championships: Anshu Malik, Radhika win silver; bronze for Manisha

The Hindu  

Indian women wrestlers picked up two silver medals and a bronze in the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Friday. World championships silver medallist Anshu and Radhika claimed silver medals, while Manisha bagged a bronze as the Indian women totaled five medals. Later, she defeated Uzbekistan's Ariukhan Jumabaeva 'by fall', former World under-23 silver medallist Purevsuren Ulziisaikhan of Mongolia …

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Tokyo Olympics | Ravi Dahiya roars back to enter gold medal round
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Ravi Dahiya roars back to enter gold medal round

The Hindu  

Ravi Kumar Dahiya’s clinical performance earned him a place in the final of the men’s freestyle 57kg weight class and ensured another medal for the country in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. After Sushil Kumar, Worlds bronze medallist and two-time Asian champion Ravi became the second Indian wrestler to book a berth in the final. The Indian made a sensational …

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