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Neeraj Chopra to compete in Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 18 | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is set to showcase his talent at the esteemed Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on June 18. He will face off against Max Dehning, the rising star from Germany, who recently joined the exclusive 90m club, as announced by the event organisers.At 26 years old, Chopra is gearing up to commence his season at the Doha Diamond League Meeting on May 10.His previous performance at the Paavo Nurmi Games saw him clinch a silver medal in 2022 with an impressive throw of 89.30m, marking one of his career's finest moments.Unfortunately, he had to withdraw from the event in 2023 due to injury recovery. Chopra boasts a personal best throw of 89.94m, demonstrating his prowess in the sport.Named after the iconic Finnish athlete, the Paavo Nurmi...

7Mar

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Neeraj Chopra’s rival and friend Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem struggling to acquire new javelin

[ad_1] Neeraj Chopra’s rival on the field and close friend off it, Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem on Thursday said that he hasn’t been able to acquire a new international standard javelin for many years, adding that he had just one javelin and had been using it for the past seven to eight years. “It has now got to a stage where the javelin is damaged and I have asked the national federation and my coach to do something about it before the Paris Olympics. When I started off in 2015, competing in international events I got this javelin,” he said. “For an international athlete aiming to win a medal in the Olympic Games, you need proper equipment and training facilities,” the athlete who recently underwent surgery for an elbow problem, added. With a 90.18m throw, the 27-year-old Pa...

28Feb

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Anju Bobby George says Parul Chaudhary among ones to watch out for at Paris Olympics | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Anju Bobby George, the vice-president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), highlighted the potential of steeplechase runner Parul Chaudhary as one to watch out for at the upcoming Paris Olympics.Anju expressed her expectations for more than one medal in javelin throw at the event. As of now, nine Indian track-and-field athletes have qualified for the Olympics scheduled for July-August.Among them are the defending gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena, both making the cut in javelin throw.Parul gained prominence with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 3000m steeplechase events at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. Notably, she became the first Indian woman to complete the 3000m steeplechase in less than nine minutes, marking a significant achievement...

25Oct

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Hangzhou Asian Para Games, Day 3: Javelin thrower Sumit Antil smashes World Record again, Ankur Dhama wins second gold as Indians bag a whopping 30 medals

[ad_1] The fourth edition of Asian Para Games officially got underway with medal events from 22 October.India had won 14 medals at the 2010 edition, 33 in 2014 and 72 in 2018. In Guangzhou at the inaugural edition, India had won 1 gold while that number went up to 15 in Indonesia. In Jakarta, India finished 9th overall in the medals tally. Historically, much like the Asian Games, track and field have contributed most to the India medal tally at the Asian Para Games. Before the 2023 edition, India had won a total of 119 medals and 60 of those came from athletics. xxxxxxxx On Day 3, India got close to their best-ever tally at the Asian Para Games, raking in a total of 30 medals in Hangzhou on Wednesday. The headline belonged to Sumit Antil, the Tokyo Paralympics champion, as he broke his o...

25Oct

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Sumit Antil: From 53 days in hospital after his leg was amputated to training with Neeraj Chopra and breaking Paralympic world records in Javelin

[ad_1] On a day when her 25-year-old son Sumit Antil broke the paralympic world record in men’s javelin throw F64 category, Nirmala Devi was busy overseeing the construction of their new home in village Khewra near Sonepat. Antil broke his own record of 70.83m with a massive throw of 73.29m at the Hangzhou Olympics Sports Centre and Devi would tell the construction workers to create a new space for the Asian Games gold medal too for her son.“Jab bhi main puchu ki mere liye kya layega videsh se, hamesha kahega ki medal hi launga. (Whenever I ask him what will you bring for me from abroad, he always says I will certainly get you the medal). He is very particular about his world records and plans to make a marking wall at our new home. Perhaps we have to wait for the Paris Olympics to get t...

6Oct

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‘Mujhe pata tha bhai saab maar denge’: Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena banter steals the show – Times of India

[ad_1] HANGZHOU: The chatty and lively sides of Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena suggested nothing had happened. But an hour or so ago on October 4, the men's javelin throw final at the Asian Games began with a storm.Olympic and world champion Chopra successfully defended his 2018 gold with his season best throw of 88.88m, while Jena achieved his personal best twice to win a silver medal with an 87.54m mark and book himself a Paris Olympics ticket. But the medal wins were preceded by a couple of extremely controversial moments.Chopra's first throw, which looked like a near-90m attempt, went unregistered. He kept hanging around the technical bench for almost 10-12 minutes to figure out why it was not being measured. Some of the officials were seen searching for the spot where Chopra's spear...

4Oct

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Asian Games: How Neeraj Chopra held his nerve despite measuring controversy to win come-from-behind gold in javelin

[ad_1] Like a bunch of horticulturists, three men bend forward, squint and pore over a damaged patch of grass.After a minute of careful analysis, one of them looks unhappy and leads the other two to a different hole a few yards away, and the sequence repeats.It’s the final night of track and field at the Asian Games. The Hangzhou Olympic Stadium is packed to its capacity. And under the big bright lights, in the middle of the sprawling field, three puzzled technical officials are trying to find the spot where Neeraj Chopra’s javelin landed. Clueless, they turn to the technical officials’ desk for assistance. But there isn’t any help forthcoming. All they see from a distance, like the tens of thousands in the stands, is an agitated Chopra wildly gesticulating at the bench and the officials...

3Oct

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Asian Games: Fired up by prospect of government job, Parul Chaudhary aces tactical race to win 5000m gold

[ad_1] Hangzhou: Collectively, they propelled India closer to her best-ever finish at the Asian Games. Individually, the two gold medallists – Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani – were driven by their deep-lying motivations and frustrations.One was fired up by the prospect of finally landing a government job, the other was consumed by the guilt of ‘wasting’ the government’s money, slipped into depression as a consequence and nearly quit. On a nippy night when India collected half a dozen medals from track and field to take the overall tally to 69, including 15 gold, the two Indian women – both from Meerut – savoured their moments of redemption. When she came prancing out of the bend, Parul had the gold medal within her sights – and the UP Police on her mind. After running 12 gruelling laps o...

3Oct

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Asian Games: Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem pulls out due to injury, says Pakistani media

[ad_1] Pakistan’s hopes of winning its first gold medal of the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games suffered a blow after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem was reportedly ruled out due to injury. The javelin thrower is one of the biggest names in the Pakistani contingent, and was expected to contend for a gold medal with India’s Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra. However, media reports in Pakistan said that just 24 hours before he was due to compete in Hangzhou, the javelin thrower had pulled out due to a knee injury. The reports cited a statement from the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), which was attributed to the Pakistan’s chef de mission for the 2023 Asian Games. Arshad’s name though is still in the startlist for the javelin throw event. The reports, on the websites of organisations li...

23Sep

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Mihir Vasavda at Asian Games: Sports where Chinese dominance will be challenged

[ad_1] More than 12,000 athletes from 45 nations will display the cliched Olympic tenets of faster, higher and stronger across the 481 medal events when the Hangzhou Asian Games begin in earnest from Sunday. But when the Games close on October 8, China will top the medals tally, as it has in each of the last 10 editions since the 1982 Delhi Asian Games. The host nation has a 886-athlete strong contingent in the fray. This includes 36 Olympic champions and 630 Asian Games debutants, who will compete in 407 out of the 481 medal events and fight for the 74 Olympic qualification berths across multiple disciplines. India’s ambitious target is an overall tally of 100 medals. For China, nothing less than 150 gold medals will be considered a success. While it will be smooth sailing for China i...

17Sep

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‘Always tough competing with Neeraj Chopra… I’m still dreaming’: Jakub Vadlejch after winning Diamond League title

[ad_1] He was second at the Tokyo Olympics behind Neeraj Chopra, third at the 2023 World Athletics Championships behind Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, third behind Anderson Peters and Chopra at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and second behind Johannes Vetter at the 2017 World Championships. But at last on Sunday, 32-year-old Jakub Vadlejch left behind his more illustrious rivals to claim a prestigious title: the Diamond League at Eugene. The Czech Republic thrower won the men’s javelin throw event at the Diamond League meeting, pipping Olympic gold medallist Chopra. “It’s always tough competing with Neeraj, but victory is for me, very valuable. I’m still dreaming. I felt very well. It’s very difficult, especially in my age, I’m almost 33 years old, so it’s difficult but jav...

16Sep

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Neeraj Chopra fails to retain Diamond League title, ends second at Eugene

[ad_1] Neeraj Chopra has set such lofty standards for himself that even a respectable second-place finish in the prestigious Diamond League seems like a disappointment. It wasn’t Neeraj Chopra’s day at Eugene on Saturday as he failed to retain his Diamond League title (with a best effort of 83.80m), finishing second behind Czech power thrower Jakub Vadlejch (84.24m). Vadlejch took the lead in his very first throw before finishing off with an 84.24m as the rest of the field, including Neeraj, never threatened him. Neeraj’s best attempt of 83.80m came in the second round. Although Neeraj would be disappointed on not retaining his Diamond League title, he will still take home a second-place cheque of approx Rs 10 lakh. Two-time world champion Anderson Peters looked like a pale shadow of him...

16Sep

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Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 Final Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra looking to defend his title

[ad_1] Neeraj Chopra looking at Diamond League title to cap a golden season Neeraj Chopra will be defending his Diamond League title in Eugene at the Hayward Field stadium. (PHOTO: @SAI_Media/X) Usually, reams of praise on top athletes get written at the fag-end of their careers, but Neeraj Chopra is an exception. At 25 he has virtually won every global title possible – with the most recent being India’s first World Championship gold. But despite achieving what most athletes dream of in such a short time, Neeraj seems as hungry as ever. At the post-Worlds press conference, he summed up his mindset when he said, “Throwers don’t have a finishing line.” “So I can push myself, it is motivation to see how many medals one can win. Winning medals does not mean we have done everything. There ar...

16Sep

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Neeraj Chopra at Diamond League Final live streaming: When and where to watch javelin throw event

[ad_1] Neeraj Chopra will take the field at the iconic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon late on Saturday night as he competes in the Eugene Diamond League Final. Hayward Field is where Chopra won a historic silver medal in the 2022 World Athletics Championships last year. The 25-year-old will be bidding to retain his title in a six-man field, which includes multiple-time world and Olympic medallist Jakub Vadlejch and two-time world champion Anderson Peters. Chopra had claimed the Diamond League champion’s trophy at the finale in Zurich last year. Chopra is also likely to compete at the upcoming Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou (September 23 to October 8), where the men’s javelin throw event will happen on October 4. Chopra’s route to the final has seen him finish on top in two i...

2Sep

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Germany once ruled world javelin. Now, as Neeraj Chopra soars, they plot a return to the top

[ad_1] Not too long ago, the talk in track and field circles was about a golden generation of javelin throwers emerging from Germany, all of them having breached the hallowed 90m mark, a distance considered very tough to cross.There was Johannes Vetter, the world champion in 2017 and the man tipped to be the Olympic champion at Tokyo 2020. There was Thomas Rohler, the Rio Olympics gold medallist. And then, there was the 2018 Diamond League final winner Andreas Hofmann, who finished second in the European Championships that year. Between them, the three throwers have 32 throws over 90 metres. Vetter can claim to have launched 20 throws over the fabled 90m mark, all of them coming between 2017 to 2021. Rohler has seven throws over 90m, all of which came between 2016 and 2018. Hofmann has ...

1Sep

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‘Everything is possible if I remain…’: Neeraj Chopra on defending Olympic and World titles | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Javelin throw sensation Neeraj Chopra is firmly committed to maintaining his dominance in the sport. The 25-year-old, who achieved the rare distinction of holding both the Olympic and World Championships titles, has declared his unwavering determination to defend these prestigious crowns.Neeraj Chopra's remarkable feat of clinching gold at the Olympics and then securing the World Championships title in Budapest placed him in an elite league of javelin throwers.Looking ahead, he expressed his resolute intent to leave no stone unturned in his quest to retain these coveted titles. Chopra affirmed that he will go to great lengths, sparing no effort, in his pursuit of success at the Paris Olympics in the coming year and the World Championships scheduled for 2025.Asked if he ...

31Aug

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Not at his best, but Neeraj Chopra’s last round throw of 85.71 metres gives him second place at Zurich Diamond League

[ad_1] It was perhaps the strain of competing in a Diamond League just four days after being crowned World Champion. India’s Neeraj Chopra didn’t have an easy night in Zurich with three no marks but he still managed a throw of 85.71 metres in the sixth and last round to finish second behind Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch (85.86 metres). Julian Webber of Germany finished third with 85.04 in a close contest. The three occupy top 3 spots on the points table after four rounds; Vadlejch on 29, Webber on 25 and Chopra on 23.The top six qualify for the Diamond League final in Eugene in mid September. The other Indian in Zurich, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with a best jump of 7.99 metres. Sreeshankar is third after four events with 14 points and trails Simon Ehammer of Switze...

29Aug

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Neeraj Chopra-inspired Kishore Jena looking at Asian Games after Worlds high | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] Kishore Kumar Jena's mercurial rise in the world of javelin continued as he finished fifth in the Athletics World Championships final in Budapest on Sunday night.Not intimidated by the big stage or the big names, the diminutive Odisha athlete put up a show to remember with a personal best throw of 84.77m on a night when for the time in history three Indians competed together in the final of a single event of the world athletics meet.Taking inspiration from Neeraj Chopra, who gave him confidence between the throws, Jena kept going the distance with every throw. "We kept talking in between the throws. After I came back from one of the throws, he just told me, 'Don't worry too much, it will be better the next time'," said Jena from the airport in Munich on Monday.While Jena was more ...

28Aug

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Odisha CM announces cash award for javelin thrower Kishore Jena

[ad_1] Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh for javelin star, Kishore Jena, who became the first from the state to represent India at the finals of the World Athletics Championship in Budapest. Kishore finished fifth in the final on Sunday. He also achieved a new personal best with 84.77 meters.Most Read 1 World Athletics Championships 2023 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra wins gold; Relay runners finish 5th; Parul Chaudhary scripts national record 2 Gadar 2 box office collection day 17: Sunny Deol film beats Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, becomes the fastest film to cross Rs 450 crore mark See More Patnaik said Kishore’s remarkable journey and exceptional performance at the World ...

28Aug

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Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem: An India-Pak rivalry minus the toxicity

[ad_1] As Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem made track and field history by finishing one-two in the javelin throw at the World Championship, a new India-Pakistan sporting rivalry was born that lacks the edge of a cricket game between the two neighbours. The morning the video of Chopra calling out his long-time friend from across the border Nadeem for a celebratory frame at the arena where they left the rest of the world behind went viral, the usual toxicity that follows a close cricket encounter between India and Pakistan was missing. Nadeem’s coach and Pakistan’s five-time national javelin throw champion Syed Hussain Bukhari spoke about the power-shift in the sport with the emergence of the sub-continent as the new hub of world-class javelin throwers. India’s Kishore Jena finished fifth,...