Legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said India will rise as a 'sporting country' in the next 10-15 years, while lauding historic achievements of javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra
While Neeraj Chopra has defeated biggies like Johannes Vetter, Julius Yego, and Arshad Nadeem at various events, Chopra still chases his first 90-metre throw, unlike these rivals
No Sugar, no cold drinks and a lot of Gymnastics were Neeraj Chopra's go-to mantra apart from medications to come back from injury. It required mental strength more than physical for Chopra to recover
After the second round, I considered pushing myself because I knew I could get a better throw, but there is a lot of pressure on technique and speed, says Neeraj Chopra
India is proud of Neeraj Chopra. I convey my heartiest congratulations to him. I wish his legend grows with more such feats, says President Droupadi Murmu in a tweet
Chopra, 25, achieved his best throw of the day in his second attempt. He had a foul to start with but then got 88.17m, 86.32m, 84.64m, 87.73m and 83.98m
Neeraj Chopra's father Satish Kumar said, 'This is a very proud moment for our country as we also got a gold medal in the World Championship. We will celebrate once Neeraj comes back to India.'
This is Neeraj's second medal at the World Championships after he secured a silver last year
Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra has won gold in Asian Games (2018) and CWG (2018), besides four individual Diamond League Meeting titles and the Diamond League champion's trophy last year.
Neeraj recorded his best throw of 88.17 m in his second attempt and managed to keep his lead intact till the very end
A star was born overnight in a country that had for long craved for the ultimate success in sport's biggest platform
Apart from 3 Javelin throwers, India's men's 4x400m relay team and 3000m steeple-chase runner Parul Chaudhary also made it to the final of their events at the World Athletics Championships 2023
Neeraj Chopra made history in the early hours of Monday, capturing his country's first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships and edging out Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem by less than a meter
India versus Pakistan in Javelin Throw is the new sporting rivalry between the two sides. Here's a brief history of the Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem duel
Star Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem insists he has no rivalry with Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, and said there is always scope for learning from top athletes like the Indian
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First time three Indians qualified for the final of any event at the World Athletics Championships. It was in Javelin throw. Everybody knows Neeraj Chopra, but who are DP Many and Kishore Jena?
The 25-year-old Chopra's qualifying round lasted just a few minutes as he sent the spear to his season's and fourth career-best distance. The 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying mark is 85.50m
Placed in the Group A Qualifier, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj recorded a massive throw of 88.77m in his first attempt, breaching the qualifying mark of 83.00m.
A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances as no clear-cut favourite has emerged so far