Last time Neeraj Chopra won an Olympic medal, he spent months being felicitated and touring the country, resulting in a substantial weight gain that he admitted later took him a while to get rid off. This time around, the lessons post Tokyo and the desire to reclaim his top spot after silver at Paris has…
Two weeks after winning his historic silver medal at the Paris Olympics, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will resume action at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday (August 22, 2024), seeking to reclaim the DL trophy at the season-ending finale next month. Nursing a long-standing groin injury, Chopra claimed a silver in the…
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League as he recovered in time to produce a season’s best effort of 89.49m in his last attempt on Thursday. The 26-year-old Chopra was at fourth spot till the fourth round before sending his spear to 85.58m in his fifth attempt. He saved…
He dug deep for a season’s best, better than what he managed at the Olympics. The 89.49m throw from Neeraj Chopra elicited a wild scream of anguish from the man, holding his head in his hands, knowing it was yet another case of so-near-yet-so-far. The throw, Neeraj’s final of the night at the Diamond League…
Jakob Ingebrigtsen did not raise too many eyebrows when he declared before Paris 2024 that he was the overwhelming favourite for the 1,500 metres. “If I don’t get injured and I don’t get sick, I think it’s going to be a walk in the park,” he said. Ingebrigtsen has a habit of making grand proclamations….
National record holder Annu Rani won the women’s javelin gold with a heave of 58.97m in the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. The mark was well below her national best of 63.82m but better than the disappointing 55.81m at the recent Paris Olympics where she did not…
File photo of Neeraj Chopra. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar India’s two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra has qualified for this month’s season finale of the prestigious Diamond League after finishing fourth in the overall standings at the end of its 14 series meetings across the world. The season finale will be…
Sumariwalla said there is a plan to have at least 30 domestic competitions from next season | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has plans to restructure the domestic competition and qualification system for major international events from the new (2025) season, AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said at a press conference…
Siddharth Choudhary, men’s shot put gold winner. | Photo Credit: K. Keerthivasan India’s Siddharth Choudhary and Pooja created new meet records in the men’s shot put and women’s high jump events respectively in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Wednesday. In the last event of the day, Abinaya Rajarajan of India clinched the…
Javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra will have lofty expectations to live up to, while for steeplechaser Avinash Sable, it would be an opportunity to make up for a disappointing Olympics, when the the star-studded Diamond League season finale begins in Brussels on Friday (September 13, 2024), featuring the best of world athletics. The showpiece is…
