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India's two-time <keyword id="19986816" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olympic" source="keywords">Olympic</keyword> medal-winning <keyword id="19934351" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="javelin-throw" source="keywords">javelin throw</keyword> star <keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword> has qualified for this month's season finale of the prestigious <keyword id="21269820" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Diamond-League" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Diamond League" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Diamond League">Diamond League</keyword> after finishing fourth in the overall standings at the end of its 14 series meetings across the world. The season finale will be a two-day affair on September 14 and 15 in <keyword id="20168467" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brussels" source="keywords">Brussels</keyword>. Chopra accumulated 14 points from his two second-place finishes in the one-day meets held in Doha and Lausanne. He skipped the last series meet in Zurich on Thursday. The 26-year-old is two points adrift of Czechia's Jakub Vadlech. Grenada's Anderson Peters and German star Julian Weber occupy the top two spots with 29 and 21 points respectively. Peters had pipped Weber in the Zurich meet. Chopra, who won gold in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and added a silver to his kitty in the Paris edition last month, has been struggling with his fitness this season. The Haryana-lad has talked about a groin injury troubling him since before the Olympic Games that has come in the way of his quest to hit the 90m mark. The Indian finished second in the Lausanne Diamond Leg, bested by Peters, who threw 90.61m. In Paris Olympics, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem had taken the gold with a monster throw of 92.97m. "First goal, go to the doctor and make my groin 100 per cent fit and also I will be technically better and try to throw far again," he had said last month about his plans for this year and the coming one. Chopra had won the Lausanne leg in 2022 and 2023 and finished second behind Vadlejch in the winner-takes-all finale in Eugene, USA, last year. Each Diamond League season finale champion is awarded a prestigious "Diamond Trophy", USD 30,000 prize money and a wild card for the <keyword id="20013163" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-Athletics-Championships" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="World Athletics Championships" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="World Athletics Championships">World Athletics Championships</keyword>. The DL finale will mark the end of Chopra's season. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/india-beats-the-us-to-emerge-as-the-second-biggest-market-for-5g-smartphones/articleshow/113095322.cms">India beats the US to emerge as the second-biggest market for 5G smartphones</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/apple-iphone-16-to-launch-on-september-9-design-specs-and-everything-we-know-so-far/articleshow/113091114.cms">Apple iPhone 16 to launch on September 9 – design, specs and everything we know so far</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/shree-tirupati-balajee-agro-trading-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/113082663.cms">Shree Tirupati Balajee Agro Trading IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a>

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Diamond League season finale in Brussels

<keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="India" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="India">India</keyword>n para-athlete Yogesh Kathuniya bagged the eighth medal for team India in the ongoing <keyword id="20420017" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paris-paralympics" source="keywords">Paris Paralympics</keyword> 2024 as he won the silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw F56 final on Monday. Kathuniya's best throw in the final of the event was 42.22 metres at the Stade de France. This was his second successive medal at the <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Paralympics" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Paralympics">Paralympics</keyword> after Tokyo 2020, with a best throw of 44.58 metres. Before the ongoing mega event, the para-athlete clinched a silver medal in the F56 category at the World Para-Athletics Championship 2024. With an impressive throw of 41.80 meters, Kathuniya secured the second position, trailing behind the gold medallist, Brazilian athlete Claudiney Batista Dos Santos. Dusan Lackzo of Slovakia claimed the bronze. He previously secured a silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw F54/55/56 Final at the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou. Brazil's Claudiney Batista won the gold medal at the event with a best throw of 46.86 metres and the bronze medal was taken by Greece's Konstantinos Tzounis whose best throw was 41.32 metres Other than this medal, India has secured a total of seven more medals at the ongoing marquee event, with one gold medal, two silvers, and four bronze medals. Preeti Pal clinched the bronze medal in the 200m T-35 race on Sunday. With this medal, Preeti created history as she became the first-ever Indian woman athlete to win 2 medals in the track &amp; field events at the Paralympics, or Olympics. Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal in the men's high jump - T47 final on early Monday morning. Nishad, who also finished second in Tokyo three years ago, achieved his season-best performance with a leap of 2.04 meters, earning him the silver. Rubina finished third and bagged a bronze medal in the P2-Women's 10M Air Pistol SH-1 final on Saturday. She gathered a total of 211.1 points in the final. Javanmardi Sareh of Iran finished with gold (236.8 points) and Turkey's Ozgan Aysel went on to win the silver medal (231.1 points). Earlier during the day, India's Kumar Nitesh clinched his maiden gold medal after beating Great Britain's Daniel Bethell in a thrilling men's singles SL3 badminton final here on Monday. The 29-year-old from Haryana was rock solid in his defence and spot on with his shot selections as he beat Tokyo silver medallist Bethell 21-14 18-21 23-21 in an absorbing contest that lasted an hour and 20 minutes. SL3 class players, like Nitesh, compete with more severe lower limb disabilities, requiring them to play on a half-width court. When he was 15, Nitesh had lost his left leg in a train accident in Visakhapatnam in 2009 but he recovered from the trauma and found his calling in para badminton. Nitesh's victory on Monday ensured that India retained the SL3 gold after Pramod Bhagat clinched the title three years ago when para badminton made its debut in Tokyo. Last week, reigning Paralympic champion, <keyword id="9458227" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Avani-Lekhara" source="Orion">Avani Lekhara</keyword> maintained her winning streak and struck gold in the women's 10m air rifle final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. Shooter Mona Agarwal bagged the bronze medal at the same event. India's first silver medal at the Paris Paralympics came in shooting as well, with Manish Narwal getting a silver in the men's P1 10 m air pistol SH1 competition. This year, India has sent its largest Paralympics contingent ever, comprising 84 athletes across 12 sports, a testament to the country's expanding para-sports ecosystem. India's participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympics marks not only a significant increase in numbers but also in medal hopes, as the nation aims to surpass its previous achievements in Tokyo. Tokyo 2020 was India's most successful Paralympic Games, with the country winning 19 medals, including five golds, eight silver and six bronzes.

Paris Paralympics: Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in Men's Discus Throw F56 final, Kumar Nitesh clinches gold

India <keyword id="19934351" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="javelin-throw" source="keywords">javelin throw</keyword> star <keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword> opened up about his injury woes after clinching a <keyword id="19920397" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver-medal" source="keywords">silver medal</keyword> in the <keyword id="19933819" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olympics" source="keywords">Olympics</keyword>, revealing that he might have to undergo surgery, soon after having pushed himself extremely hard to compete here, while battling a constant fear of breaking down. Chopra was dealing with a nagging adductor niggle (a problem related to muscles in the thigh) in the run up to the Paris Games. But he managed a season's best effort of 89.45m to secure a silver medal, making him the first <keyword id="22726220" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="track-and-field-athlete" source="keywords">track-and-field athlete</keyword> from India to have two Olympic medals, the first being an unprecedented <keyword id="19895579" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold" source="keywords">gold</keyword> in <keyword id="19909001" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tokyo" source="keywords">Tokyo</keyword>. Chopra finished behind Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who stole the show with an Olympic record-shattering throw of 92.97m to become the first individual Olympic gold-medallist from his country. "I have a lot on my mind. When I am throwing, 60-70% focus of my is on the injury. I don't want to get injured. Whenever I go for a throw, you will see that my speed is low. I am pushing myself," he said. "The doctor told me to go for surgery, but I didn't have that much time to take that decision before the world championship or after the world championship, because it takes a lot of time to prepare for the Olympics," he added, referring to the 2023 world championship where he won gold. The 26-year-old, despite not being at his best here, became only the third Indian to win back-to-back Olympic medals after PV Sindhu and Sushil Kumar. "I am still pushing myself," he said with a hint of frustration. "It's not good in sport, it's not good to push and continue. If you want to run a long career, then you have to be fit and healthy but there are competitions where you can't make a decision. Now we will work on this and work on the technique," he added. Chopra said he will talk to his team and then "take a decision". He also detailed how the last seven years have been tough for him as far as fitness is concerned. "I felt this in 2017. After that, I got a lot of treatments. But I will have to take a big decision for this," he said. <h2>Won't find peace till I get a big throw</h2> He didn't mention the 90m mark but Chopra said he has potential to achieve bigger throws. Chopra's career-best remains 89.94m which was achieved back in 2022. "The distance that I had in me in 2016, especially in 2018, when I scored an 88m in the <keyword id="20007738" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="asian-games" source="keywords">Asian Games</keyword>, after that, I feel that I still have a lot of throws left. So, until that happens, I won't be able to find peace. And I want to tell you that there is a lot inside," he said without getting into the specifics. "And I will do it. I will keep my mind ready for the future. I will work on things. I will keep myself fit." <h2>Haven't been able to throw as well</h2> Chopra, perhaps for the first time, talked about just how badly the niggle has affected him. "I am not able to throw from a full runway. I have been throwing for the past year or two. Maximum throwers throw 40-50 in a session. It took me 2-3 weeks to complete a session because there is a fear of injury. "It is very difficult. I am forcefully pulling it." He also explained that his lower body is as important as the throwing arm in getting the right elevation and speed. "If the rest of the body doesn't work, it won't help. I can go for a heavy and fast heave but when there is a broken leg, there are a lot of technical things. It is very difficult to throw with just the arm, to put all your power on it. "It gets wasted if the legs don't work properly. So there are a lot of technical things. I will not go into it, you won't understand." Chopra said he finds it painful to miss competitions because of fitness concerns."My coach always says that if you get a good blocking leg and a good groin then the throw will be 2-3-4 meters ahead and then I have to send a message saying, 'Sorry, I have to withdraw'. "Personally, I don't like it at all," he said.

Was just pushing myself due to Olympics, have to take decision on surgery now, says Neeraj Chopra

Paris [France]: Indian <keyword id="22572181" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mens-hockey" source="keywords">men's hockey</keyword> team bronze medal match against Spain and <keyword id="22709163" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="defending-Olympic-champion" source="keywords">defending Olympic champion</keyword> and World Championships gold medallist <keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword>'s participation in the men's <keyword id="22695963" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="javelin-throw-final" source="keywords">javelin throw final</keyword> are the highlights as <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword> takes to the field for <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword> action on Thursday. India's action for the day willl start with golfers Aditi Ashok and <keyword id="22018152" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Diksha-Dagar" source="keywords">Diksha Dagar</keyword> playing the round two of women's individual strokeplay. At 2:05 PM, Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji will be competing in the repechage round of women's 100 m hurdles. At 3:00 PM, India's grapplers will take the charge of the campaign, with Aman Sehrawat and Anshu in action for the round of 16 of men's and women's freestyle 57 kg category. The quarterfinals for the same will take place on 4:20 PM if they qualify. After a painful loss to Germany in the semifinal match of men's hockey competition, Team India led by Harmanpreet Singh will aim to bow out with a bronze on their necks as they take on Spain in the medal match at 5:30 PM. Aman will be in action in the semifinals of the men's 57 kg freestyle semifinals on 9:45 PM if he qualifies, while the semifinals will kickstart for women's 57 kg freestyle wrestler Anshu at 10:25 PM. Finally, to conclude the day, Neeraj will be the main event for India for the day as he takes to the field to defend his men's javelin Olympic final and join an elite company of Olympians to have defended the gold. Chopra registered a huge throw of 89.34 metres in Group B of the men's javelin throw qualification round at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday and made his way into the finals. Neeraj threw 89.34 m in his first attempt, his best throw this season. He successfully breached the qualification mark of 84.00 m.

Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra, men's hockey in focus on Thursday as India aims to increase medal tally

Gold eluded defending champion <keyword id="1115774" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="Orion">Neeraj Chopra</keyword> as he signed off with a silver in the Olympics men's javelin throw event, while Pakistan's <keyword id="4717164" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arshad-Nadeem" source="Orion">Arshad Nadeem</keyword> bossed the field with a new Games record of 92.97m here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Chopra, who has never lost to Nadeem in their earlier 10 meetings, took the silver with his second round throw of 89.45m. He had won gold in Tokyo with a throw of 87.58m three years ago. The season's best effort was the Indian's only legitimate throw of the evening. Nadeem's monster effort -- sixth longest in history -- also came in his second attempt which was like a bolt from the blue that stunned the Stade de France. The earlier Olympic record stood at 90.57m in the name of Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway, set during the 2008 Beijing Games. Nadeem also signed off in style with a closing throw of 91.79m. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/vivo-v40-pro-vs-oneplus-12r-battle-of-the-mid-range-smartphones/slidelist/112377199.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/vivo-v40-pro-vs-oneplus-12r-battle-of-the-mid-range-smartphones/slidelist/112377199.cms" target="_blank">Vivo V40 Pro vs OnePlus 12R – battle of the mid-range smartphones</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/rbi-mpc-meet-cheque-clearing-time-reduced-upi-limit-increased-for-tax-payment/articleshow/112366099.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/rbi-mpc-meet-cheque-clearing-time-reduced-upi-limit-increased-for-tax-payment/articleshow/112366099.cms" target="_blank">RBI MPC meet – Cheque clearing time reduced, UPI limit increased for tax payment</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ola-wants-to-re-enter-the-quick-commerce-business-to-take-on-blinkit-and-swiggy-instamart/articleshow/112364583.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ola-wants-to-re-enter-the-quick-commerce-business-to-take-on-blinkit-and-swiggy-instamart/articleshow/112364583.cms" target="_blank">Ola wants to re-enter the quick commerce business to take on Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart</a>

Defending champion Neeraj Chopra signs off with silver medal in Paris Olympics men's javelin throw, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem takes gold

<keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword>'s broad shoulders will carry a weight of massive expectations when his fabled consistency is put through trial by fire, while the lesser-known names in India's 29-strong contingent will aim to emulate some of his success when the Olympic Games athletics competition gets underway here on Thursday. A nagging injury forced Chopra to compete in very few events in the build-up to the Games, but the star <keyword id="20765859" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="javelin-thrower" source="keywords">javelin thrower</keyword> is still among the favourites to finish on the podium, and perhaps clinch an unprecedented second successive <keyword id="20342188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold-medal" source="keywords">gold medal</keyword>. A top podium finish on August 8 for Chopra will make him only the fifth man in <keyword id="22559483" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olympics-history" source="keywords">Olympics history</keyword> to defend his title and the first Indian to win two gold medals in an individual event in the multi-sporting spectacle. Eric Lemming (Sweden; 1908 and 1912), Jonni Myyra (Finland; 1920 and 1924), Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic; 1992, 1996 and 2000) and Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway; 2004 and 2008) are the only ones to have defended the <keyword id="22616790" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mens-javelin" source="keywords">men's javelin</keyword> gold medals in the Olympics. He has competed in just three events this year but the 26-year-old world champion is back in full flow in a season where none of his global competitors have done exceptionally well. After finishing second in the Doha Diamond League in May with a throw of 88.36m, which is his season's best, Chopra withdrew from Ostrava Golden Spike on May 28 as a precautionary measure after he felt "something" in his adductor (group of muscles located on inner thighs). Chopra, who has a personal best of 89.94m, made a strong comeback by winning gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 18 with a throw of 85.97m. He later opted out of the <keyword id="22097380" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Diamond-League" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Paris Diamond League" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Paris Diamond League">Paris Diamond League</keyword> on July 7, insisting that the event was never a part of his competition calendar this year. His coach later dismissed concerns surrounding Chopra's fitness, telling PTI that his adductor has no issues now and his ward has been in high intensity phase of training. One of the most consistent javelin throwers in recent times, Chopra has sent his spear below 85m mark just twice out of his 15 competitions since winning gold in <keyword id="20262833" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tokyo-Olympics" source="keywords">Tokyo Olympics</keyword>. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Czech thrower Jakub Vadlejch, who beat Chopra in the Doha Diamond League, Germany's Julian Weber and former world champion Anderson Peters will once again be the Indian superstar's main rivals. The other Indian in fray in men's javelin, Kishore Jena, who booked an automatic berth with his 87.54m throw in the Asian Games last year but has struggled to cross the 80m mark after that. The qualification round of men's javelin throw competition will be held on August 6. Athletics competition will begin with the men's and women's 20km race walk. Akshdeep Singh, Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht will compete in the men's event while Priyanka Goswami will feature in the women's event. Among others in the contingent, men's 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and the men's 4x400m relay team have the potential to push for a place in the top five. Sable recently broke his own 3000m steeplechase national record at the Paris Diamond League, clocking 8 minutes and 9.91 seconds, bettering his earlier mark by one and a half seconds. But he still finished sixth at the prestigious meet, a fair indicator of how difficult it will be for the Indian to win a medal in the Olympics. Two of the best runners in the event, world record (7:52.11) holder Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia and reigning Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco were not there in the Paris Diamond League. The same is true for the men's 4x400m relay team, though the return of key member Rajesh Ramesh from an injury lay-off is good news. The likes of Jyothi Yarrajji (women's 100m hurdles), Parul Chaudhary (women's 3000m steeplechase), Annu Rani (women's javelin throw), the women's 4x400m relay team, Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put), triple jumpers Praveen Chithravel and Abulla Aboobacker can aim for at least final round qualifications. National record holder shot putter Abha Khatua was mysteriously dropped from the original athletics team of 30. There was no explanation from any Indian official whether her name has been dropped owing to injury, a doping violation or any other technical issue. Meanwhile, a repechage round will be introduced to all individual track events from 200m to 1500m, including the hurdles events. The new format will replace the earlier one, where some athletes advanced to the semifinals through fastest times in addition to the top placings in the first round heats. Instead, only the athletes in the top placings will get automatic qualification and all the remaining will get a second chance to qualify for the semi-finals by participating in repechage heats.

Chopra to rely on consistency to defend Olympic gold, as Indian athletes begin campaign

"It takes a village to raise a champion" is an apt way of describing <keyword id="19899252" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pakistan" source="keywords">Pakistan</keyword>'s <keyword id="6354367" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Commonwealth-Games" source="Orion">Commonwealth Games</keyword> champion <keyword id="20765859" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="javelin-thrower" source="keywords">javelin thrower</keyword> <keyword id="20865533" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arshad-Nadeem" source="keywords">Arshad Nadeem</keyword>'s rise, as he made it to his maiden Olympic final here on Tuesday. For the record, the only Asian javelin thrower to breach the 90-meter mark isn't reigning Olympic champion <keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword>, but his cross-border neighbour Nadeem, with whom he has shared a very cordial relationship. Pakistan, a country where cricket is believed to be the only sport where serious investments come in, Nadeem's achievements aren't because of the system, but despite it. No wonder, villagers in Khanewal in Pakistan's Punjab province celebrated their boy's qualification with a lot of fervour. "People have no idea how Arshad got to this place today. How his fellow villagers and relatives used to donate money so that he could travel to other cities for his training and events in his early days," his father Muhammad Ashraf told PTI on phone. Pakistan sent a total of seven athletes to Paris and six of them failed to qualify for the finals of their respective events with Nadeem, 27, now Pakistan's last and biggest hope for a medal in the Olympics. Right after Nadeem's qualification for the finals for the second successive Olympics, there was celebration at his house where his parents, brothers, wife and two children and fellow villagers raised slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad'. His parents also distributed sweets. But his father says the work is still not done."If my son can bring home an Olympic medal for Pakistan it would be the proudest moment for us and everyone in this village," he said. He recalls that when his son first took up javelin throwing and had to go for trials and competitions up country, how his fellow villagers would all chip in with contributions for his journey. "If he wins a medal, it will be a triumph for everyone in our village and our country," he said. Pakistani hopes are high as Arshad has won a silver medal at the World Championship last year, and also gold in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022. When he won gold, he became the first Pakistani athlete since 1962 to do so at the CWG. He took the gold with a massive throw that covered 90.18m distance. On Tuesday he qualified for the finals with a throw of 86.59 m, but his main rival and India's gold medal hope, Neeraj Chopra produced a massive throw off 89.34 to top the qualification chart. The rivalry and camaraderie of <keyword id="22691401" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nadeem-and-Neeraj" source="Orion">Nadeem and Neeraj</keyword> is well documented as in the last Olympics in Tokyo. While the Indian star won gold for his country, his rival finished in fifth place in final standings. Few months back, when Nadeem appealed for authorities to replace his old javelin with a new one for his training, Neeraj promptly supported Arshad's case on social media. Since first emerging on the scene in competitions, Nadeem had made significant progress in his career and his family, and fans are confident he can better the fifth place finish in Tokyo. Despite his career being hit by elbow, knee and back problems for which he even required a knee surgery last year, and burdened by the lack of top facilities and equipment available to athletes of other countries, Nadeem has already achieved a lot by getting the Pakistani people to closely follow his feats instead of cricket. On Thursday, he faces a Himalayan task in the javelin throw finals. No Pakistani athlete has ever won a Olympics gold medal in any individual competition leave alone track and field.

A father recalls: It took a village to get behind Arshad Nadeem's Olympic final qualification

The Indian <keyword id="20420017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paris-paralympics" source="keywords">Paris Paralympics</keyword> contingent touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. People gathered in large numbers to welcome them for their record-breaking performance at the multi-sport event. People also danced to the beats of dhols. Para javelin thrower <keyword id="20647010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sumit-antil" source="keywords">Sumit Antil</keyword> and para archer <keyword id="20036346" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvinder-singh" source="keywords">Harvinder Singh</keyword> were among the others who returned to New Delhi on Tuesday. The Indian contingent concluded its <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> campaign in Paris on Sunday with a record haul of 29 medals, including seven golds, nine silvers, and 13 bronzes. The 29-medal tally is the most by <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword> in the history of the <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword>. Following the conclusion of the landmark campaign, <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword> surpassed its record medal tally of 19, which was achieved at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. India ended the marquee event in the 18th position. India rewrote several records and unlocked some new "firsts" at the Paralympic Games. Para-shooter AvLekhara became the first ever Indian woman to secure two Paralympic gold medals as she managed to defend her women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 shooting title with a world record score of 249.7 points. India recorded a one-two finish at a para-athletics competition for the first time, with <keyword id="20419803" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dharambir" source="keywords">Dharambir</keyword> and <keyword id="23108096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="parnav-soorma" source="keywords">Parnav Soorma</keyword> clinching gold and silver, respectively, in the men's club throw F51 event. This was among India's first-ever medals in this sport. <keyword id="20419803" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dharambir" source="keywords">Dharambir</keyword> also set an Asian record of 34.92 m. In the T64 high jump event, <keyword id="20123196" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="praveen-kumar" source="keywords">Praveen Kumar</keyword> stood at the top of the podium with an Asian record-breaking jump of 2.08 m, landing India their sixth gold. India finished the competition with seven gold medals. India also found its first-ever archery champion across the Olympics and Paralympics, with <keyword id="20036346" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvinder-singh" source="keywords">Harvinder Singh</keyword> getting the gold in the individual recurve para-archery against Poland's Lukasz Ciszek. Indian javelin throw ace <keyword id="20647010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sumit-antil" source="keywords">Sumit Antil</keyword> became the first Indian male to defend their Paralympics title, making it back-to-back gold in the F64 event with a stunning Paralympic record-breaking throw of 70.59 m. He broke his own previous record set during the Tokyo 2020 not once, but thrice.

Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics receives rousing welcome on return home

Paris: Indian para-athlete <keyword id="20460399" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Navdeep" source="keywords">Navdeep</keyword> expressed happiness at his <keyword id="20342188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold-medal" source="keywords">gold medal</keyword> win at the Paris <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> and opened up on his admiration for star javelin thrower and World Champion <keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword>. <keyword id="20460399" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Navdeep" source="keywords">Navdeep</keyword>'s silver was upgraded to a <keyword id="20342188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold-medal" source="keywords">gold medal</keyword> after the initial winner, Islamic Republic of Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah, got disqualified from the men's javelin F41 final at the Paris <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> on Saturday. Navdeep had initially finished second with a throw of 47.32 m, while Sadegh took the top honours with a Paralympic record of 47.64 m. Speaking to ANI, Navdeep, who started javelin throwing after being inspired by Neeraj, refused to be compared with India's Olympic gold medallist, saying, "I have been inspired by Neeraj, but I am not like him. He will always be my senior, and I cannot compare with him." On his medal win, he said, "It feels good that India could win the gold and when Paralympics were concluding, the national anthem was played. I am happy that medal tally has been concluded with a gold." Talking further about his win, Navdeep said that the coach gave him a target of 47 m to prove himself as a great javelin thrower to him and also recalled an episode of sportsmanship with the disqualified Irathlete Sadegh. "I had trained really well and analysed the track by talking to other players. I had gathered information about the track and talked to everything with my coach. Coach gave me a target to hit 46, but told me that I should hit 47, and he would consider me really great for that. When I got to know that the Iranian athlete was disqualified, I tried to console him and make him feel good. But I am happy to have got the gold," said Navdeep. He said that the medal was due to fine support from his family, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the <keyword id="21310141" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olympic-Gold-Quest" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Olympic Gold Quest" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Olympic Gold Quest">Olympic Gold Quest</keyword> (OGQ), the central government, and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). On talking with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the medal win, Navdeep said, "I felt proud on talking with PM Modi. This produces a lot of motivation to do something so that we get to meet him again." The Indian contingent concluded its historic Paris Paralympics campaign with a total of 29 medals, including seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals, the most by the country in the history of the competition. With this landmark campaign, India has surpassed their previously most-successful campaign at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which gave them 19 medals, including five golds, eight silvers and six bronze medals.

Cannot be compared to Neeraj Chopra: India's Paralympics gold medalist Navdeep after Paris triumph

<keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword>: <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>'s Pooja Jatyan went down fighting against China's Wu Chunyan in the quarterfinals of the Women's Individual Recurve Open at the ongoing Paris <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> 2024. Pooja lost the quarterfinal clash 4-6 against the Chinese opponent on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, the Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the <keyword id="20257145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze-medal" source="keywords">bronze medal</keyword> in the Mixed Team Compound event with a win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. They defeated the Italian pair with a scoreline of 156-155 in the bronze medal match of the ongoing marquee event on Monday. With this win, they bagged a bronze medal for their country. India have clinched 20 medals in the ongoing marquee event so far. Let's take a look at the medal winners from India. Indian para-shuttler <keyword id="20474682" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nithya-Sre-Sivan" source="keywords">Nithya Sre Sivan</keyword> clinched a bronze medal in the women's SH6 category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. She defeated Indonesia's Rina Marlina 21-14 and 21-6 on Monday and got her first-ever medal at the Paralympics. India tasted gold medal success in para-badminton after shuttler Nitesh outplayed Great Britain's second-seeded Daniel Bethell to clinch a gold medal in the men's singles SL3 category at the ongoing Paralympics. In a game that went right down to the wire, Nitesh ousted Daniel with a 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 win to claim his place at the top of the podium. Murugesan lost the first set to China's Yang Qiu Xia 21-17. In the second set, the Indian player struggled and lost the match with a scoreline of 21-10, securing a silver medal. In the bronze medal match of the same category, Manisha outclassed Denmark's Cathrine Rosengren 21-12, 21-8. The Indian player dominated throughout the match, securing another medal for the nation. In the men's singles SL4 category, France's Lucas Mazur completely ousted the Indian Suhas with a straight-set win. The para-shuttler went down against the French player after enduring a 9-21, 13-21 defeat and win a silver. Para-shooter AvLekhara clinched India's first gold at the Paris Paralympics after dominating the final of the women's 10m air rifle. She ensured her place at the top of the podium with 249.7 points, which also marked her personal best performance in the event. Mona Agarwal snatched the bronze medal in the same event. Manish Narwal clinched the silver medal after securing 234.9 points in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 pistol. He started the match on a good note, but in the middle, the Indian shooter dropped to the sixth. However, he didn't lose hope and ended the event with a silver medal around his neck. Francis finished third and bagged a bronze medal in the P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH-1 final. Preeti secured third place and won the bronze medal after clocking 14.21 seconds in the 100m T35 event at the Paris Paralympics. She got her hands on her second medal in the ongoing Paralympics in the 200m T-35 race. Preeti delivered an eye-catching performance that saw her take away the bronze medal. Athlete Nishad Kumar won the silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event with a leap of 2.04m. Yogesh Kathuniya bagged the eighth medal for team India following his silver medal triumph in the men's Discus Throw F56 final. Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the Bronze medal in the Mixed Team Compound event with a 156-155 win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy. India javelin thrower Sumit Antil reigned supreme and successfully defended his gold at the Paris Paralympics with a record-breaking throw on Monday. In the men's javelin throw F64 final, the defending champion broke his record at the Paralympics twice to clinch India's third gold in the ongoing marquee event in Paris. Indian para-sprinter Deepthi Jeevanji bagged the 16th medal for India as she won the bronze on Tuesday in the women's 400m T20 final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024.

Paris Paralympics: India's para-archer Pooja Jatyan bows out of Women's Individual Recurve Open quaterfinals

Olympic champion <keyword id="1115774" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="neeraj-chopra" source="Orion">Neeraj Chopra</keyword> clinched his first top-3 finish at the prestigious Diamond League Meeting with a national record-shattering effort but missed the 90m mark by a whisker in a star-studded field here on Thursday. The 24-year-old Chopra opened with a stunning throw of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of <keyword id="1180773" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="javelin-throw" source="Orion">javelin throw</keyword> and that effort eventually turned out to be his best. His other throws measured 84.37m, 87.46m, 84.77m, 86.67 and 86.84m. He bettered his earlier national record of 89.30m, which his spear had travelled while finishing second in the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on June 14. World champion and season leader Anderson Peters of Grenada won the competition with a best throw of 90.31m which he came up with in this third attempt. He has thrown 90m-plus twice this season -- 93.07m while winning the Doha leg of the Diamond League last month before 90.75m effort at Hengelo in the Netherlands. Julian Weber of Germany was third with a fifth round throw of 89.08m while Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (88.59m) of Czech Republic was fourth. Another Czech athlete and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Vitezslav Vesely was seventh in the eight-man field with 82.57m. Chopra has beaten Peters twice this month -- in Turku where the athlete from Grenada was third and in the Kuortane Games, also in Finalnd, where the Indian superstar had won gold with a best throw of 86.69m under wet and slippery conditions. Chopra's first throw had raised hopes of him scripting history of becoming the first Indian to win a Diamond League event. Nonetheless, he became the second Indian to finish in top-three in a Diamond League competition after discus thrower Vikas Gowda. The 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Gowda, who retired in 2017, had finished in top-three in a Diamond League event four times in his career. He had finished second in 2012 (New York) and 2014 (Doha) and third in Shanghai and Eugene in 2015. Chopra was making his first Diamond League appearance in four years after his fourth-place finish in Zurich in August 2018. He has taken part in seven Diamond League meets -- three in 2017 and four in 2018. The prestigious one-day meet at the Swedish capital is Chopra's biggest event ahead of the World Championships in Eugene, USA, from July 15-24. The next Diamond League Meeting where javelin throw is in the programme is in Monaco on August 10. It could not be confirmed whether Chopra will take part in it as it will happen just a few days after the Birmingham CWG (July 28 to August 8) where he will be defending his title. Germany's Johannes Vetter, who has the maximum number of 90-plus throws among the active throwers, continued to be on the sidelines. He is not fully fit and had also missed the German nationals. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/four-days-work-week-full-and-final-settlement-within-2-days-of-exit-new-changes-at-workplaces-to-reflect-from-july-1/articleshow/92572689.cms">Four-days work week, full and final settlement within 2 days of exit — new changes at workplaces to reflect from July 1</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/gst-rates-raised-again-take-out-your-cheque-books-wait-thats-taxed-too/slidelist/92572621.cms">GST rates raised again, take out your cheque books. Wait, that’s taxed too</a>

Neeraj Chopra misses Stockholm Diamond League by a whisker, finishes second

Paris: Javelin thrower <keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword>, who earned a <keyword id="19920397" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver-medal" source="keywords">silver medal</keyword> at the <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword>, said on Friday that while he gave his best, it was Pakistan's <keyword id="20865533" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arshad-Nadeem" source="keywords">Arshad Nadeem</keyword>'s day to win gold. Chopra said it was time to assess his performance and focus on future improvements. "We all feel happy whenever we win a medal for the country. It's time to improve the game now. We will sit and discuss and enhance our performance," Chopra told ANI. Chopra said that the competition was tough and that every athlete has their day, adding, "Today was Arshad's day. I gave my best, but some things need to be addressed and worked on." He expressed confidence in India's future Olympic prospects, saying, "India played well (at the Paris Olympics). Our national anthem may not have been played today, but it will be heard in the future." Chopra won silver with a best throw of 89.45 meters at the Paris Olympics. His best throw came on his second attempt, but four consecutive fouls hindered his chances of winning gold. Following his performance, Chopra became the second male athlete post-independence to win two Olympic medals in an individual event. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won gold with a throw of 92.97 meters, setting a new Olympic record and surpassing Denmark's Andreas Thorkildsen's mark from Beijing 2008. Grenada's <keyword id="21600574" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anderson-peters" source="keywords">Anderson Peters</keyword> secured bronze with a throw of 88.54 meters. Earlier, Chopra had achieved a throw of 89.34 meters in the Group B qualification round, his second-best all-time throw. Despite a competitive rivalry with Nadeem, where Chopra led 9-0 in their head-to-head matchups, Nadeem's throw of 90.18 meters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games exceeded Chopra's top effort.

"I gave my best, but it was Arshad's day": Neeraj Chopra reflects on missing gold at Paris Olympics

The absence of Olympic javelin throw champion <keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword> notwithstanding, there will be no lack of star power as the country's remaining top <keyword id="21541595" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="track-and-field-athletes" source="keywords">track and field athletes</keyword> vie for Paris <keyword id="22187624" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olympics-berths" source="keywords">Olympics berths</keyword> during the National Inter-State Championships beginning here Thursday. The championships will serve as the final <keyword id="22187659" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="qualifying-event" source="keywords">qualifying event</keyword> for the upcoming <keyword id="20242595" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Games" source="keywords">Paris Games</keyword> where the athletics events begin on August 1. Incidentally, the final day of the four-day championships — June 30 — also coincides with the <keyword id="19933819" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="olympics" source="keywords">Olympics</keyword> qualifying window deadline. Chopra will skip the championships as there is only a few days gap before the Paris Diamond League on July 7, in which he is set to compete. He competed in the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar last month, winning a gold. Last month, <keyword id="20386415" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Athletics-Federation-of-India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Athletics Federation of India" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Athletics Federation of India">Athletics Federation of India</keyword> (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla had made it clear that except for Chopra, it will be mandatory for all the other athletes to participate in the National Inter-State Championships to get selected for the <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword>. AFI rules state that all the athletes will have to participate in the National Inter-State Championships if they have to get selected for major multi-sport events like the Olympics, Asian Games or the Commonwealth Games, unless the federation gives exemption on the request of particular athletes or their coaches. In the absence of Chopra, the likes of Avinash Sable (men's 3000m steeplechase), Kishore Jena (men's javelin throw), Ram Baboo (men's 20km race walk) and Parul Chaudhary (women's 3000m steeplechase) — all of whom have booked Paris Games berths by breaching the qualifying standards — will headline the championships. Other athletes who can book Paris ticket through world ranking quota like Jyothi Yarraji (women's 100m hurdles), Annu Rani (women's javelin throw), DP Manu (men's javelin throw), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (men's shot put), Jeswin Aldrin (men's long jump), Praveen Chitravel and Abdulla Aboobacker (both men's triple jump) have also entered their names. Toor, an Asian record holder till a few days back, told PTI on Tuesday that he is dealing with a slight ankle pain and his doctor told him not to throw for three-four weeks. But his name figured in Wednesday's updated entry list of the AFI. Some of rising stars like sprinter Animesh Kujur, 110m hurdler Tejas Shirse — who recently set the national record — and long jumper Shaili Singh are also set to be seen in action. National record holder Manikanta Hoblidhar is also set to be back in action after missing the Federation Cup and his 100m dash duel with Kujur, Amlan Borgohain and Gurindervir Singh for the tag of the country's fastest man will be interesting to watch though none of them are likely to make it to Paris. Federation Cup 200m gold medallist Kujur will also be up against national record holder Borgohain in another duel. Almost all the members of the Indian men's and women's 4x400m relay teams that had booked Paris berths will feature in the individual quarter-mile events. National record holder 20km race walker Akshdeep Singh, who has also breached the Paris Games qualifying mark, is missing from the entry list. Women's 20km race walk national record holder Priyanka Goswami, who has also qualified for Paris Olympics, is not in the list. The opening day will see just three finals — women's hammer throw, men's and women's 500m races. A few athletes from Sri Lanka and Maldives are also taking part in the championships.

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