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

A top podium finish on August 8 for Chopra will make him only the fifth man in Olympics history to …

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

Pakistan sent a total of seven athletes to Paris and six of them failed to qualify for the finals o…

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Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem: 5 instances that show the camaraderie between India and Pakistan’s javelin throwers

The friendship and respect between Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem not only defy the competitive na…

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Javelin throw evolution: From an ancient hunting and warfare technique to a modern Olympic Sport

Neeraj Chopra's remarkable Olympic performances have made javelin throw a focal point for crores of…

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

Chopra finished behind Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who stole the show with an Olympic record-shatteri…

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Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra ruled out of Commonwealth Games due to groin injury (Ld)

The strong Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games suffered a massive setback as ace javelin t…

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Sumit Antil clinches India's second gold in Paralympics with a world record in javelin throw

The 23-year-old from Sonepat in Haryana, who lost his left leg below the knee after he was invol…

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An Olympic javelin thrower auctioned her Tokyo silver medal to raise $190,000 for a toddler's heart surgery

Maria Andrejczyk's private auction was won by convenience store chain Zabka, which also insisted sh…

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

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top-3 finish at the prestigious Diamond League Me…

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Neeraj Chopra sets national record in javelin

His next stop is the Federation Cup athletics meet that will start from March 18 in Patial…

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The javelin thrower who won gold at the World Championships learned how to throw from YouTube videos

"There were no coaches to guide me. I was just alone in the field, training. My father wanted me to…

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

Navdeep's silver was upgraded to a gold medal after the initial winner, Islamic Republic of Iran's …

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Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics receives rousing welcome on return home

The Indian contingent of the Paris Paralympics touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airp…

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Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics to meet PM Modi today

The Indian contingent of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday morning left from their hotel at the nat…

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

India's Pooja Jatyan narrowly lost to China's Wu Chunyan in the Women's Individual Recurve Open qua…

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

Neeraj Chopra, who secured a silver medal in javelin at the Paris Olympics, acknowledged Pakistan's…

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Paris Olympics: Wrestler Antim Panghal crashes out in Round of 16, Phogat's disqualification downright "cruel"

Indian wrestler Antim Panghal lost to Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey in the women's 53 kg freestyle round …

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Not ‘just cricket’, football and kabbadi getting eyeballs too

India is known for cricket and cricket is known to almost the entirety of the Indian audience. And,…