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Mumbai: Cast your mind back to the previous World Athletics Championships two years ago in Budapest and what stood out from an Indian viewpoint. Sure, there was Neeraj Chopra and his javelin gold that continued to set unparalleled benchmarks for athletics in the country. But there was also the men's 4x400m relay team and their Asian record setting, final berth seizing exploits that, for those fleeting few days, captured the attention of Indian sports followers. As track and field's global show ...Read More >
Hyderabad: India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra has booked a berth in the Diamond League (DL) final despite skipping the recent DL event in Poland. He is one of the first stars to qualify for the men's javelin event for the summit clash of the Diamond league. Along with him, Trinidad & Tobago's Keshorn Walcott and Germany's Julian Weber have also qualified, and the latest rankings released are the reason behind the development. When is the Diamond League final? The final of the Diamond League will ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): A fire broke out at Dwarka Radisson Blu Hotel in the national capital in the early hours of Sunday. The fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor of the hotel, said officials, adding that no casualties have been reported. We received a call around 12:17 am that a fire broke out in the Hotel Radisson Blu. When we came here, a fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor. The fire has been extinguished now. No casualties have been report ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will face off against Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for the first time since the Paris Olympics 2024 in the Silesia Diamond League 2025, which will take place in Poland on August 16. At the Olympics last year, Nadeem won the gold medal with an Olympic record-shattering throw of 92.97m, whereas Chopra clinched a silver medal. Also Read | Wimbledon 2025: Iga Swiatek Runs Riot To Lift Her Maiden Wimbledon Title With Double Bage ...Read More >
Chandigarh: It has been three months since the beginning of the new school session and summer break is also over. However, Class V and Class VIII students in government schools across Chandigarh are still waiting for several updated NCERT textbooks. Despite repeated assurances and advance payments by the education department, the books are yet to arrive in many schools, forcing teachers and students to rely on stopgap arrangements.This delay is not new to the city's school system. In March-April ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will face off against Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for the first time since the Paris Olympics 2024 in the Silesia Diamond League 2025, which will take place in Poland on August 16. At the Olympics last year, Nadeem won the gold medal with an Olympic record-shattering throw of 92.97m, whereas Chopra clinched a silver medal. The official list for the Silesia Diamond League 2025 is yet to be announced, but the organisers have ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will face off against Pakistan Arshad Nadeem for the first time since the Paris Olympics 2024 in the Silesia Diamond League 2025, which will take place in Poland on August 16. At the Olympics last year, Nadeem won the gold medal with an Olympic record-shattering throw of 92.97m, whereas Chopra clinched a silver medal. The official list for the Silesia Diamond League 2025 is yet to be announced, but the organisers have c ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The stage is set for another chapter in one of modern athletics' most compelling rivalries. India's double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will go head-to-head with Pakistan's reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem in the Diamond League meet at Silesia, Poland, on August 16 -- their first face-off since the high-voltage showdown at the 2024 Paris Games. At the Games last year, Nadeem stunned the world with a monstrous 92.97m throw, clinching gold and edging ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 11 (ANI): India's world champion and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra heaped praise on young athletes Tejaswin Shankar, Jay Shah and fencers Rishika Khajuria, Jyotika Dutta and lauded them for their 'dedication and talent'. Tejaswin is the international decathlete who holds the National Record and specialises in the high jump. He is India's first-ever high jump medallist at the Commonwealth Games, securing a bronze medal at Hangzhou back in ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 11 (ANI): India's world champion and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra heaped praise on young athletes Tejaswin Shankar, Jay Shah and fencers Rishika Khajuria, Jyotika Dutta and lauded them for their "dedication and talent". Tejaswin is the international decathlete who holds the National Record and specialises in the high jump. He is India's first-ever high jump medallist at the Commonwealth Games, securing a bronze medal at Hangzhou back in ...Read More >
BENGALURU, July 4 (Reuters) - Former Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra believes his eponymous javelin competition could be the catalyst that transforms India's athletics landscape, as the country prepares to host a world-class field event on Saturday. The inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic will feature an impressive lineup including 2016 Olympic gold medallist Thomas Rohler, 2015 World champion Julius Yego, and Chopra himself alongside domestic talent. "I never dreamt of this event as ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 5 : Following his win at the inaugural NC Classic at Bengaluru, India's world champion and Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra expressed his thoughts on his performance, happy with his win but not entirely satisfied with his throws. He also opened up on acting as both an organiser and athlete for the competition. Chopra took the top honours in the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic, a competition named after him at Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium i ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, the poster boy of Indian athletics, continued with his superb form as he won the inaugural edition of Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, a World Athletics gold-level event, with a best throw of 86.18m at Sree Kanteerva Stadium here on Saturday. Kenya's Julius Yego finished second after notching up his season-best throw of 84.51m Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage came third with a best throw of 84.34m. Chopra, who was welcomed by th ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 4 (ANI): India's ace Javelin thrower and two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra expressed his thoughts on the competition named after himNeeraj Chopra (NC) Classic 2025 tournament, where he said that he has worked really hard for this, and 'all this is written in one's destiny'. In a defining milestone for Indian sports, the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, the country's first-ever international javelin competition, is all set to unfold at Bengaluru's Sree Kante ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has reaffirmed his long-term vision to transform the athletics landscape in India, starting with the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic (NC Classic). Speaking ahead of the javelin meet here on Friday, Chopra shared his dream of creating a platform where international and Indian athletes compete shoulder to shoulder in India. Chopra, who is not only the NC Classic organiser but also a competitor, opened up on the core ob ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): India's world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday shared his pick for the cricketer he believed would be best suited to take up the javelin. Speaking to JioStar, Neeraj Chopra said, 'I have heard that Brett Lee was a javelin thrower. I think he could throw the javelin well, especially when he was in his peak years. I would like to try javelin with Jasprit Bumrah too, and hope he teaches me some bowling skills. While bowlin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Neeraj Chopra says he is "slowly understanding the concept of flow" after his celebrated coach Jan Zelezny advised him to run like an 18-year-old "without any tension" before launching his javelin. The 27-year-old Chopra, a double Olympic medallist, also said he would want to have cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's "superpower" to help him handle challenges with a calm mindset. He said the best advice he has received on and off the field was from Czech legend Zelezny, wh ...Read More >
IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra lost his top spot to Grenada's Anderson Peters back in September 2024, shortly after the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters India's world champion Neeraj Chopra dethroned Grenada's Anderson Peters to reclaim the number one spot in men's javelin throw world rankings following a string of brilliant performances on the international stage recently. Neeraj, a two-time Olympic medallist, has 1,445 ranking points as compared to Peters' 1,431, according to Olympi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Indian world champion and Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra reclaimed his number one spot in men's javelin throw world rankings from Anderson Peters of Grenada following a string of brilliant performances on the international stage. World Athletics updated the rankings earlier this week, increasing Neeraj's points to 1,445 compared to Peters' tally of 1,431, according to Olympics.com. Also, Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem sits at number four with 1, ...Read More >
New Delhi: World champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is going to participate in the Paris Diamond League to be held at Stade Sebastian-Charlottey, France on 20 June 2025. This will be Neeraj's second Diamond League competition this season. Earlier, he has participated in the Doha Diamond League in May. His last participation in Paris was in 2017, where he finished fifth by throwing a distance of 84.67 meters. In that competition, Johannes Vetter of Germany took the first place by throwing a d ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The current javelin throw world champion, Neeraj Chopra, is set to compete at the Paris Diamond League 2025, scheduled to be held on June 20 at the Stade Sebastien-Charlety, according to Olympics.com. The Indian ace javelin thrower will make his second Diamond League appearance this season after Doha. Neeraj will return to the Paris Diamond League after eight years, with his last appearance going back to 2017. With a throw of 84.67m, he finished fifth, with Germ ...Read More >
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