Stay updated with the latest javelin-throw news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on javelin-throw topics.
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Rising Indian javelin thrower Sachin Yadav said he felt disappointed for his idol and a two-time Olympic medallist, Neeraj Chopra, after the latter missed out on a podium finish at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. While Sachin delivered a strong performance himself by finishing fourth, he acknowledged disappointment for Neeraj, who has been a constant inspiration and a consistent medallist since 2019. Also Read | Sahibzada Farhan Declines Steve ...Read More >
Raipur: Race walker Dasharath Talawar and middle-distance runner Nagini added two gold medals to table toppers Karnataka's tally while Chhattisgarh's Gajendra Thakur bagged a silver medal in the men's 800m and their men's hockey team clinched the bronze on Day 8 of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) on Wednesday. Dasharath Talawar led Karnataka's 1-2 in the men's 10km race walk with a time of 45:13.85s, with Darshan Bagadi (46:25.90s) finishing second ahead of Gujarat's Sagarbhai Katara (48:16 ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 1 (PTI) Race walker Dasharath Talawar and middle-distance runner Nagini added a gold medal each to table toppers Karnataka's tally while Chhattisgarh's Gajendra Thakur bagged a silver in the men's 800m on Day 8 of the Khelo India Tribal Games here on Wednesday. Dasharath led Karnataka's 1-2 in the men's 10km race walk with a time of 45:13.85s with Darshan Bagadi (46:25.90s) finishing second ahead of Gujarat's Sagarbhai Katara (48:16.09s) at the Kreeda Parisar athletics track in Jagd ...Read More >
Sri Lanka's Chamod Yodhasinghe clinched the men's 100m title at the South Asian Senior Athletics Championships in Ranchi. Indian athletes also secured multiple gold medals, including in the men's shot put and women's 5000m, with the hosts also winning the 4x400m mixed relay.India's Pranav Gurav did his best but couldn't cross the finish line ahead of Sri Lanka's Chamod Yodhasinghe as the latter bagged the men's 100m title on the opening day of South Asian Senior Athletics Championships being hel ...Read More >
RANCHI, Oct 26: Sri Lanka's star javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage lived up to the expectations as he easily won gold with a meet record effort even as India topped the final medal table in the SAAF Senior Championships here on Sunday. India and Sri Lanka shared the spoils with eight gold each on the third and concluding day at the Birsa Munda Stadium. Fielding a second-string team, India ended the championships on top with 58 medals (20 gold, 20 silver, 18 bronze). Sri Lanka finished ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Priteesmita Bhoi won gold in the girls' 44kg Clean and Jerk event with a world youth record. Photograph: IOA/X Weightlifter Priteesmita Bhoi broke the world youth record in clean & jerk on way to clinching gold in the girls' 44kg category at the Youth Asian Games in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday. The 16-year-old lifted 92kg in clean & jerk to set the world youth record, and 66kg in snatch to aggregate 158kg to take the top podium spot in the competition. On a day when Indian lifte ...Read More >
Ranchi, Oct 26 (PTI) Sri Lanka's star javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage lived up to the expectations as he easily won gold with a meet record effort even as India topped the final medal table in the SAAF Senior Championships here on Sunday. India and Sri Lanka shared the spoils with eight gold each on the third and concluding day at the Birsa Munda Stadium. Fielding a second-string team, India ended the championships on top with 58 medals (20 gold, 20 silver, 18 bronze). Sri Lanka fini ...Read More >
RANCHI, Oct 23: A second string Indian team, made up of several junior players, will look to continue the country's dominance in the South Asian Senior Athletics Championships which will make a return after 15 years here on Friday. The fourth edition of the championships to be held at the Birsa Munda Stadium under the aegis of South Asian Athletics Federation (SAAF) will mark the revival of the regional event after Kochi in Kerala hosted the last one in 2008. In fact, the championships is bein ...Read More >
Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will be conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. The pipping ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday at noon. This marks a significant milestone in his distinguished career. Chopra has previously received several accolades and promotions within the Army. His journey includes an Olympic gold medal and other prestigious awards. Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday was given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel by th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's maiden athletics Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra on Monday picked up the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. The pipping ceremony took place in South Block, here as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army upon star javelin thrower and two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra. Interacting with Lt Col (Hony) Neeraj Chopra and his family members, the Defence Minister described him a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Wednesday conferred with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh describing him as an "epitome" of perseverance, and national pride. Singh conferred the insignia of honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to the star javelin thrower, serving in the Territorial Army, at a pipping ceremony in New Delhi that was also graced by Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and many other senior officials of the force. C ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally conferred the gleaming insignia of the Honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army to star javelin thrower and two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra during the pipping ceremony in South Block on Wednesday. Enrolled in the Indian Army as a junior commissioned officer in the rank of naib subedar on August 26, 2016, Neeraj has served with The Rajputana Rifles. The javelin ace made history by becoming the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally conferred the gleaming insignia of Honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army upon star javelin thrower and two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra during the pipping ceremony in South Block, New Delhi on Wednesday. Interacting with Lt. Col (Hony) Neeraj Chopra and his family members, Singh described him as an epitome of perseverance, patriotism and the Indian spirit of striving for excellence, a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Wednesday conferred with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh describing him as an "epitome" of perseverance, and national pride. Singh conferred the insignia of honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to the star javelin thrower, serving in the Territorial Army, at a pipping ceremony in New Delhi that was also graced by Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and many other senior officials of ...Read More >
New Delhi: The pipping ceremony of Olympic gold medallist and Lt. Colonel (Honorary) Neeraj Chopra was held on Wednesday in New Delhi, marking another significant milestone in his decorated career. The ceremony was attended by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Upendra Dwivedi. According to The Gazette of India, the appointment took effect on April 16. Neeraj joined the Indian Army as a junior commissioned officer in the rank of Naib Subedar on August 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Another day and another 1-2 for India in javelin at the ongoing IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. On Monday, Rinku and Sundar Singh Gurjar clinched gold and silver in the F46 category, and today Sandip Sanjay Sargar and Sandeep Chaudhary emulated them in the javelin F44 category. Sargar was quick to admit Rinku and Gurjar's performance was on the back of his mind. He also revealed he was in ...Read More >
New Delhi Oct 1 (UNI) India celebrated a double gold at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 as reigning Paralympic champion Sumit Antil clinched his third straight world title in the men's F64 javelin throw, while Sandip Singh Sargar topped the podium in F44 category. According to the Olympics.com, India's Sumit Antil and Sandip Singh Sargar lit up the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 in New Delhi yesterday with gold-medal performances in the F64 and F44 men's javelin throw final ...Read More >
Two-time Paralympic champion Sumit Antil and Sandip Singh Sargar made it a most memorable evening for India with gold medals in the F64 and F44 Javelin Throw finals, respectively, in the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on a balmy Tuesday evening. With 2020 Olympic and 2023 World Champion Neeraj Chopra in the house, Sumit Antil buckled down to the task of chasing the Championship record despite being in a league of his own. He had three throws be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Star Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday expressed happiness with para javelin thrower Sumit Antil winning gold on the newly-laid Mondo track here during the World Para Athletics Championships and said he too would love to compete on this top-notch surface here. Two-time Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj had some time ago requested the Union Sports Ministry to install the Mondo track as it would help Indian athletes train better for international competitions. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): India Paralympic silver medalist Deepa Malik celebrated her birthday, attending the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. The legendary athlete, India first-ever women Paralympic medalist, expressed pride at the country progress in para-sports, which has led to the nation hosting the world para-athletics meet for the first time ever. Deepa, who turned 55 on Tuesday, was speaking to ANI, attending the World Para Athletics Championships at Jawahar ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): India's Paralympic silver medalist Deepa Malik celebrated her birthday, attending the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. The legendary athlete, India's first-ever women's Paralympic medalist, expressed pride at the country's progress in para-sports, which has led to the nation hosting the world para-athletics meet for the first time ever. Deepa, who turned 55 on Tuesday, was speaking to ANI, attending the World Para Athletics Championships at ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): It was a union of javelin very best as Olympic and World Championship gold medalist javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra and Sachin Yadav, who rose to prominence with his fourth-place finish in the recently-concluded World Athetics Championships in Tokyo, came to cheer for para javelin throw athletes in action during the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Tuesday, with two-time Paralympic champion Sumit Antil making history with a gold and ...Read More >
New Delhi: With Sumit Antil, it was always a matter of when and not if. The two-time Paralympics gold medallist was a gold medal contender coming into the men's javelin F64 final on Tuesday, and the 27-year-old ensured there was no threat to his World Championships crown that he has held since the 2023 edition in Paris. The Indian, who also won a gold at Kobe Worlds last year (69.50m), completed a hat-trick of world titles with a best of 71.37m. The mark also reset his own Championship Record t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Star Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday expressed happiness with para javelin thrower Sumit Antil winning gold on the newly-laid Mondo track here during the World Para Athletics Championships and said he too would love to compete on this top-notch surface here. Two-time Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj had some time ago requested the Union Sports Ministry to install the Mondo track as it would help Indian athletes train better for international competitions. ...Read More >
Samardeep Singh Gill clinched his second consecutive shot put title at the National Open Athletics Championships with a 19.79m throw, outperforming national record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor. Other notable gold medalists included Damneet Singh in hammer throw, debutant Nitin Gupta in men's 20km race walk, and Deepika in women's javelin throw.Samardeep Singh Gill grabbed his second consecutive shot put title when he won the gold medal at the National Open Athletics Championships at Birsa Munda ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) India para-athlete Rinku made history for Indian javelin, winning a gold medal with a meet record to boot in the men's F46 event in the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday. Rinku led a 1-2 for the hosts as compatriot Sundar Singh Gurjar claimed the silver medal. The night could have been even better for the hosts if Ajeet Singh had had a good day. Unfortunately, he finished fourth. In the lead-up to the event ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India continued its solid run at the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, securing their first double podium at the marquee event with Rinku Hooda and Sundar Singh Gurjar earning gold and silver medals in the men's javelin F46 event on Monday. As per ESPN, Rinku and Gurjar had a see-saw battle right from the start, and it was Rinku's fourth attempt of 66.37 m, which landed him the gold and also broke the Championship record. Gurjar was ...Read More >
The now eight-time Olympic gold medallist once boasted nine triumphs at the Games until a heartbreaking ruling. An Olympic gold medallist who cost Usain Bolt the 'triple triple' is now living a very different life after retiring from athletics under a cloud. Bolt, 39, is without doubt the greatest sprinter to have ever competed at the Olympic Games. The Jamaican first featured at the Athens Games in 2004 and was tipped to perform well, but ultimately was eliminated in the first round of the 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): India's global sporting ambitions, long-term medal prospects and the growth of Paralympic sport were in focus as Hari Ranjan Rao IAS, Secretary (Sports), Government of India; Achanta Sharath Kamal, Olympian and Vice-Chairperson of the IOA Athletes Commission; and Devendra Jhajharia, President of the Paralympic Commission of India, came together at the PlayCom 2025: Business of Sports Summit on September 13. Hariranjan Rao noted that India had already demon ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, scheduled from September 27 to October 5 at the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is set to be a historic sporting spectacle. More than 2,200 athletes and support staff from 104 countries will compete across 186 medal events, making it India's biggest-ever para sporting event. The Championships, sponsored by IndianOil, promise thrilling drama, fierce rivalries, and unforgettable performances as over 100 ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.