Former Indian Athlete Anju Bobby George. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Long-jump great Anju Bobby George was on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) named Chairperson of the Athletics Federation of India’s nine-strong athletes commission that features six women with javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra being its most prominent male member. The other women in the…
Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Diamond League finals on Friday. The finals will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on September 13 and 14. According to reports, javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra, Anderson Peters, Jakub Vadlejch, Julian Weber, Andrian Mardare and Roderick Genki Dean will compete for the Diamond League Final Title. Neeraj Chopra officially…
Manu Bhaker, who brought home two bronze medals from the Paris 2024 Olympics, has been the center of attention since her return, participating in numerous interviews and award ceremonies. In a recent chat with Cosmopolitan, the ace shooter revealed the sports legends sheâd love to spend a day with. Among her international favorites, Manu Bhaker…
India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra secured a silver medal at the Lausanne Diamond League event in Switzerland. He achieved his season-best throw of 89.49 meters during the competition. As per Olympics.com, Chopra missed the 90m mark by just 51cm. In the game, Anderson Peters of Grenada bagged gold who set a new record with…
India’s Golden Boy, Neeraj Chopra, proved his mettle again after winning a second Olympic medal in Paris last month. Chopra had won a gold medal for India in the previous Olympics edition. As Neeraj Chopra became the first track-and-field athlete from India to win medals in consecutive Olympic editions, brands have been queuing up to…
Days after reports arrived Paris Olympics gold medalist Arshad Nadeem’s father-in-law Muhammad Nawaz that he would be gifting Nadeem a buffalo for making the country proud, India’s silver medalist in javelin throw event revealed unique gifts he received. Making the environment a little light, the Tokyo Olympics 2000 gold winner Neeraj Chopra said at a…
Despite missed to win gold medal in javelin throw at the recently held Paris Olympics 2024, India’s silver medalist Neeraj Chopra is hurt but confident of bigger returns in upcoming competitions. Chopra, who made history in 2020 Tokyo Olympics with India’s first ever Olympic track and field gold, threw the javelin till 89.45 metres at…
Neeraj Chopra competes in the menâs javelin throw athletics event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris. File | Photo Credit: PTI Having missed out on breaching the elusive 90m mark at the Paris Games, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has left that widely debated matter “to the gods”. After all, Chopra has been chasing…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with the Indian Olympic contingent where he hosted them after the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, on Thursday (August 15, 2024). | Photo Credit: X@narendramodi Lakshya Sen revealed how his phone was taken away by strict coach Prakash Padukone, hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh talked about his team’s thrilling run while…
With the Indian contingent returned to country from Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the athletes at his residence in New Delhi on 15 August. Though few athletes have met PM Modi at different occasions, there were first timers who interacted with him personally. Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain was overwhelmed after meeting PM Modi and…
