Tag: Javelin Thrower

National Javelin Champion From Odisha Kishore Jena Aims To Pitch New Records
National Javelin Champion From Odisha, Kishore Jena Aims To Pitch New Records

Emerging javelin thrower from Odisha, Kishore Kumar Jena has brought laurels for Odisha by clinching the National Open Javelin Throw Championship title on October 24.

  • Saturday, 30 October 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold
Tokyo Olympics: Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Scripts History Winning First Gold For India

The 23-year-old farmer's son from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second round throw of 87.58m in the finals to stun the athletics world and end India's 100-year wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics.

  • Saturday, 07 August 2021
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Para Asian Games: Sundar Singh bags silver in javelin throw, Rinku takes bronze

Jakarta: Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar bagged silver in the men’s F46 category while Rinku settled for bronze in the same event of the 2018 Para Asian Games here on Thursday. However, it was disappointment for two-time Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia as he finished fourth. Gurjar notched up his silver with an effort of […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Sandeep Chaudhary bags India's first gold at Para Asian Games

Jakarta: India’s wait for a gold medal at the ongoing 2018 Para Asian Games ended on Monday as javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary topped the men’s F42-44/61-64 event. With a best throw of 60.01 metre, which Sandeep managed in his third attempt, he clinched the yellow metal beside extending India’s medal tally to six. The silver […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Kohli, Chanu conferred Khel Ratna; Neeraj, Hima get Arjuna award

New Delhi: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — by President Ram Nath Kovind at the annual National Sports Awards ceremony here on Tuesday. This year’s award ceremony was postponed to September 25 from the […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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18th Asian Games: Javelin thrower Neeraj wins gold

Jakarta: Reigning Asian champion Neeraj Chopra created a new national record on his way to the men’s javelin gold at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. Neeraj threw 88.06 metres in his third attempt to clinch gold. Neeraj’s gold is India’s second medal in the event in Asiad history. Gurtej Singh had taken a […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Asian Games will be tougher than CWG: Neeraj

New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games gold has given him the confidence and Indian star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now aiming to grab another yellow metal at the upcoming Asian Games, which he admitted will be tougher than the Gold Coast CWG. Neeraj became the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold at the […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Indian Grand Pix: Neeraj Chopra Shatters Own Javelin Throw National Record
Indian Grand Pix: Neeraj Chopra Shatters Own Javelin Throw National Record

Patiala: Olympic-bound star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra smashed his own national record with a throw of 88.07m, which is also the best of the year so far, in a sensational return to action during the third Indian Grand Prix meet here on Friday. Competing for the first time in more than a year after the […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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