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New Delhi : Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday revealed that he was in pain after his epoch-making performance in the Tokyo Games but it was all worth it given the historic result he had achieved. At a felicitation ceremony by the government to honour the seven medal-winning performances at ... Read More »

Tokyo/New Delhi : Newly-crowned Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra on Saturday dedicated his historic achievement to sprint legend Milkha Singh, who died of COVID-19 in June, a gesture that left his son and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh overwhelmed with “eternal” gratitude. “Milkha Singh wanted to hear the national anthem in ... Read More »

Tokyo : Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the field by some distance to immortalise himself as the first track-and-field Games medal-winner for the country. The 23-year-old son of a farmer from Khandra village near ... Read More »

New Delhi : The BCCI on Saturday announced cash rewards for India”s medal winners at the Tokyo Olympics with Rs one crore reserved for Neeraj Chopra, who became country”s first track and field athlete to win a gold medal. Javelin thrower Chopra secured India”s second individual gold in Olympic history ... Read More »

Tokyo : Here is a list of major achievements of Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who on Saturday won India”s first-ever track and field gold medal at Olympics with a throw of 87.58m at Tokyo Games here. Olympics: *Golf Medal in 2021.   Asian Games: *Gold Medal in 2018.   ... Read More »

Panipat : Celebratory scenes were witnessed in Haryana on Saturday with people, overwrought with emotions, taking to the streets to rejoice at Neeraj Chopra”s gold-medal winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics and the ... Read More »

Tokyo : Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the field by some distance to immortalise himself as the first track-and-field Games medal-winner for the country. The 23-year-old son of a farmer from Khandra village near ... Read More »

He cleared a distance of 87.43m to finish fourth in the season opening League series. Chopra had recently won the gold medal in XXI Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast with a throw of 86.47m. It is the first time in history that three athletes recorded 90m plus throws in ... Read More »