Paris Olympics is all set to get underway from July 26 and the Sports ministry has approved the final list of Indian contingent for the Games. A total of 117 athletes and 140 support staff members will be travelling with shot putter Abha Khatua missing out after qualifying.
India's javelin ace Neeraj Chopra is set to lead India's 28-member athletics squad for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games 2024. Avinash Sable and Jyothi Yarraji are among the top medal hopefuls part of India's athletics squad.
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Neeraj Chopra had earlier won the Silver medal in the Paavo Nurmi Games in 2022 in his first appearance in the competition. Chopra has turned the colour of his Silver into Gold in the 2024 edition of the Finland event. Chopra won the Gold with a best throw of 85.97m.
Paavo Nurmi Games 2024: Neeraj Chopra makes a return to Javelin as India's golden boy features in the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 in Turku, Finland. The reigning Olympics champion Chopra is preparing to defend his title at the Paris Olympics next month. Follow for the updates on Chopra in Finland.
The 2024 edition of the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland will take place on Tuesday, June 18 with India's Golden boy Neeraj Chopra set to return to action. Chopra withdrew from Golden Spike meet last month in a precautionary measure and Finland games will be a test of his fitness before the Olympics.
India's ace javelin athlete Neeraj Chopra clarified his decision to skip the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 meet. The organisers of the meet said that Chopra had suffered a muscular injury but the 26-year-old clarified that the decision to skip is precautionary keeping in mind the Paris Olympics.
Star Indian Javelin ace Neeraj Chopra recorded a brilliant throw of 82.27m to win Gold at the men's javelin event at the Federation Cup 2024 while DP Manu and Uttam Patil finished in the top three at Bhubaneshwar's Kalinga Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) are all set to host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their first home game at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Assam.
The Federation Cup 2024 tournament will mark the homecoming of Neeraj Chopra. The Haryana-born bagged the gold medal the last time he participated in the Federation Cup in March 2021.
In his first event of the 2024 season, India's javelin ace Neeraj Chopra failed to cross the 85m mark in his first two attempts but registered an impressive 86.24m throw in his third attempt at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.
Neeraj Chopra will be in action on Friday (May 10) at the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar alongside his compatriot Kishore Jena. The Diamond League in Doha is an important part of Neeraj Chopra's preparation for the Olympics.
With the Paris Olympics roughly two months away, India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra is set to return to action warming up to defend his gold medal at the Games in July-August this year. Moreover, he will be participating in domestic competition for the first time since 2021.
India's men's hockey team and over 80 individual athletes have already secured qualification for the Paris Olympics Games 2024 starting on July 26. The veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal and two-time Olympics medalist PV Sindhu will be India's flag bearers at the 33rd Summer Olympics.
India witnessed a rather remarkable year in sports as the country reached newer heights across various disciplines including chess, badminton, hockey, athletics and of course cricket. There were a few major disappointments as well but overall, the balance sheet ended in positive for the country.
After tasting a defeat in the ICC World Cup final in 2023, the Indian men's cricket team will be eyeing glory in the T20 World Cup in the new year 2024. India's men's football team will participate in the highly-anticipated 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
One of the world's best bowlers Jasprit Bumrah is known to wreak havoc on the best batters but is also famous for his short run-up and how can generate so much pace from just that. Now, India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra has a suggestion for Bumrah on ways he has can increase his pace.
Neeraj Chopra continued to shine for India in Javelin throw as he became the world champion and also won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. A total of 11 nominees have been announced for the prestigious award and the winner will be announced on December 11.
"In future I see two Indian javelin throwers joining the 90m club. It was a healthy rivalry between me and Jena during the medal round in the men’s javelin throw in Hangzhou," Neeraj Chopra said during the event organised by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday.
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