Neeraj Chopra Scripts History; Becomes First Indian To Win Gold At World Athletics Championships
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PTI October 4, 2025 2:46 AM IST
Nishad Kumar and Simran Sharma grabbed their first gold medals in high jump and 100m at the World Para Athletics Championships, as India bagged four medals on Friday and moved up to fourth place in the standings.
Devadyuti Das September 19, 2025 5:32 PM IST
India's Neeraj Chopra failed to defend his men's javelin title at the World Athletics Championships 2025 and finished in 8th place.
Akshat Jain September 18, 2025 11:57 PM IST
The much-awaited Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem clash fell short as both struggled. Nadeem left early with injury, and Chopra, with back pain, finished eighth, his worst since Tokyo. Nadeem thanked fans and promised a stronger comeback.
Devadyuti Das September 18, 2025 2:13 PM IST
World Athletics Championships 2025: India's Sachin Yadav did better than Neeraj Chopra and finished fourth in the javelin final at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday.
Devadyuti Das September 18, 2025 5:11 PM IST
India's Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem only managed to finish in 8th and 10th place in the men's javelin final at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo on Thursday.
Devadyuti Das September 18, 2025 11:38 AM IST
India's Neeraj Chopra will face off against Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem in the men's javelin final at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo on Thursday.
Akshat Jain September 17, 2025 6:15 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem: Pakistan's top javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem qualified for the World Athletics Championship final with a throw of 85.28 meters on his last attempt.
Akshat Jain September 17, 2025 3:51 PM IST
India's javelin athlete Neeraj Chopra reached the final of the 2025 World Athletics Championships with an impressive first throw of 84.85 meters.
Devadyuti Das September 16, 2025 6:30 PM IST
World Athletics Championships 2025: Paris Olympics gold and silver medalists Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and Neeraj Chopra from India will face off in the qualification for the javelin final in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Akshat Jain August 31, 2025 11:20 PM IST
India announced a 19-member squad on Sunday for the World Athletics Championships, set to take place in Tokyo from September 13 to 21, with star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra leading the team.
Jeet Banerjee June 28, 2025 7:45 AM IST
Neeraj Chopra currently tops the javelin throw rankings with 1445 points, while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem sits in fourth place with 1370 points.
Devadyuti Das June 26, 2025 4:19 PM IST
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem beat Neeraj Chopra to clinch gold in the javelin event at the Paris Olympics 2024 last year.
Jeet Banerjee April 24, 2025 8:40 AM IST
Neeraj Chopra invited fellow Olympic medalist Arshad Nadeem to participate in his inaugural competition.
Akshat Jain January 11, 2025 11:02 PM IST
In what is expected to be a historic event for Indian sports, two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra, in collaboration with JSW Sports, World Athletics, and the Athletics Federation of India, will host a Continental Tour Javelin-Only competition in India.
Akshat Jain January 9, 2025 1:19 AM IST
Anju Bobby George has been appointed as the Chairperson of the AFI Athletes Commission, which was announced on January 8 following elections conducted in October 2024.
Devadyuti Das January 8, 2025 8:52 AM IST
Neeraj Chopra and JSW are planning to organise a global javelin event in India in 2025, according to outgoing AFI president Adille Sumariwalla.
Koushik Paul October 2, 2024 10:45 AM IST
Under Klaus Bartonietz, Neeraj Chopra won gold at Tokyo Olympics, Paris Games silver and also became world champion and Diamond League champion, besides becoming Asian Games gold medallist.
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Avinash Sable, who turned 30 on Friday, clocked eight minutes and 17.09 seconds in Brussels.
India.com Sports Desk September 4, 2024 3:55 PM IST
Sachi Khilari added the 21st medal to India's tally at the Paris Paralympics 2024 when he won the second position with an Asian record distance of 16.32m.
Koushik Paul September 2, 2024 11:30 PM IST
Sumit Antil became the second Indian after Avani Lekhara to win back-to-back gold medals at the Paralympics. Both Antil and Lekhara won gold medals at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
India.com Sports Desk September 2, 2024 4:07 PM IST
Yogesh Kathuniya hurled the discus to 42.22m in his very first attempt to repeat his 2020 Tokyo Paralympics feat in Paris.
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