The news of Chopra’s injury comes as a huge blow to India’s medal chances in javelin throw. Chopra has delivered a lot of outstanding performances since he won Gold in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
The 24-year-old is within touching distance of the coveted 90m mark, considered the gold standard in the world of javelin throw.
The 24-year-old Chopra’s first competitive event after just over 10 months was nothing short of extraordinary as he nearly touched the coveted 90m mark, considered the gold standard in the world of javelin throw.
Born on April 1, 1953, the former long distance runner hailed from Ghorewah village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
Local hero and Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali won the race in a meeting record and world lead of 7:58.28.
The 2022 World Athletics Championships, the eighteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held in 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, the United States from July 15-24.
In 2019, she became India’s first ever openly gay athlete as she publicly stated that she is in a same-sex relationship, saying that the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to decriminalise gay sex in 2018 encouraged her to speak publicly about her sexuality.
The study has been published in the ‘European Journal of Preventive Cardiology’.
Chopra will train at the world class facility here for 90 days along with coach Klaus Bartoneitz after the Sports Authority of India cleared a proposal in quick time on Friday last.
Anju, the only Indian to have won a medal in the World Championships with a long jump bronze in the 2003 edition, was named for the award in the world body’s annual awards night on Wednesday.
During a panel discussion at the ‘India Today Conclave’, Chopra said Bartonietz’s methods suit him as the bio-mechanical expert cracks jokes even during intense sessions making training thoroughly enjoyable.
Neeraj threw 87.02 metres in his first attempt but bettered his record in the second essay with a distance of 87.58m in the mega event to pick the gold.
The 23-year-old created history on Saturday as he became the first from the country to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics. He threw the javelin to a distance of 87.58m to pick the yellow metal at the Tokyo Games.
Neeraj Chopra is now setting sight on next year’s Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and the World Championships. Excerpts from an interview with the star Indian athlete
Milkha Singh, who passed away earlier this year, always had this dream of seeing an athlete win gold medal at the Olympics.
Chopra was born on December 24, 1997 into a family of farmers in the small village of Khandar in Panipat district in Haryana.
Singh, independent India’s first international class athlete and known as ‘The Flying Sikh’, was admitted to hospital on Monday night.
Ritika was playing the state-level sub-junior, junior women, and men wrestling tournament.
Hima thanked Assam Chief Minister and former Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal for the job, saying it will motivate her.