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File photo of Neeraj Chopra© AFP The hugely successful partnership between star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and his long-time coach Klaus Bartonietz of Germany is set to end after five years of working together. The 75-year-old Bartonietz has cited his age and family commitments to part ways with Chopra. “He (Bartonietz) is…
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Accused of running the Indian Olympic Association in an “autocratic” manner, its president PT Usha on Sunday hit back at the revolting executive council members, saying they “seem more focused on self-serving power play and monetary gain” than working for the betterment of the country’s sport. In an official press release, Usha also…
Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha had another heated confrontation with the body’s Executive Council on Thursday after a majority of its members reiterated their opposition to Raghuram Iyer’s appointment as CEO but the embattled track-and-field great refused to back down and rejected their demand for his removal. The main agenda of the…
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe is the highest profile of the seven candidates to have declared on Monday their bid to succeed International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. Coe will face stiff opposition from, amongst others, Kirsty Coventry, bidding to become the first woman and African to head the IOC, and cycling boss David Lappartient. The…
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Diamond League Final 2024: Double Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Sunday revealed that he took part in the Diamond League season finale despite a hand injury sustained during a training session. On Saturday, Chopra came agonisingly close to winning the Diamond League crown before missing it by a single centimeter to…
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Navdeep Singh during a podcast© X (Twitter) Competing in the men’s javelin throw F41 category, India’s Navdeep Singh clinched the gold medal in the Paris Paralympic Games. Once taunted for his condition (Dwarfism), Navdeep earned India its first-ever Paralympics medal in the F41 men’s javelin throw category. Back home after his heroics in…
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Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra agonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in the season finale on Saturday. The 26-year-old Chopra, who had won the DL trophy in 2022 before finishing second last year, achieved…
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Neeraj Chopra Diamond League Final 2024 LIVE Telecast: Where to watch for free.© AFP Diamond League Final 2024 LIVE Streaming: After missing out on a gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, India’s Neeraj Chopra will look to cap off his season on a high when he competes in the men’s javelin throw…
File photo of Avinash Sable© X (formerly Twitter) National record holder 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable finished ninth in the season-ending Diamond League final with a below-par time on Friday. Birthday boy Sable, who turned 30 on Friday, clocked 8 minute and 17.09 seconds to finish ninth in the 10-man field in his debut…
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Yogesh Kathuniya gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a new title© IANS Two-time Paralympic silver medallist discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a new title, calling him “Param Mitra” during their interaction at PM’s residence. Kathuniya, who won the silver medal in the F56 category at the World Para-Athletics Championships in…