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Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra conferred Lieutenant Colonel

October 22, 2025 6:10 pm

Chopra joined the Indian Army as a Naib Subedar back in 2016 on August 26 and was promoted to Subedar in 2021, and in 2022, he became Subedar Major

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Where Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem and others need to improve: Javelin legend Uwe Hohn explains

September 26, 2025 9:56 am

He revealed why Arshad Nadeem can flounder at times, how Julian Weber can touch 95m, how Keshorn Walcott nailed the gold at Tokyo, and what Chopra needs to do to return to his very best.

Sachin Yadav outdid himself by finishing fourth at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and missed a bronze medal by just 40 centimetres in a field comprising the world's best throwers. (AP Photo)

Sachin Yadav can throw 95m, could dominate like Jan Zelezny or me: Javelin legend Uwe Hohn

September 20, 2025 6:44 pm

Hohn, the only athlete to have recorded a throw of over 100m, says his former ward Neeraj Chopra needs to make ‘drastic changes’ if he wants to get back to what he was or even better

Neeraj Chopra's former coach Dr Klaus Bartonietz gives expert view on Sachin Yadav's technique: 'Stable left side, fast front leg plant'

September 20, 2025 9:36 am

Biomechanics expert and Neeraj Chopra's former coach, Dr Klaus Bartonietz, on what worked for Sachin in the men's javelin final, where the Indian athlete finished an impressive fourth.

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Neeraj Chopra finishes 8th in the final of World Championships, says didn't want to tell anyone about back issue he picked up before event

September 19, 2025 11:31 am

Neeraj, perhaps still hurting inside, put up a brave front and vowed to learn from this rarest of rare missteps. "Pata nahi, matlab theek hai.... life hai, sports hai."

How Neeraj Chopra's former coach, Dr Klaus Bartonietz, guided Keshorn Walcott to a stunning gold at Tokyo World Athletics Champions

September 19, 2025 8:23 am

Last year, the Chopra-Bartonietz partnership ended after the German expressed the desire to spend more time with his family. But when Walcott's manager got in touch with him towards the end of last year, his itch to coach an elite-level athlete got the better of him.

Neeraj Chopra opens up after 8th-place finish at World Championships: "Two weeks ago I had some back issues but I didn't want to tell anyone..."

September 18, 2025 7:36 pm

Former Olympic champion let down by his body again on a big stage as he fails to produce his best against a world-class field

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Klaus Bartonietz, Neeraj Chopra's former guru, now helps Keshorn Walcott become world champion today

September 18, 2025 6:53 pm

Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott, who started working virtually with the German biomechanics expert in October last year, says getting Bartonietz as the coach his ‘best decision’

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End of Neeraj Chopra's incredible streak, Keshorn Walcott's stunning win, Julian Weber's wretched Majors curse: Talking points from an insane men's javelin final

September 18, 2025 6:37 pm

This is also the first time in World Championships men's javelin history that no European has finished in the top 3. Here are some talking points from a wild men's javelin throw final.

Will reverting to the Tokyo track, tilt the advantage towards Neeraj Chopra? (File/AP)

Will the Tokyo runway track, which is same as from Olympics 2021, prove lucky for Neeraj Chopra again?

September 18, 2025 3:28 pm

The Mondo track at Paris Olympics, where five top throws in the final were better than Neeraj's gold medal throw in Tokyo, was slathered with advanced tech. But will return to Tokyo erase that advantage?

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Not just javelin, Neeraj Chopra impresses with his fashion, too

July 25, 2022 2:58 pm

Neeraj Chopra scripted history by becoming the only second Indian and the first ever male track and field athlete to win a silver medal at the World Championships 2022 in the javelin throw final

In pics | Neeraj Chopra wins silver in Worlds, scripts history again

July 24, 2022 11:09 am

Neeraj Chopra becomes only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships.

IE 100 2022: List of most powerful Indians

April 21, 2022 10:24 am

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Neeraj Chopra, Sunil Chhetri and 10 others receive Khel Ratna

November 14, 2021 3:34 pm

The ministry of youth affairs and sports announced the National Sports Awards on 2 November. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.

Breakfast with Modi: Indian Olympians meet PM day after attending Independence Day celebrations

August 16, 2021 2:38 pm

A day after praising them from the ramparts of the Red Fort in his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian athletes who participated in the Olympics and made India proud.

Neeraj Chopra ends India's gold drought in Olympics

August 07, 2021 7:16 pm

Apart from Neeraj Chopra, India's only previous medals in Olympic track and field were two silver medals won by Norman Pritchard in the 200-meters and the 200-meter hurdles at the Paris Games in 1900

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Neeraj Chopra leads India in fireworks-filled Asian Games opening ceremony

August 20, 2018 6:43 am

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bears the tricolour as he leads the Indian contingent at Gelora Bung Karno during the opening ceremony of Asian Games 2018. The players arrived in blue suits, smiling and with small flags in their hands, waving to the crowd. India has sent a contingent of 569 athletes who will participate in a total of 36 sports.