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After tough 2025, Neeraj Chopra splits with coach Jan Zelezny, says will take 'lead in shaping his coaching direction'
January 10, 2026 10:24 pm
Reflecting on their work, Chopra said to learn directly from an athlete he had admired since childhood was a dream come true and gave him a completely new "toolbox of exercises, technical ideas, and fresh perspectives".
Neeraj Chopra launches own athlete management firm, ends 10-year association with JSW Sports
January 05, 2026 12:42 pm
The 28-year-old Neeraj Chopra's rise to international stardom has been closely intertwined with JSW Sports since 2016, marking an end to a pivotal athlete-management journeys on Monday.
Neeraj Chopra still recovering from injuries, hasn't decided when to open 2026 season: Athletics Federation of India
January 04, 2026 11:30 am
When asked how Chopra has planned his season, Sumariwalla said: "His calendar is with his coach Jan Zelezny. Right now the focus is on his rehabilitation from the injury and not the season opener.”
Podium to playground: How big medals fuelled excellence in javelin, shooting, badminton
January 03, 2026 9:10 am
Big jumps in disciplines where Indians emerged as world beaters; in javelin, 125% spike in women’s participation
Inside Neeraj Chopra-inspired 'jave-lution': 125% spike in junior women participation, seven-fold rise in Javelin Day numbers
January 03, 2026 10:47 am
125% spike in junior women participation, seven-fold rise in Javelin Day numbers since Neeraj clinched gold at 2021 Olympics
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
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 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.
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."
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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
As the PM now for eight years, Modi remains disruptor-in-chief with a regularity that expands his presence and crimps his critics. Yogi Adityanath towers over the horizon, having entered the top five Sangh Parivar club. He ranks just after Mukesh Ambani.
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
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.
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