August 11, 2022 12:24 pm
The Pakistani political commentator Zaid Hamid's tweet confused Ashish Nehra with India's Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.
August 09, 2022 7:52 am
With healthy rivalry between Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and India’s Neeraj Chopra set to grow in future competitions, a look at the physics that makes a javelin fly past the 90m 'gold standard' distance.
August 08, 2022 9:23 pm
Neeraj, who had to miss the Commonwealth Games this year due to injury, congratulated his dear friend on Instagram.
August 08, 2022 7:01 pm
Chopra and Nadeem met first in 2016 and quickly became hyphenated together. So far, Chopra had held the upper hand but by becoming the first to breach the 90m barrier, Nadeem has evened the contest.
August 05, 2022 3:32 pm
The 'bromance' has been brewing between Indo-Pak rivals ever since they took part in the South Asian Games in 2016 in Guwahati
August 04, 2022 8:43 am
Jan Thompson writes: Off the field, as much as on, Commonwealth Games 2022 will be a benchmark for future sporting events. They are the greenest games ever — the first ever carbon-neutral CWG — and also the most inclusive, with eight fully integrated para events and more medals on offer for women than for men
July 27, 2022 5:07 pm
Chopra said he is "hurt about not being able to defend [his] title and missing out on another opportunity to represent the nation". "I am especially disappointed..."
July 26, 2022 8:15 pm
Olympic champion and world silver medallist was set to be flag-bearer during Thursday's opening ceremony but ruled out after suffering a groin injury
July 26, 2022 8:21 am
For Neeraj Chopra, the next challenge will be to cross the hallowed 90m-mark. Chopra’s recent performances suggest it’s just a matter of time before he joins the elite group.
July 25, 2022 9:08 pm
The likes of Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Hima Das and Lakshya Sen are part of the 215-member Indian contingent going into the Birmingham Games.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.