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Have zeroed in on Sweden or Finland as training base before Olympi
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New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has retained his sharp focus on doing his best in his maiden Olympic Games, despite the tough challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lack of international competition hurts the national record holder, but he is lookin
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Federation Cup: Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra and Tajinderpal Toor
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Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 17 (ANI): Avinash Sable (Maharashtra) paid the best possible tribute to late coach Nikolai Snesarev, posting a new national record time of 8 minutes 20.20 seconds as he won the men's 3000m steeplechase on the third day of the 24th National Federation Cup Senio
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Javelin thrower Annu Rani scripts new national record but misses O
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Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 15 (ANI): Javelin thrower Annu Rani's single-minded determination to produce a throw in excess of the Olympic qualification standard of 64.00m led her to rewrite her own national record with a 63.24m effort on the opening day of the 24th Federation Cup Senior
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No spectators being allowed in NIS Campus, Federation Cup to start
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Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 14 (ANI): An air of expectation is in evidence at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports complex as it gears up to host the 24th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships from Monday which will be held without fans.
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Neeraj Chopra sets new target for himself after breaking national
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): After breaking a national record, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has a new target in mind, which is to throw over 90m.
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Would be good if athletes can get vaccine before Olympics: Neeraj
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], February 14 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has said that it would be good if the athletes are able to get the Covid-19 vaccine before the Olympics slated to be held in Tokyo later this year.
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Indian javelin throwers to begin training camp for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 3 (ANI): The team of elite javelin throwers including Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh and Annu Rani led by coaches Uwe Hohn and Dr Klaus arrived in Bhubaneswar on Thursday to train and prepare for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2021.
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AFI nominates Neeraj Chopra for Khel Ratna Award, Dutee Chand, 3 o
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has nominated Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra donates for COVID-19 relief
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In an attempt to help the country in its fight against coronavirus, Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday announced that he has donated Rs 2 lakh to PM-CARES Fund and Rs 1 Lakh to Haryana COVID Relief Fund.
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Environment would not have been appropriate to go on with Tokyo Ol
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New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday welcomed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic and said that the current environment would not have been appropriate to go on with the event.
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Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): India's javelin thrower Shivpal Singh on Tuesday qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Olympics dream soar high as 64 Indian athletes attain qualificatio
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): As many as 64 athletes, who have already qualified for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will show their grit, determination, and confidence to realise India's long-cherished dream to score the medal in double-digit in the global sporting event.
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