(Photo credit: Neeraj Chopra) NEW DELHI: Star India javelin thrower and double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra on Sunday revealed that he had gotten married to Himani in an intimate ceremony.The 27-year-old shared the news of his wedding with photos from the ceremony across his social media handles.“Grateful for every blessing that brought us to this…
Bahadur Singh Sagoo, second from right being felicitated after his appointment as AFI president (Photo: @afiindia on X) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) appointed its new president on Tuesday at its Annual General Meeting in Chandigarh, as the baton changed hands between the outgoing chief, Adille Sumariwalla, and Sagoo — the 2002 Asian Games…
NEW DELHI: In a major blow to India’s medal chances at the Commonwealth Games, the organisers of the 2026 edition of the multisport event in Glasgow on Monday confirmed the exclusion of hockey, badminton, table tennis, shooting and wrestling among prominent sports from the Games’ programme. Women’s cricket – which had made its debut in…
PM Modi and Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday penned a touching letter to Saroj Devi, mother of India’s celebrated javelin thrower and two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra. In the letter, PM Modi thanked Saroj Devi for sending her ‘churma‘ ahead of the Indian festive season of Navratri. PM…
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra narrowly missed out on the men’s javelin throw title, finishing second by just 0.01 meters in a nail-biting finale at the Diamond League Final in Brussels on Saturday. The competition was intense, with Anderson Peters of Grenada securing first place with a final throw of 87.87 meters. Chopra, who had been…
NEW DELHI: The pressure was palpable on Neeraj Chopra‘s face as he grabbed the javelin for his first throw in the Paris Olympics final. Having won gold at the Tokyo Games, Neeraj was aiming for another finish on top of the podium but eventually ended up winning the silver, finishing behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who…
NEW DELHI: The pressure was palpable on Neeraj Chopra‘s face as he grabbed the javelin for his first throw in the Paris Olympics final. Having won gold at the Tokyo Games, Neeraj was aiming for another finish on top of the podium but eventually ended up winning the silver, finishing behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who…
Saina Nehwal‘s bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics led to a badminton revolution in India, especially among the women trying to make it big in the sport, which makes her one of the icons of badminton in the country. The 34-year-old from Haryana, who recently turned to politics, is a three-times Olympian besides being…
The deadly effects of COVID might be over but it’s still pretty much in the air and continues to take a toll, with American sprinter Noah Lyles being the latest to get affected by the virus, which led to his disappointing bronze-medal finish in his favourite 200m event at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. “I…
PARIS: Star athlete Neeraj Chopra won India’s sole silver medal in the Paris Games with a season’s best throw of 89.45m in javelin on a day the hockey team had snatched its second successive Olympic bronze.While Chopra became the first Indian to win an Olympic gold and a silver in athletics, the event was dominated…
