PARIS: By hurling the spear so effortlessly past the 90m mark in the Olympic final here, Arshad Nadeem has actually thrown Neeraj Chopra the gauntlet he had been looking for, presenting him with the greatest challenge of his already illustrious career. For a change, as Neeraj chases Nadeem, this, like they said before the credits…
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…
First defeat to Nadeem in long rivalry hurts Indian championPARIS: Neeraj Chopra wiped the sweat off his face and got up to leave. It had been a long day. Midnight was just round the corner. His press conference duties were over. He was spent physically and mentally.“The TV duties are still there Neeraj, for the…
PARIS: When Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem cleared 92.97 metres with his effortless second throw in the javelin final Thursday night, the pressure was on Neeraj Chopra to better it. The Indian believed he could do it, but in his desperation to go past his Pakistani rival’s mark, he ended up with four foul throws. Trying to…
NEW DELHI: Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday by defeating Darian Toi Cruz from Puerto Rico. The final score of the bout was 13-5 in favor of Sehrawat.This victory brings India’s medal tally to six, with five bronze and one silver….
NEW DELHI: Raziah Parveen, the mother of Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem, shared her affection for Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, referring to him as both a friend and a brother to her son in a heartwarming display of sportsmanship and cross-border camaraderie.Parveen expressed her sentiment following Nadeem’s historic victory in the men’s javelin throw final…
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem, two of the finest javelin throwers in the world from India and Pakistan respectively, exemplify a camaraderie that surpasses the traditional rivalries between their nations. Their friendship, which took root in 2016, has flourished both on and off the athletic field, displaying a remarkable bond between competitors.This relationship…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Neeraj Chopra and congratulated him on winning Silver Medal in the javelin throw event in 2024 Paris Olympics.PM Modi also enquired about Neeraj’s injury and lauded the sportsman spirit showed by his mother Saroj, who congratulated Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem for getting the gold and setting…
Arshad Nadeem did for Pakistan what no other athlete from the country had done ever before in individual events at the Olympics — winning a gold medal. But the 27-year-old Nadeem not just defied one of the strongest fields in the 12-man javelin throw final at recent editions of the Games, but went on to…
NEW DELHI: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver medal at the Paris Games, commended Arshad Nadeem‘s outstanding performance after the Pakistani athlete clinched the gold medal. Chopra acknowledged that this marked the first instance since 2016 where Arshad had triumphed over him in competition.Despite entering the final as the favorite, having…
