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…
Neeraj Chopra, the ‘golden boy’ of India, won his second Olympic medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Chopra settled for silver as Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem claimed the top spot with a new Olympic record in the men’s javelin final. “Aaj Arshad ka din tha (Today was Arshad’s day). I gave my best, but there are…
Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record in men’s javelin throw at the Stade de France in Paris on Thursday to win the coveted gold medal, leaving India’s defending champion Neeraj Chopra to the second place. In a final that was fiercely contested between the world’s 12 top throwers, Nadeem’s effort of 92.97 metres stood…
Neeraj Chopra‘s season-best not enough to defend javelin title as Nadeem settles issue with monstrous second throw in finalPARIS: It was hot and humid at the Stade de France on Thursday night. The air was still, and heavy with anticipation. Not the best of conditions for an athlete to give his best. But that would…
NEW DELHI: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinched a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Stade de France.Neeraj’s throw of 89.45m earned him second place on the podium. Although it was his best performance of the season, it wasn’t enough to secure gold, which went to…
NEW DELHI: Adille Sumariwalla, the president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), praised Neeraj Chopra‘s valiant effort in securing the silver medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Sumariwalla described Neeraj’s performance as fighting “like a tiger” to achieve this remarkable feat.Despite his best throw of 89.45 meters, the 26-year-old Neeraj narrowly missed out on…
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…
Mohak Nahta, the CEO of the US-based visa startup Atlys, has made quite a splash with his recent promise. He pledged to offer free visas to everyone for one entire day if Neeraj Chopra wins the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.Who is Mohak NahtaMohak Nahta is the CEO and founder of Atlys, a US-based…
