Javelin Throw

Express News Service CHENNAI: Neeraj Chopra is seemingly blessed with un-Indian athletic genes. If his still nascent elite top-end career had seen him break the pack's early doors by dominating stacked line-ups, he…

By Express News Service CHENNAI: Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished at the top with a throw of 87.66m at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday night. Germany’s Julian Weber came second…

Express News Service CHENNAI:  With Doha over, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is getting ready for bigger challenges. The season is still nascent and the first events are always tricky. If the conditions are not…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Top Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh's ban period was on Tuesday reduced from four years to one as the Appeal Panel of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) accepted his contention that…

By PTI BIRMINGHAM: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to "fitness concerns", the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on Tuesday. Chopra had won a historic silver…

EUGENE: After Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra bagged the silver medal at the prestigious World Athletics Championships, wishes started pouring in from all over the country. Neeraj recorded a distance of 88.13m in his fourth…

Express News Service CHENNAI: Sport never fails to throw up surprises. Saturday too was one. The fallibility, the uncertainty, nail-biting suspense and the unforgiving predicament of the unknown give sport that power…

EUGENE: "I will take it," said Neeraj Chopra, who felt "something" on his strapped thigh, on way to what he termed a challenging history-scripting silver at the World Championships javelin throwfinal here. The reigning Olympic champion…

By PTI EUGENE: "I will take it," said Neeraj Chopra, who felt "something" on his strapped thigh, on way to what he termed a challenging history-scripting silver at the World Championships javelin throw final here.…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for winning the silver medal at the World Championships in the javelin throwfinal, and described the feat as a special moment for Indian sports.…