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Neeraj Chopra begins Diamond League title defence with win in Doha

By Odisha News Online May 6, 2023 187

NEW DELHI, MAY 6: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra began his Diamond League title defence with a comfortable win in the season-opening leg here on Friday, with a world leading and fourth career-best effort. The 25-year-old Chopra, who had pocketed the 2022 Diamond League Final trophy in Switzerland last September, beat a star-studded field […]Continue Reading

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Neeraj Chopra wins silver in World Athletics Championships, scripts history again

By Odisha News Online Jul 24, 2022 375

Eugene,JULY 24: The gold eluded him but with a landmark silver here, Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra still created history one more time, becoming only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships. The 24-year-old Chopra, who had come into the showpiece as a […]Continue Reading

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Neeraj Chopra shatters own national record in first competition after Tokyo Olympics gold

By Odisha News Online Jun 16, 2022 426

NEW DELHI,JUNE 16: India’s superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made a spectacular return to competition after his historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics, a stunning throw of 89.30m shattering his national record and placing him second in a star-studded field at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Chopra’s first competitive […]Continue Reading