Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia (L), Javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra (C) arrive for the Indian Sports Honours awards in Mumbai.
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India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw event at the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug 27, 2018. Chopra won the gold.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Arjuna Award to javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2018 function, at Rashtrapti Bhawan in New Delhi.
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Neeraj Chopra from India competes in the men's javelin throw event during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Sw...
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Throwing It Deep
Mighty Samsons in old comic books used to be portrayed thus: long-haired, spear in hand, handsomely atavistic of visage. Neeraj Chopra was favourite to win gold in javelin at t...
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India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw event at the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Chopra won the Gold.
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Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh with Gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra (C) and Silver medal winner Steeplechase athlete Sudha Singh (L) during the 18th Asian Games 201...
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India's Neeraj Chopra watches his javelin throw in the men's final during the athletics competition at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Gold medallist India's Neeraj Chopra poses for photographs at the medal ceremony of the men's javelin throw event during the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Gold medalist India's Neeraj Chopra with silver medallist Liu Qizhen of China and bronze medallist Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem at the medal ceremony of men's javelin throw event dur...
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Gold medallist India's Neeraj Chopra poses for photographs at the medal ceremony of the men's javelin throw event during the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
A panel formed by the Sports Ministry will shortlist the nominations received from various national federations with the awards to be presented on National Sports Day, August 29
Athletes at all the SAI centres across the country were stuck in their rooms after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 25 to control the COVID-19 pandemic
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought the athletes' support to raise awareness about the need for social distancing and personal hygiene at a time when the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country has crossed 2,000
Several top Indian athletes such as Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal had welcomed the move to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and lauded the IOC for prioritising athletes' health and well-being