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Neeraj Chopra embraces pressure, draws support and basks in adulation in Doha Diamond League

There was the full moon, rising gently over Doha, and there was Neeraj Chopra casting a magical glow of his own in the Doha Diamond League. There were multiple World…

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Triple Jumper Eldhose Paul seeks personal best in company of eight 17m Club members

Commonwealth Games Triple Jump champion Eldhose Paul is unruffled by things, past or future. The World No. 12 has a clear goal in mind when he makes his Diamond League…

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Neeraj Chopra’s focus and 360-degree awareness come through ahead of Doha Diamond League 

The more you interact with Neeraj Chopra, the more you wonder at the Olympic Games Javelin Throw gold medallist’s evolution as an athlete and remaining grounded. Such journeys, as the…

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NADA adds new dimension in battle against doping with historic action against errant coach

National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has finally shown that it will look beyond athletes in its battle against the doping menace. NADA brought a coach to book for the first time,…

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Resilient Neeraj Chopra overcomes physical discomfort to land World Championships silver

There were two Neeraj Chopras on view at the Hayward Field on Saturday. Both were battling to keep the Olympic Games champion in the hunt for a World Athletic Championships…

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Neeraj Chopra checks all basics to ease into final; Rohit Yadav, Eldhose Paul join in

Neeraj Chopra’s attention to detail was in evidence in all that he did on Thursday to put himself in line to add a World Athletics Championships Javelin Throw medal to…

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History in sight at TrackTown as Neeraj Chopra aims to medal at World Championships

There is a whiff of freshness in the air when Neeraj Chopra is around.. And yet, there is familiar scent, too. There is a business-like demeanour ahead of the biggest…

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Avinash Sable takes 11th place in slow Steeplechase final in Oregon22

Eugene, July 18: If ever one race could raise awareness about distance running in India many times over, the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 men’s 3000m Steeplechase final at the Hayward Field…

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A Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price kind of night in Orgeon22

Eugene, July 17: It was an inspirational night – or should we say it was a Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price kind of night – at the World Athletics Championships Oregon 22 at Hayward…

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Sreeshankar’s quest for one big jump on global stage remains unfulfilled, finishes seventh in Oregon22

Eugene, July 16: It’s the seventh place! Or, oh! it’s only the seventh place. The Hamletian arguments popped up almost as soon M Sreeshankar finished seventh in the men’s Long Jump…

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