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Neeraj Chopra rides confidence to shake the 90m-monkey off his back in Doha 

“Finally,” he allowed himself to say as the other competitors congratulated Neeraj Chopra, the flagbearer of India’s Olympic sport, on his entry into the exclusive 90m Club. The man who…

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Neeraj Chopra’s greatest conquest in Tokyo2020 – His own mind

Neeraj Chopra owned the greatest of sporting stages, winning the Javelin Throw gold in the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Saturday and pinning myriad freeze frames in our minds. Forever….

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Neeraj Chopra’s attention to detail makes him focus on giving his 100 per cent each time

He sought to set a good example for everyone else, but the calmness and the almost monk-like approach with which India’s premier javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra embraced his new national…

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Shivpal Singh answers India’s need for the Diamond Miners

The gritty and resilient Shivpal Singh will sustain India’s link with the IAAF Diamond League this season when he competes with eight of the best contemporary javelin throwers in the…

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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is not listed among the projected medallists by GraceNote
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Neeraj Chopra strikes Asian Games gold with monk-like composure

Through the evening at the Asian Games, the monk in Neeraj Chopra was in evidence. The Indian star was so intent on internalising everything that he was palpably shut off to everything…

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