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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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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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India gets set to go on an emotional ride with Neeraj Chopra one more time

There can be no doubt that over the past few years, he has virtually single-handedly drawn the entire nation’s attention to athletics. When he won the World Junior Championships in…

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World Athletics Championships Oregon22: India names 22-member squad

Olympic Games Javelin Throw gold medallist Neeraj Chopra feature in the Indian squad to compete in the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 to be held in Eugene, Oregon from July 15…

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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is not listed among the projected medallists by GraceNote
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Can India build on the gain of Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic Gold in 2022?

It is amazing what one Olympic Games gold medal can do. It can magically lift the mood of nation. It can effortlessly instil greater self-belief in a nation’s athletes. It…

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The Ram-Raj show – Episode #1

Ram Karan, a senior journalist, colleague and friend, surprised me last week when he said with deep conviction that he believed India would rise higher in the sporting echelons in…

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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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Tokyo2020: Countdown show on All India Radio

A rich range of voices are brought together to be a part of the Countdown to Tokyo 2020 on All India Radio. Originally broadcast in three parts of 20 minutes…

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