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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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Allyson Felix chooses gratitude as the biggest emotion when leaving from world stage

The roar of the crowd at the Hayward Field would have given waves of goosebumps to everyone in attendance – and perhaps even to those watching on some screen or…

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Sable, Sreeshankar keep India’s spirit high on emotional opening day at Oregon22

They were dealing with pressure of their own and yet, at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene on Friday, it seemed as if Avinash Sable and M Sreeshankar did…

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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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