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Neeraj Chopra sets sights on Olympic record to go with his golden feat

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said that he has set his eyes on breaking the Olympic record to go with his gold medal winning feat at the Tokyo Games. Neeraj, who has a personal best of 88.07m metres, clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at Tokyo Games. The Olympic record stands at 90.57m set by Andreas Thorkildsen in Beijing 2008 and Neeraj said it would be great to add one more feather to his cap. "An Olympic gold medal is the ultimate. But in athletics, you can add one more thing to your gold medal an Olympic record, the 23-year-old said during his maiden trip to Kolkata after becoming the first ever Indian to win an Olympics gold in athletics. "I've the national record standing at 88.07 metres, while the Olympic record is 90.57. If I can go a step further then it would be an Olympic gold with a personal best and an Olympic record, he said about his target. Neeraj is here on a two-day visit for a private felicitation .

Neeraj Chopra and PR Sreejesh to appear next on 'KBC 13' hotseat

The players will be welcomed by a reverberating cheer from the audience and the host of the show Amitabh Bachchan.

Chopra fulfils one more dream, takes his parents on maiden flight

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra fulfilled his one more dream when he took his parents on their maiden flight journey on Saturday. Chopra along with his parents Satish Kumar and Saroj Devi were on their way to an event organised by his promoter JSW Sports at the Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) in Bellary, Karnataka. "A small dream of mine came true today as I was able to take my parents on their first flight," Chopra tweeted with pictures of him and his parents on board a plane. Besides Chopra and his parents, his coach and German biomechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz and Olympian super heavyweight boxer Satish Kumar were also seen seated inside the aircraft. The 23-year-old Chopra had created history when he won India's maiden Olympic medal in athletics -- a javelin gold in the recently-concluded Games in Tokyo.

Chopra decides to end 2021 season, says focus shifted to packed 2022

Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has decided to end his 2021 competition season due to a "packed schedule of travel" and vowed to comeback stronger in a busy 2022.

Don't use my name to further propaganda and dirty agenda: Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Thursday said he was pained by the controversy surrounding his comments on Pakistani Arshad Nadeem using his javelin during the Tokyo Games

Pune stadium to be named after Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra

A stadium in the premises of Army Sports Institute in Pune is to be named after Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra.The stadium will be named as 'Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Stadium' in Pune Cantt.The official naming ceremony of the stadium is scheduled for August 23 and will be carried out by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Singh will be accompanied by the Army chief General M M Narvane and Lieutenant Governer JS Nain on this tour.On his visit, Singh will facilitate the other sixteen Olympians and will be carrying out a naming ceremony of the stadium. He will also be addressing the troops and will interact with budding sportsmen.Neeraj's historic golden throw in the Olympics has been listed as one of the 10 magical moments of athletics (track and field) in the Tokyo Olympics by World Athletics.He has been felicitated by the Indian Government, the Sports Ministry, the Athletic Federation of India as well as the Indian Army post his return.

Hoping to build on unprecedented gains made by javelin throw: Jhajharia

Two-time gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia is aiming to build on the unprecedented gains made by javelin throw at the upcoming Paralympics, following Neeraj Chopra's landmark performance.

Exhaustion and fever force Neeraj to leave welcome function midway

Exhaustion and "slight" fever forced star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to leave midway the welcome ceremony at his village near Panipat, organised to celebrate his historic gold medal at Tokyo

Neeraj Chopra, Sindhu highlight Olympic contingent at I-Day celebrations

Thirty-two Olympic winners along with two officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) are attending the 75th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Sunday.

Neeraj Chopra down with high fever, tests negative for Covid-19

Sources close to Neeraj said the javelin thrower has a sore throat, and he is currently down with fever

Neeraj's coach Klaus says going forward, aim is to be 'stable' in technique

Chopra has rectified most of the shortcomings in his technique and now the endeavour is to maintain technical "stability" to touch greater heights in the coming years, says his coach Klaus Bartonietz

Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra rises to number 2 in world rankings

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has gained 14 places to become world number two in the latest world rankings after his sensational show in the Tokyo Olympics.

With Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia win, JSW Sports aims to strike gold

Parth Jindal plans standalone sporting venture by 2025 and an IPO

Javelin coach Uwe Hohn on his way out as his contract ends: Sources

Former world record holder and national javelin coach Uwe Hohn is on his way out as his contract, which runs till the end of Tokyo Olympics, is unlikely to be extended further. The 59-year-old German was appointed as chief coach in November 2017 for one year to train the likes of Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopa, other Tokyo Olympians Shivpal Singh and Annu Rani. "He (Hohn) is on way out. His contract is unlikely to be extended by SAI (Sports Authority of India)," a source privy to the development told PTI on conditions of anonymity. It is learnt that Hohn, whose 104.80m throw in 1984 led to change in javelin design in 1986 and restarting of world records, had demanded 50 per cent hike in his salary, which is to be tax-free, besides first class air tickets. His original contract was worth Rs 1.09 crore a year, plus boarding, lodging, medical facilities and leave travel. He wanted to increase it to Rs 1.64 crore a year when the contract was up for renewal in October ...

Prez Kovind to host Indian Olympics contingent over high tea on Saturday

President Ram Nath Kovind will host the Indian Olympics contingent over a high tea at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre on Saturday, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. India put up its best ever performance in the recently-concluded Olympics in Tokyo, winning seven medals, including a gold. "The President of India will host the Indian Contingent of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 over a High Tea' on August 14, 2021 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, said the statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Postponement of Tokyo Olympics helped me work on weakness: Neeraj Chopra

The Indian athlete said his focus remained on his training despite the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the stringent protocols that was put in place

Feeling yet to sink in, says Neeraj Chopra at Athletics Federation function

Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, said on Tuesday that the feeling had yet to fully sink in that he had achieved a huge career milestone.

After Olympic gold, Neeraj eyes World Championships title next year

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now targeting a top podium finish in the World Athletics Championships to be held in USA next year.

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Happy to win gold, looking forward to Asian Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday said that he is really happy to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and he has now set his sight on the 2022 Asian Games.