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Neeraj, who clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at the Tokyo Olympics, has been eyeing the coveted 90m for quite some time now. His personal best is 88.07m.
The delay in the Games gave athletes further time to hone their skills and the Indian contingent fared well in Tokyo. India won a record seven medals and finished 48th in the rankings table, with Neeraj Chopra's Gold medal in javelin throw being the highlight of the Indian performance.
Son of a farmer, a strapping Neeraj, who turned 24 on Friday, immortalised his name in Indian sports history with his gold-winning throw of 87.58m on August 7, the penultimate day of the showpiece.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Ministry of Education are working on running a 'Meet the Champions' programme over the next two years.
Vijayveer Sidhu and Rhythm Sangwan outclassed Thailand’s Kanyakom Hirunphoem and Schwakon Triniphakorn 9-1 in the gold medal contest
Manu Bhaker winning her second gold of the tournament, this time in partnership with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
Manu and Sarabjot led an India 1-2 in the Air Pistol Mixed team competition where they fought off the challenge of the second Indian pair of Shikha Narwal and Naveen 16-12 in the gold medal match.
Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wedneday met India's first individual Olympic gold winner Abhinav Bindra, and his family.
Amid the beats of 'dhol' and cheers, Pramod was given a hero's welcome at the Biju Patnaik International airport by the state government.
Nagar said that he liked playing cricket since his early days, however, later he realised that badminton can be another option to make a mark.
The 22-year-old para-shuttler from Rajasthan defeated his 30-year-old Hong Kong rival 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 in the summit clash that lasted for a duration of 44 minutes.
Para-shuttler Krishna Nagar defeated Hong Kong's Chu Man Kai in a hard-fought battle to clinch the badminton SH6 category gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. The 22-year-old para-shuttler from Rajasthan defeated his 30-year-old Hong Kong rival 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 in the summit clash that lasted for a duration of 44 minutes.
The 19-year-old trailblazer Lekhara had won a gold in R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event on Monday before claiming the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze on Friday.
After clinching gold in Shooting P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on September 04, he thanked his family, coaches and society for the medal.
Zverev needed only 1 hour, 40 minutes to beat Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.
The 23-year-old from Sonepat on Monday produced an awe-inspiring performance when he smashed his own world record not once but five times to clinch the gold in the men's javelin F64 with a throw of 68.55m.
Indian boxers dominated the Asian Youth Championships, notching up six gold medals along with nine silver and five bronze in the event.
Sumit dominated the javelin F64 event to clinch the gold medal with a world record throw of 68.55m; obliterating his previous world record of 62.88m (in 2019).
Indian shooter Avani Lekhara dedicated her gold medal, which she won in women's 10m AR Standing SH1 in Tokyo Paralympics to the citizens of India. "I am feeling so happy and grateful. I would like to dedicate my medal to all the citizens of India. This is ours. I would specially like to thanks GoI, Sports Authority of India, my family and everyone who has supported me," Avani Lekhara.
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