Javelin Throw
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Javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang flunks dope test, stares at 4-year ban
Other Sports | Feb 28, 2018, 02:55 PM ISTLast year, the Punjab athlete had also tested positive for marijuana, traces of which were found in his urine sample collected by the National Anti-Doping Agency officials.
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Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia, Sardar Singh bask in Khel Ratna glory
Other Sports | Aug 29, 2017, 06:39 PM ISTJavelin thrower Jhajharia is the only Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals (2004 and 2016) - while star mid-fielder Sardar Singh has been the architect of India hockey team's many victories in the last few years.
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World Athletics Championships: Davinder Singh Kang disappoints in javelin final, finishes 12th
Other Sports | Aug 13, 2017, 03:13 PM ISTThe Punjab thrower was still the best Indian performer in these championships.
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IAAF World Championships: Heartbroken Neeraj Chopra vows to come back stronger
Other Sports | Aug 12, 2017, 03:30 PM ISTNeeraj who is the current world junior record holder had carried the hopes of the entire country but failed to make it to the final round.
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Neeraj Chopra lone hope for India in World Athletics Championships
Other Sports | Aug 03, 2017, 03:54 PM ISTFor a country which has taken part in every championships since the first one in 1983, legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George's bronze in Paris 2003 has been the lone medal at this global stage.
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Winning gold was a ‘deal’ with my six-year-old daughter, says Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia
Other Sports | Sep 14, 2016, 04:30 PM ISTIndia's second gold medal winner at the Rio Paralympics Devendra Jhajharia has revealed that it was a deal with his daughter that boosted him to victory in the men's F46 Javelin Throw where he broke
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Rio Paralympics: Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia bags gold medal
Football | Sep 14, 2016, 06:18 AM ISTBettering his own world record, India’s Devendra Jhajharia won gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F46 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics on Wednesday.
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Refused Rs 1 lakh to spike top ranked para-athlete Sunder Gurjar’s drink, claims juice vendor
Other Sports | Aug 01, 2016, 04:00 PM ISTThe issue relates to world’s top ranked para athlete Sunder Gurjar who may have just survived an attempt to cast a doping shadow on his shot at the Olympics into limbo.
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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra creates history, 1st Indian to win gold in athletics
Other Sports | Jul 24, 2016, 12:11 PM ISTSetting a world record of 86.48m, India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Saturday.
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Neeraj wins silver but misses Rio Olympics mark
Other Sports | May 23, 2016, 07:07 PM ISTIndia's javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra produced his best form since the SAF Games to clinch the silver medal but still missed the Olympics qualification mark
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UP Athlete Fighting For Life After Javelin Pierces His Jaw, May Undergo Surgery
India | Dec 08, 2011, 12:23 PM ISTVaranasi, Dec 8: Ashok, an athlete practising javelin throw along with his friends on Tuesday evening in Singrauli village of Sonbhadra district, was critically injured when a javelin hit his temple and pierced through the