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  Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra confident of strong performance

  Other Sports | July 12, 2021 8:42 IST

  Chopra, India's main medal hope in athletics, has recently recovered from an ankle injury and is preparing for Tokyo Olympics in Sweden.

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  Missed natural feeling of being in world-class event but staying positive for Tokyo: Neeraj Chopra

  Other Sports | July 11, 2021 17:05 IST

  Touted as one of India's strongest bets for a medal in Tokyo, Chopra said his build-up to the Games has been quite challenging given the lack of competitive exposure.

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  AFI names 26-member squad for Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | July 05, 2021 22:24 IST

  Dutee (women's 100m and 200m), MP Jabir (men's 400m hurdles), Gurpreet Singh (men's 50km race walk) and Annu Rani (women's javelin throw) have been assured of entries on the strength of their rankings.

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  Neeraj Chopra nominated for Khel Ratna by AFI

  Other Sports | June 30, 2021 18:26 IST

  Chopra has already been conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2018 after winning a gold in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

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  Neeraj Chopra pulls out of Switzerland event, takes break post hectic schedule

  Other Sports | June 29, 2021 22:23 IST

  It is learnt that Chopra's pull-out was a precautionary measure to give his body enough time to rest after a lot of travel.

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  Neeraj Chopra third in Kuortane Games in strong field, Olympic favourite Vetter first

  Other Sports | June 26, 2021 23:03 IST

  Chopra began with 83.21m and then sent the iron spear to a distance of 86.79m in the his second attempt. All the remaining four throws were fouls.

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  Javelin ace Neeraj Chopra to compete in Kuortane Games on Friday

  Other Sports | June 23, 2021 18:09 IST

  The Kuortane Games will be 23-year-old Chopra's third competition on the European circuit. He has won gold medals in Lisbon on June 10 and in Karlstad on June 22.

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  Neeraj Chopra throws below-par 80.96m but wins in Karlstad GP in Sweden

  Other Sports | June 22, 2021 22:45 IST

  Chopra began with a throw of 79.07m before hurling the iron spear to 80.96m. His next three attempts were fouls before coming up with a final throw of 77.48m in a mediocre field.

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  SAI allows Neeraj Chopra, Vinesh Phogat to continue training in Europe ahead of Olympics

  Other Sports | June 18, 2021 17:47 IST

  The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), a review committee of SAI, on Friday allowed the duo to continue training overseas till the Tokyo Games by sanctioning their respective proposals.

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  Javelin ace Neeraj Chopra set for Karlstad Grand Prix on June 22

  Other Sports | June 16, 2021 22:34 IST

  After the Karlstad Grand Prix competition, 23-year-old Chopra will compete at the Kuortane Games in Finland on June 26, followed by another competition in Lausanne on June 29.

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  AFI not worried by javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's modest showing ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | June 12, 2021 18:21 IST

  Chopra's opening throw in Lisbon on Thursday was 80.71m while his sixth and last throw was 83.18m. Chopra generally averages around 85 metres with his throws.

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  I was in training mode in the Lisbon event, says Neeraj Chopra

  Other Sports | June 11, 2021 19:52 IST

  The 23-year-old made a promising start to his Olympic preparations with a decent 83.18m which he achieved in his sixth and final throw in the Lisbon event on Thursday.

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  Neeraj Chopra throws 83.18m in Lisbon in his first international event in over a year

  Other Sports | June 10, 2021 23:33 IST

  After beginning with 80.71m, Chopra sent the spear to 83.18m in his sixth and final throw to win the javelin event at the Meeting Cidade de Lisboa (Meeting, City of Lisbon).

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  Neeraj Chopra returns to overseas javelin competition after 18 months

  Other Sports | June 09, 2021 22:41 IST

  The 2018 Jakarta Asian Games champion in javelin throw was last seen in action in January last year, at the South African domestic meet in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

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  Neeraj Chopra reaches Portugal, to compete on June 10

  Other Sports | June 07, 2021 13:23 IST

  The CEO of JSW Sports, Chopra's sponsors, Parth Jindal took to Twitter to reveal that the reigning Asian and Commonwealth Games champion has reached Portugal.

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  Neeraj Chopra's training-cum competition stint in Europe delayed by few days: SAI

  Other Sports | June 02, 2021 18:34 IST

  The 23-year-old Indian, who hasn't participated in any event since qualifying for the Olympics in March last year, was originally set to leave for France on Monday.

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  Javelin star Neeraj Chopra set to miss preparatory event in Finland

  Other Sports | June 02, 2021 12:17 IST

  Neeraj Chopra, India's medal hope at Olympic Games in men's javelin throw, looks doubtful for this month's Kuortane Games due to travel restrictions placed by the Finland government on Indian visitors.

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  Javelin ace Neeraj Chopra gets visa to travel to France for competitions

  Other Sports | May 30, 2021 19:29 IST

  The Olympic Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.

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  Olympic-bound Neeraj Chopra, other Indian javelin throwers to miss Muller GP

  Other Sports | May 13, 2021 23:06 IST

  On Wednesday, Chopra, 23, raised a concern of missing international competitions due to pandemic.

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  Training is fine but I need competitions before Olympics: Neeraj Chopra

  Other Sports | May 12, 2021 13:54 IST

  The 23-year-old, who is being seen as a strong medal hope in Tokyo, said he has been coordinating with the Sports Authority of India to get some competition exposure.