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☆ Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In a line-up of India’s sporting heroes, most of whom have gained celebrity status through cricket, Neeraj Chopra is an anomaly. Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesPrior to Chopra, India had practically no history in track and field, winning most of its Olympic medals in field hockey and wrestling. But still, Neeraj Chopra is the best sportsperson. “My main focus is to stay healthy,” says Chopra, “but I’m not taking the pressure of winning a gold medal again. He is a moving billboard, one can say now.”And if he wins a second gold medal at the Olympics?

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☆ Asian Games: India’s Chopra wins javelin gold despite officiating howler
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Indian eventually won the Asiad gold thanks to getting 88.88 metres on his fourth registered effort. Soon Chopra went over to speak to them to protest because he knew his was a “good throw”. “I fight (protest my case) with them because it was a good throw. I go there for six times.”Chopra was able to recover from the mistake to win the gold medal. “We just noticed that no result, no result, because they took it out and measured again the other on… sh*t happens,” Bartonietz said.

Persons: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Chopra, “, ”, ” Chopra, Tingshu Wang, I’ll, I’m, Klaus Bartonietz, ” Bartonietz, It’s, Wu Yanni Organizations: Reuters, Hangzhou Asian, Olympic, Indian, Games

The Indian eventually won the Asiad gold thanks to getting 88.88 metres on his fourth registered effort. Soon Chopra went over to speak to them to protest because he knew his was a "good throw". "I fight (protest my case) with them because it was a good throw. And I asked them what happened, what happened? "So I was a little disappointed because it was a good throw, and there was a good wind behind me as well."

Persons: India's Neeraj Chopra, India's Kishore Kumar Jena, Japan's Roderick Genki Dean, Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Chopra, I'm, Klaus Bartonietz, “, Bartonietz, It's, ”, Wu Yanni, Martin Quin Pollard Organizations: Olympic Sports Centre, Hangzhou Asian, Olympic, Indian, Games, Thomson Locations: Hangzhou, China, HANGZHOU

☆ Staying injury-free is priority for world champion Chopra
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The mop-haired 25-year-old became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships, throwing 88.17 metres to secure victory in Budapest on Sunday. "In events like Olympics or World Championships, you have to give 100 percent," Chopra, whose personal best remains 89.94 metres, told reporters. "I had already qualified for the Diamond League final, so I could afford to take it slightly easy here. "The Diamond League final is on Sept. 16-17, so I don't have much time. I believe winning the title or the gold medal matters more.

Persons: India's Neeraj Chopra, Marton Monus, Neeraj Chopra, Jakub Vadlejch, Chopra, Amlan Chakraborty, Toby Davis Organizations: Diamond League, Games, Czech, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, DELHI, Zurich, New Delhi

☆ Chopra wins India's first gold at world championships in javelin
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships when he pipped Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem in the men's javelin on Sunday with an 88.17 metre effort in the final. Chopra won Olympic gold in Tokyo but managed only a silver at the worlds in Eugene last year. After the Olympic gold I really wanted to win the world championships. This is brilliant for the national team but it was my dream to win gold at the world championships," Chopra said. "I wanted to throw more than 90m tonight but it needs all parts of the puzzle to be there.

Persons: Neeraj Chopra, pipped Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, Chopra, Bobby George, Pakistan's Nadeem, Jakub Vadlejch, Nadeem, Julian Weber, Vadlejch, Kishore Jena, DP Manu, Rohith Nair, Pritha Sarkar, Toby Davis Organizations: Olympic, DP, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Tokyo, Eugene, Paris, Czech, India, Pakistan, Budapest, Germany, Bengaluru

☆ Richardson storms to 100m win in Diamond League, Kerley wins 200m
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Like I said it before, I had to be kicked out from another 100 metres race, so I had to do my best no matter what. I am really happy with my race, third place is a good start and the time is decent," she said. "I feel really good, today was challenging for all athletes but I'm still satisfied with my result," Chopra said. The Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch, who won silver in Tokyo, finished second again -- four centimetres shy of Chopra's mark. "It was an exciting race but a little bit windy, so I decided to not push too much and just focus on winning the race," Kipyegon said.

We’ve dedicated (our lives) to our country.”Wrestlers perform exercise drills at the protest site in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on April 28, 2023. Vijay Bedi/CNNIn January, India’s sport ministry said it would investigate the sexual harassment allegations, but three months on, the wrestlers say the government hasn’t moved swiftly enough. Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik told CNN that back in January the wrestlers’ allegations were met with apathy, adding there was no transparency with the governing body’s initial investigation. Support for wrestlers growsBy midday on Friday, the protest site swells with supporters, young and old. India’s legal system is notoriously slow, especially when it comes to allegations of sexual harassment owing to a large backlog of allegations.

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