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Top throwers confirm participation for Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru

Olympic champion from Pakistan Arshad Nadeem also invited but yet to confirm participation, says two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw. (AFP)

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Published on Apr 21, 2025 03:22 PM IST

ByAvishek Roy

Bringing alive the magic of the Olympics

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games and its biggest stars

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 05, 2025 05:26 AM IST

ByN Ananthanarayanan

Athletics-Father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen denies abuse allegations as trial starts

ATHLETICS-INGEBRIGTSEN/ (PIX):Athletics-Father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen denies abuse allegations as trial starts

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Published on Mar 24, 2025 06:05 PM IST

Reuters |

Duplantis soars to 11th pole vault world record

The Swede cleared 6.27m at the All Star Perche meet in Clermont-Ferrand, France to better his previous mark by one centimetre

Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis poses next to a screen displaying his record. (AFP)

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Updated on Mar 01, 2025 08:14 PM IST

ByHTC

From 0 to 100 wins in 278 ski races: Mikaela Shiffrin’s 10 most notable World Cup victories

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Updated on Feb 23, 2025 09:49 PM IST

AP |

Mikaela Shiffrin prioritizes recovery over chasing World Cup win No. 100 in return from ski crash

sports

Published on Jan 30, 2025 01:11 AM IST

AP |

I knew nobody could beat me in the last lap: Mo Farah

As event ambassador at Mumbai Marathon, the legend looks back on a difficult childhood and becoming one of the greatest ever distance runners

Mo Farah , the Event Ambassador at Tata Mumbai Marathon, in front of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

sports

Updated on Jan 17, 2025 11:46 PM IST

ByShahid Judge

Djokovic: At his happy hunting ground, with an old foe in tow

The Serbian has worked with Boris Becker, Andre Agassi and more recently, with Goran Ivanisevic. In Andy Murray he has access to the mind of a master tactician

Novak Djokovic announced in November last year that his former competitor Andy Murray would coach him ahead of the Australian Open. (AFP)

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Published on Jan 07, 2025 09:07 PM IST

ByShahid Judge

Ski great Vonn confirms St. Moritz World Cup return next week

sports

Published on Dec 13, 2024 11:07 PM IST

AFP |

Ezekiel Kemboi and a Rift Valley tradition that keeps on giving

Kenya’s assembly line of athletics stalwarts owe it to virtues learnt in training, says the double Olympics steeplechase champ

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Published on Dec 02, 2024 09:31 PM IST

ByShantanu Srivastava

Imane Khelif speaks out after leaked report claimed 'she is a biological male'

Imane Khelif, the Olympic champion, broke her silence over an unconfirmed medical report about the controversial boxer that was released ahead of US election.

Imane Khelif has threatened to sue a French journalist for publishing an unverified report that claimed “she is a biological male.”(Instagram/@beauty.code.officiel)

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Published on Nov 13, 2024 08:28 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Olympic champion Noah Lyles gives One Piece anime another try

Olympic Gold Medalist Noah Lyles recently shared on social media that he is rewatching the One Piece anime after failing to complete it twice.

Olympian Gold medalist, Noah Lyles, wants to watch One Piece anime. (AP)

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Published on Sep 09, 2024 09:06 PM IST

ByVani Mahajan

‘Imane Khelif is a man’: Boxer Nwamerue' s bizarre claim against Olympic winner

Bulgarian-Nigerian female boxer Joana Nwamerue's remarks against Imane Khelif came after she faced huge outcry over her gender eligibility at Olympics.

While Imane Khelif declared that she is the Olympic gold medalist, who was “born as a woman and who lives as a woman,

world news

Published on Aug 13, 2024 10:16 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Mallory Swanson's husband pays sweet tribute to her after USWNT's Olympic win

Mallory's performance was nothing short of a cinematic experience, as her Olympic win coincided with her 100th appearance for the national team.

US' forward #09 Mallory Swanson celebrates scoring the opening goal in the women's gold medal final football match between Brazil and US during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Parc des Princes in Paris on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP)(AFP)

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Published on Aug 11, 2024 08:51 PM IST

ByArya Vaishnavi

Olympic-winning banker proposes to girlfriend in Paris with 2,700 yellow roses

Olympic gold medalist Justin Best proposed to his girlfriend in Paris.

Olympic gold medalist Justin Best proposes to girlfriend Lainey Duncan.(Instagram/@justin_besttt)

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Updated on Aug 06, 2024 11:54 AM IST

BySanya Jain

Neeraj’s world: Punjabi music, Kohli & aliens

Neeraj Chopra and his German coach Klaus Bartonietz share a unique bond filled with jokes and camaraderie, based on mutual respect and teamwork.

sports

Updated on Jul 25, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByShantanu Srivastava

"Haven't reached my best yet, not satisfied with my throw...": Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj exhibited the basics of throwing a javelin to former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik on JioCinema's 'Get Set Gold,' where he also showed his personable side by discussing some of his off-court interests, such as his hobbies, favourite movies, and the kind of music he listens to before competing.

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Published on Jun 15, 2024 01:47 PM IST

ANI |

PV Sindhu fails the Carolina Marin test, Treesa-Gayatri win

The Indian star was within points of sealing the win before her game fell away.

Sindhu was only two points away from an elusive win(PTI)

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Published on May 30, 2024 09:43 PM IST

BySandip Sikdar

Sprint great Bolt backs big-hitting West Indies in T20

CRICKET-T20WORLDCUP/BOLT (TV):Cricket-Sprint great Bolt backs big-hitting West Indies in T20

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Published on May 16, 2024 02:11 AM IST

Reuters |

Paris in sights, golden arm Neeraj eyes 90m mark at Diamond League

India will follow Chopra particularly closely in a year where he will try to defend his Olympic champion tag in less than three months in Paris

Neeraj Chopra in action during the men's Javelin final at Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on October 4, 2023. (REUTERS)

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Updated on May 10, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByRutvick Mehta, Mumbai

'It's good for my profile if I play but…': Neeraj Chopra on competing in India

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra acknowledged that his stardom sometimes comes in the way of training and competing in India.

India's Neeraj Chopra in action during the men's Javelin final (REUTERS)

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Published on May 09, 2024 08:59 PM IST

PTI | , Doha

Tai Tzu Ying's resurrection promises exciting times before Paris Olympics

Taiwan's touch artist produced her patent game in beating China's Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the BWF India Open final.

Chinese Taipei shuttler Tai Tzu Ying plays a shot during the women’s singles final of Yonex Sunrise India Open(ANI)

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Published on Jan 22, 2024 12:09 AM IST

ByAvishek Roy, New Delhi

Defending title at Olympics never easy, but I am in best space right now: Neeraj Chopra

In the 21st edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Neeraj Chopra spoke to HT’s national sports editor Ashish Magotra in a freewheeling conversation not just about the javelin throw and India but also the wider athletics galaxy of which he is now one of the brightest stars

Neerja Chopra, Olympic champion and World champion in Men’s javelin throw, in conversation with HT during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, in New Delhi (Ht Photo)

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Published on Nov 03, 2023 07:34 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

I want to repeat the titles that I've won: Neeraj

The ace javelin thrower will look closely at a few takeaways from this season ahead of the Olympics year.

Neeraj Chopra won the gold while Kishore Jena finished behind him to settle for a silver medal at the Asian Games(PTI)

sports

Published on Oct 07, 2023 11:08 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Neeraj Chopra: Adviser, listener, a hero in a supporting role

India’s most decorated athlete acknowledges the Indian men’s 4x400m relay team’s captivating run to the final.

Neeraj Chopra poses after winning the gold medal in the Men's javelin throw final during the World Athletics Championships(AP)

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Updated on Aug 29, 2023 08:22 AM IST

ByRutvick Mehta, Mumbai

Olympics postponed, Lin Dan calls time on glorious career

With the Tokyo Games delayed by a year, Lin Dan realised it would be too much to ask of his 36-year-old body, becoming the latest retirement—and probably the biggest—caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lin Dan celebrates after defeating Sameer Verma of India.(Getty Images)

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Updated on Jul 04, 2020 11:47 PM IST

NEW DELHI | BySandip Sikdar

Paris 2024 organisers vow to not change Olympic ‘DNA’

Tony Estanguet, in a conference call Wednesday, added that his committee would not bow to external criticism to change the DNA of the Summer Games in four years’ time.

sports

Updated on May 06, 2020 09:36 PM IST

Paris | ByAgence France-Presse

Banned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang lodges appeal with Swiss federal court: Report

Swimming World said the three-times Olympic champion’s appeal had been registered by the Swiss federal court on April 29.

sports

Updated on May 05, 2020 11:31 AM IST

London | ByReuters

WADA wants answers after banned Sun’s ‘Olympic training call-up’

Unless he is successful with an appeal, the 28-year-old will not be eligible for the Tokyo Games in 2021 and his career is effectively over.

A woman walks into the head office for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Montreal.(REUTERS)

sports

Updated on Apr 24, 2020 11:37 AM IST

Shanghai | ByAFP

Mo Farah caught up in controversy over 2014 London Marathon injection

The four-time Olympic champion had been asked by USADA whether he had been injected with L-carnitine, a naturally occurring amino acid, as part of its investigation into his former coach Alberto Salazar.

Great Britain's Mo Farah during the press conference.(Action Images via Reuters)

sports

Updated on Feb 24, 2020 04:05 PM IST

London | ByAgence France-Presse

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Olympic champion from Pakistan Arshad Nadeem also invited but yet to confirm participation, says two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games and its biggest stars

ATHLETICS-INGEBRIGTSEN/ (PIX):Athletics-Father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen denies abuse allegations as trial starts

The Swede cleared 6.27m at the All Star Perche meet in Clermont-Ferrand, France to better his previous mark by one centimetre

From 0 to 100 wins in 278 ski races: Mikaela Shiffrin’s 10 most notable World Cup victories

Mikaela Shiffrin prioritizes recovery over chasing World Cup win No. 100 in return from ski crash

As event ambassador at Mumbai Marathon, the legend looks back on a difficult childhood and becoming one of the greatest ever distance runners

The Serbian has worked with Boris Becker, Andre Agassi and more recently, with Goran Ivanisevic. In Andy Murray he has access to the mind of a master tactician

Ski great Vonn confirms St. Moritz World Cup return next week

Kenya’s assembly line of athletics stalwarts owe it to virtues learnt in training, says the double Olympics steeplechase champ

Imane Khelif, the Olympic champion, broke her silence over an unconfirmed medical report about the controversial boxer that was released ahead of US election.

Olympic Gold Medalist Noah Lyles recently shared on social media that he is rewatching the One Piece anime after failing to complete it twice.

Bulgarian-Nigerian female boxer Joana Nwamerue's remarks against Imane Khelif came after she faced huge outcry over her gender eligibility at Olympics.

Mallory's performance was nothing short of a cinematic experience, as her Olympic win coincided with her 100th appearance for the national team.

Olympic gold medalist Justin Best proposed to his girlfriend in Paris.

Neeraj Chopra and his German coach Klaus Bartonietz share a unique bond filled with jokes and camaraderie, based on mutual respect and teamwork.

The Indian star was within points of sealing the win before her game fell away.

CRICKET-T20WORLDCUP/BOLT (TV):Cricket-Sprint great Bolt backs big-hitting West Indies in T20

India will follow Chopra particularly closely in a year where he will try to defend his Olympic champion tag in less than three months in Paris

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra acknowledged that his stardom sometimes comes in the way of training and competing in India.

Taiwan's touch artist produced her patent game in beating China's Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the BWF India Open final.

In the 21st edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Neeraj Chopra spoke to HT’s national sports editor Ashish Magotra in a freewheeling conversation not just about the javelin throw and India but also the wider athletics galaxy of which he is now one of the brightest stars

The ace javelin thrower will look closely at a few takeaways from this season ahead of the Olympics year.

India’s most decorated athlete acknowledges the Indian men’s 4x400m relay team’s captivating run to the final.

With the Tokyo Games delayed by a year, Lin Dan realised it would be too much to ask of his 36-year-old body, becoming the latest retirement—and probably the biggest—caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tony Estanguet, in a conference call Wednesday, added that his committee would not bow to external criticism to change the DNA of the Summer Games in four years’ time.

Swimming World said the three-times Olympic champion’s appeal had been registered by the Swiss federal court on April 29.

Unless he is successful with an appeal, the 28-year-old will not be eligible for the Tokyo Games in 2021 and his career is effectively over.

The four-time Olympic champion had been asked by USADA whether he had been injected with L-carnitine, a naturally occurring amino acid, as part of its investigation into his former coach Alberto Salazar.

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