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AFI Media 27 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Neeraj Chopra won his maiden Asian Games title to add to the Commonwealth Games and the IAAF Junior World Championships medals in Jakarta tonight. The thrower from Haryana, in the process also broke his own national record of 87.43, managing an attempt of 88.06 metres. He finished well ahead of the rest of

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AFI Media 18 August 2018 Jakarta. Indonesia put up a dazzling display of colours during the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games. The loudest cheers were reserved for the contingent of hosts Indonesia while the united Korean contingent also drew a lot of noise. The Indian flag was held by Neeraj Chopra as 804-member strong Indian contingent.

AFI Media 16 August 2018 New Delhi. Neeraj Chopra will deservingly lead the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games.  It is an honour the 20-year-old has earned by virtue of being amongst India’s best prospects for a gold medal at the Continental Games. Chopra’s has top class credentials by virtue of being the first Indian to

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Star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won the gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 event in Gold Coast earlier this year, will lead India’s contingent in Asian Games in Indonesia. Javelin thrower star Neeraj Chopra will be India’s flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the upcoming Asian Games 2018. Chopra, who won the gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2018

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New Delhi : India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra added another title to his kitty as he claimed gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France on Tuesday. Chopra’s throw of 85.17m was enough to clinch the top spot on the podium, leaving Moldova’s Andrian Mardare behind on the second spot with a distance of 81.48m.Edis Matusevicius (79.31m) of Lithuania

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AFI Media 04 May 2018 New Delhi. India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra broke his own national record at the IAAF Diamond League at the Qatar Sports Club in Doha on Friday night. The 20-year-old Indian Army athlete finished fourth with an effort of 87.43m in a highly competitive field of the opening leg of the IAAF Diamond League. The German

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AFI Media 27 April 2018 New Delhi. Commonwealth Games gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been recommended by the Athletics Federation of India for the country’s highest sporting honour – the Khel Ratna Award. In addition to the Khel Ratna, Chopra, 20, has also been recommended for the Arjuna Award by the federation. Chopra is one of three

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