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Olympic champion Chopra wins India's first silver medal at worlds

India's sports community hailed Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (Jul 24) after the Olympic javelin champion won the country's first silver medal at the World Championships.

De Grasse leads Canada to men's 4x100m relay gold at world championships

EUGENE, Ore. — The Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team is golden at the world track and field championships.

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wins silver medal to become only the 2nd Indian to win a medal at World Athletics Championships

The 24-year-old Chopra, who had come into the showpiece as a hot medal favourite, produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second.

CWG 2022: Not wise to take international opponents lightly, says boxer Lovlina Borgohain

Commonwealth Games 2022, scheduled to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8. The 24-year-old boxer from Assam said that she has made some mistakes at the World Championship where her campaign ended in the pre-quarterfinals. Aiming for gold, she has moved on from the disappointing outings at the Worlds, and is now ready to excel at the CWG 2022. Asked about the level of the competition at the CWG as many world class boxers are not participating, Lovlina told IANS on the sidelines of the ceremonial send-off of the Indian contingent in New Delhi: "Every international event is tough. I don't want to demean by saying that CWG is not a tough tournament. You have to be prepared for tough bouts. Like every international tournament, you need to be mentally strong to handle the match pressure while facing very experienced and decorated boxers.