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Watch: Neeraj Chopra's 88.77m Throw Which Sealed His Olympics 2024 Qualification

Neeraj Chopra needed just one throw at the ongoing World Championships to qualify for the finals as well as the Paris Olympics 2024. Neeraj was part of Group A at the qualification stage and he pulled off a brilliant throw of 88.77m. The qualification mark for the 2024 Olympics is 85.50m and the throw from the Indian athlete was more than enough. Neeraj, who won the gold in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, currently has a personal best of 89.94m but he is determined to breach the 90m mark in his career.

Trap Shooter Rajeshwari Kumari Earns India's Seventh Olympic Quota

Shotgun shooting runs in her family, and trap exponent Rajeshwari Kumari showed why she is among the best in the country when she earned a seventh 2024 Paris Olympic quota place by finishing fifth in the ISSF World Championship in Baku on Thursday. The 31-year-old, daughter of legendary shotgun shooter and one of the top sports administrators the country has produced, Randhir Singh, made it to the finals in an extremely tough field but bad luck forced her to miss out on a medal. Rajeshwari also became the second trap shooter after Shagun Chowdhary to ever earn an Olympic quota in women's trap.

Anirban Lahiri, Veer Ahlawat Among Six Leaders After First Round At St Andrews

India's Anirban Lahiri continued his fine run as he opened the inaugural St Andrews Bay Championship with a superb 6-under 66 that gave him a share in the six-way lead, which also included compatriot Veer Ahlawat, on the first day in St Andrews, Scotland. Lahiri, who was second in Liv Series and then third last week at Newcastle, shared the lead with another Indian, Ahlawat, Chile's Mito Pereira, Spain's David Puig, South African Jaco Ahlers, and Andrew Dodt of Australia. The other Indians in the field had mixed luck. Viraj Madappa (67) was tied seventh, SSP Chawrasia and Gaganjeet Bhullar were tied 23rd after a 3-under 69 each, Rahil Gangjee, Rashid Khan and Ajeetesh Sandhu with 70 each were tied 34th and S Chikkarangappa (71) was tied 52nd.

Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw World Championships Live Updates: Neeraj In Javelin Throw Final, Manu 3rd In Group A

Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Event, World Athletics Championships, Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra began his World Athletics Championships campaign on Friday in the qualifying rounds of the men's javelin throw event in Budapest, Hungary. The ace Indian athlete recorded 88.77 meters in his first attempt, also the Season Best, to qualify for the final. In the process, Neeraj also qualified for the Paris Olympics. In total, 27 javelin throwers divided among Groups A and B, will be playing the qualifiers with an eye for the 12-man final, which is scheduled for Sunday. The automatic qualifying mark for the final is 83.00 m. Neeraj will be the 18th man in the list in Group A.

BWF World Championships Live Updates: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy Set To Play Respective Quarter-finals

BWF World Championships Live Updates: The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be going up against Denmark's Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Kim Astrup in the Men's Doubles quarterfinals of the ongoing BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday. Apart from them, Indian shuttler HS Prannoy will be squaring off against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.

"I Was So Engrossed In...": R Praggnanandhaa's Mother Reacts To Viral Picture

Teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa's mother, R Nagalakshmi said on Friday she was elated to see her son seal a berth in the Candidates Tournament, adding the 18-year-old has a "long way to go" in the sport. The Candidates is the final contest to determine the challenger who will take on the incumbent world champion. Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa's dream run in the FIDE World Cup at Baku was ended on Thursday by world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, who beat him 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break after the classical games ended in a stalemate. Praggnanandhaa became only the second player from the country after Viswanathan Anand -- and the youngest -- to play in the FIDE World Cup final.

Neymar meeting 'exciting', says Mumbai's Buckingham ahead of Al-Hilal clash

The prospect of facing Neymar and the rest of Al-Hilal's expensively assembled squad is "exciting", said Mumbai City coach Des Buckingham after the Indian side were drawn against the Saudi outfit in this year's Asian Champions League.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 General Sale Of Tickets Set To Go Live On This Date

Tickets to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 will go on general sale on Friday as fans from across the world are invited to India for the biggest Cricket World Cup ever, taking place between October 5 and November 19. Tickets for the World Cup which will see top class entertainment featuring some of the global superstars of the game will go on sale at 20h00 IST on Friday 25 August via https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com. To manage the demand for tickets and to give as many fans as possible the best chance of seeing the world's best players, they will go on sale in phases starting with non-India warm-up matches and non-India event matches from today.

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Watch: Neeraj Chopra's 88.77m Throw Which Sealed His Olympics 2024 Qualification

Trap Shooter Rajeshwari Kumari Earns India's Seventh Olympic Quota

Anirban Lahiri, Veer Ahlawat Among Six Leaders After First Round At St Andrews

Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw World Championships Live Updates: Neeraj In Javelin Throw Final, Manu 3rd In Group A

BWF World Championships Live Updates: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy Set To Play Respective Quarter-finals

"I Was So Engrossed In...": R Praggnanandhaa's Mother Reacts To Viral Picture

Neymar meeting 'exciting', says Mumbai's Buckingham ahead of Al-Hilal clash

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 General Sale Of Tickets Set To Go Live On This Date