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Neeraj Chopra Gifts Gold Medal Winning Javelin To Olympic Museum

Neeraj Chopra has gifted his historic Tokyo Olympics gold medal winning javelin to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Indian, who became the first track and field athlete from the country to win an Olympic medal at Tokyo last year, on Saturday gifted his most-prized javelin to the museum. "For any athlete, it is a great honour to be able to inspire others," Chopra, who won the Olympic gold with a throw of 87.58m, told Olympics.com.

Anthony Modeste Header Sees Borussia Dortmund Win Away At Hertha Berlin

French striker Anthony Modeste thanked Dortmund manager Edin Terzic after his first-half goal gave his side a narrow 1-0 win away at Hertha Berlin on Saturday. Modeste headed in a cross from Salish Ozan, who also arrived from Cologne this summer, in the 32nd minute to put Dortmund 1-0 up. Modeste, who is known for his theatrical celebrations which often involve dancing and even props, ran emotionally to Dortmund manager Edin Terzic and embraced him after scoring. Speaking to Sky after the match, Modeste credited his winner to Terzic.

Neeraj Chopra In Lausanne Diamond League: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will make his return from an injury at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday. He had earlier pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a groin injury. This would be the second time this year that Neeraj would be featuring in a Diamond League event. In the Stockholm Diamond League, Neeraj had thrown a personal best of 89.94m but this was not enough as he finished at the second spot, behind Anderson Peters of Grenada who had registered a throw of 90.31m.

'No other material behaves this way': Scientists find substance that can 'remember' like human brain

Scientists in Switzerland have discovered that a compound used in electronics is capable of “remembering” previous external stimuli in a similar way to neurons in the human brain.

Jornet sets record to win fourth Mont Blanc ultramarathon

Spain's Kilian Jornet won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) for the fourth time on Saturday, finishing the ultra-endurance race in a record 19 hours and 49.30 minutes.

Barrie McKay: First-half show against FC Zurich will stand Hearts in good stead

Barrie McKay believes Hearts’ dominant first-half performance against FC Zurich on Thursday can stand them in good stead for their Europa Conference League adventure.

Adrian Mannarino to face Laslo Djere for ATP Winston-Salem title

Adrian Mannarino upset Dutch second seed Botic van de Zandschulp 6-0, 6-4 on Friday to reach the ATP Winston-Salem Open final against Serbian Laslo Djere. World number 65 Mannarino won 21 of 26 first-serve points and never faced a break point in dispatching the 23rd-ranked Dutchman after 75 minutes. In the other semi-final, 89th-ranked Djere needed nine match points but finally dispatched 102nd-ranked Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) after two hours and 18 minutes.

Ese Brume gets chance to make Diamond League history

Ese Brume (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)

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Neeraj Chopra Gifts Gold Medal Winning Javelin To Olympic Museum

Anthony Modeste Header Sees Borussia Dortmund Win Away At Hertha Berlin

Neeraj Chopra In Lausanne Diamond League: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

'No other material behaves this way': Scientists find substance that can 'remember' like human brain

Jornet sets record to win fourth Mont Blanc ultramarathon

Barrie McKay: First-half show against FC Zurich will stand Hearts in good stead

Adrian Mannarino to face Laslo Djere for ATP Winston-Salem title

Ese Brume gets chance to make Diamond League history