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Neeraj Chopra Challenges Himself, "Will Breach 90m Mark Before Paris Olympics"

Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is aiming to breach the 90m mark before the Paris Olympics and says the way his preparations are going, it could happen anytime soon. Chopra's best throw in competition came during the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League, where he hurled the spear to a distance of 89.94m. While he has breached 90m in training, he has yet to match it in competition. The 26-year-old, who will be aiming to retain his Olympic gold in Paris, said on Thursday, "I will try to breach the 90m mark before that (Paris Olympics). Hopefully, it happens before Paris, everything is going on smoothly, so (people) might not have to wait till the Olympics, it might happen before that. The preparation is good."

Neeraj Chopra To Compete In Paavo Nurmi Games In Finland On June 18

Superstar Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete in the prestigious Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on June 18, where he will be up against 19-year-old sensation Max Dehning of Germany, the latest entrant in the 90m club, the organisers said. The 26-year-old Chopra, who will begin his season in the Doha Diamond League Meeting on May 10, had won a silver in the 2022 edition of the Paavo Nurmi Games with a throw of 89.30m -- his career second best -- while he pulled out of the event in 2023 as he was recovering from an injury then. Chopra has a personal best of 89.94m.

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu Wins; Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In Opening Round

A valiant HS Prannoy rallied his way to a morale-boosting three-game win over China's Lu Guang Zu as he and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships at Ningbo China on Wednesday. World No. 9 Prannoy showed exemplary mental fortitude as he battled for 90 minutes before prevailing 17-21 23-21 23-21 over Lu, ranked 16th, to set up a second-round clash with Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi. Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, too survived some tense moments before overcoming world number 33 Goh Jin Wei from Malaysia 18-21 21-14 21-19 in a tough opening round match.

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu Wins; Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In Opening Round

A valiant HS Prannoy rallied his way to a morale-boosting three-game win over China's Lu Guang Zu as he and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships at Ningbo China on Wednesday. World No. 9 Prannoy showed exemplary mental fortitude as he battled for 90 minutes before prevailing 17-21 23-21 23-21 over Lu, ranked 16th, to set up a second-round clash with Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi. Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, too survived some tense moments before overcoming world number 33 Goh Jin Wei from Malaysia 18-21 21-14 21-19 in a tough opening round match.

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No guarantees of world record in Paris, says Warholm

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Tough for Ukrainians to compete against Russians at Olympics, high jump champion Mahuchikh says

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Track & field to be 1st sport to introduce Olympic prize money, with $50K US for gold-medal win

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Neeraj Chopra Challenges Himself, "Will Breach 90m Mark Before Paris Olympics"

Neeraj Chopra To Compete In Paavo Nurmi Games In Finland On June 18

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu Wins; Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In Opening Round

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu Wins; Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In Opening Round

In an Olympics first, track and field gold medalists to be awarded prize money

No guarantees of world record in Paris, says Warholm

Tough for Ukrainians to compete against Russians at Olympics, high jump champion Mahuchikh says

Track & field to be 1st sport to introduce Olympic prize money, with $50K US for gold-medal win