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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.

Track and field first sport to add prize money to Olympics - ESPN

MONACO — Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris.

World Athletics announce €2.2m prize pot for Paris track and field gold medals

Track and field gold medallists at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer will each receive $50,000 (€46,000) in prize money.

Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Olympics

LONDON :Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, announcing on Wednesday that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn $50,000 each.

World Athletics to introduce prize money at Paris Olympics - gold medallists to receive $50,000

Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, with the sport's governing body announcing that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn $50,000 (€46,000), with relay teams sharing the pot.

"It's Nikhat Zareen's Time, Lovlina Borgohain Needs To Be More Proactive": Ex-India Boxing Coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez

Former Indian men's boxing coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez has backed world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) to bag a medal at this year's Paris Olympics but feels that Tokyo Games bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain's (75kg) chances will boil down to her level of aggression in the ring. The 68-year-old Cuban, who served for over two decades as the men's coach and also became the first and only overseas Dronacharya awardee, has been appointed by the Sports Authority of India as High Performance Coach for a two-year period.

India's Zareen ready to step out of Mary Kom's shadow, says coach

NEW DELHI : Two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen is ready to step out of fellow Indian MC Mary Kom's shadow with a medal at the Paris Olympics, coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez has said.

Nigeria, Zambia women win playoffs to take last two Olympic spots

Zambia and Nigeria locked up the last two spots in the women's soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday after winning two-legged playoffs in the fourth round of African qualifying.

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

Track and field first sport to add prize money to Olympics - ESPN

World Athletics announce €2.2m prize pot for Paris track and field gold medals

Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Olympics

World Athletics to introduce prize money at Paris Olympics - gold medallists to receive $50,000

"It's Nikhat Zareen's Time, Lovlina Borgohain Needs To Be More Proactive": Ex-India Boxing Coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez

India's Zareen ready to step out of Mary Kom's shadow, says coach

Nigeria, Zambia women win playoffs to take last two Olympic spots