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'India Will Be Called A Sporting Country In 10-15 Years': Sunil Gavaskar

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said India will rise as a 'sporting country' in the next 10-15 years, while lauding historic achievements of javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra, chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and badminton star HS Prannoy. Chopra on Sunday became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships, while Praggnanandhaa last week created history by reaching the World Cup final at 18 years. Prannoy defeated the world No 1 Viktor Axelsen en route to winning a World Championships bronze.

Late Bloomer Kishore Jena And One-time Fast-Bowler DP Manu Rise In Shadow Of Neeraj Chopra

One is a late bloomer who switched to javelin from volleyball due to his "short" stature and the other was a fast-bowler before his initiation into throwing "bamboo spears" by his school teacher. Having eventually established themselves as India's top javelin throwers, Kishore Jena and DP Manu now have one thing in common: to emulate Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra. Jena and Manu created Indian athletics history along with Chopra as the three participants, in a first, finished in the top six in the World Championships.

After Historic World Athletics Championships Campaign, Have A Look At India's National Record Holders In Various Athletics Events

At the recently concluded World Athletics Championships 2023, Indian Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra made history by giving the country its first-ever World Champion in athletics and 3000 m steeplechase racer Parul Chaudhary also established a new national record in her discipline with timings of 9:15.31 and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. After a historic World Championships event for India, let us look at our national record holders in various disciplines in athletics.

Stadiums packed with fans will be welcome sight for 2024 Paralympic athletes

The party starts with the opening ceremony at the Champs-Élysées one year from today.

Summer success shows Canadian Para athletes are primed for Paris

It was the elephant in the room many across the Canadian Paralympic Committee framework — and certainly the Canadian athletes — didn't want to talk too much about in the lead up to the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.

With World Athletics Championships Gold, Neeraj Chopra Gets Prize Money Of...

India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted history yet again. The star javelin thrower became the first player from the nation to clinch a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. It was a throw of 88.17m in his second attempt in the final in Budapest, Hungary that helped Neeraj bag the honour. Pakistan's reigning Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem took the silver with his season's best throw of 87.82m, while Jakub Vadlejch (86.67m) of Czech Republic bagged the bronze medal.

On Arshad Nadeem's Silver Medal At World Athletics Championships, Wasim Akram's 'Worth More Than A Gold' Bombshell

It was a historic gold medal for India's Neeraj Chopra in World Athletics Championships 2023 men's javelin final with Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem finishing second. While Neeraj won the gold with a 88.17m throw in his second attempt, Nadeem came up with a season best throw of 87.82m. In the aftermath of the event, Pakistan cricket team legend Wasim Akram took to social media to laud his attempts and point out the lack of infrastructural support for Nadeem. Akram said that in some ways, the silver medal is 'worth more than gold' as Nadeem does not get the same facilities as his fellow top athletes.

Neeraj Chopra Soars But Indian Athletics Remains Stagnant

Neeraj Chopra continued to break new grounds as he clinched the only gold medal missing in his decorated trophy cabinet but most of his compatriots flattered to deceive once again at the World Athletics Championships. Indian athletes have won a total of three medals at the marquee event so far, with Chopra accounting for two of those - one silver and one gold. Legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George had won a bronze in the 2003 edition. On Sunday night, the man with the gold arm scripted history again as hurled the javelin to a distance of 88.17m to become the first Indian to win the coveted yellow metal in World Athletics Championships.

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'India Will Be Called A Sporting Country In 10-15 Years': Sunil Gavaskar

Late Bloomer Kishore Jena And One-time Fast-Bowler DP Manu Rise In Shadow Of Neeraj Chopra

After Historic World Athletics Championships Campaign, Have A Look At India's National Record Holders In Various Athletics Events

Stadiums packed with fans will be welcome sight for 2024 Paralympic athletes

Summer success shows Canadian Para athletes are primed for Paris

With World Athletics Championships Gold, Neeraj Chopra Gets Prize Money Of...

On Arshad Nadeem's Silver Medal At World Athletics Championships, Wasim Akram's 'Worth More Than A Gold' Bombshell

Neeraj Chopra Soars But Indian Athletics Remains Stagnant