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The whole country is talking about Neeraj at the moment. He has done all the hardwork and he deserves it, says men's hockey skipper Manpreet Singh. India's Olympic contingent here threw…

A visit to the Shivaji Stadium in Panipet changed his life. Neeraj Chopra got a lift from German Johannes Vetter a few weeks ago on the way to the airport in Finland.“My English is not…

Ingebrigtsen wins thrilling men’s 1500m; USA claims 4x400m relay golds; joy for high jumper Lasitskene A pulsating final night of action in the athletics competition saw Dutch distance…

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others hail the young javelin thrower's 'unparalleled grit' Neeraj Chopra became the toast of the nation after claiming…

Indian men’s 4x400m team sets Asian mark but misses final; Miller-Uibo delights The 4x100 relay produced the biggest surprise on Friday with Italy winning its first men’s 4x100m medal…

Andre de Grasse has been the ‘nearly-man’ for long, winning silver and bronze frequently at the Olympics and Worlds, watching others go past him to embrace glory.All that changed on…

Dutee Chand has been India’s fastest woman runner for the better part of the last five years. But when she returned to the track in November 2020, she ran the 100m in 20 seconds. “I was so…

It was the final blessing on behalf of the nation and a morale boost for the Olympics-bound Indian athletes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi goaded them to play without the pressure of…

Modi sought to make the athletes feel at ease before they leave for the Tokyo Games, where expectations from them will be high. Combining jocularity with sincerity, Prime Minister…

When S. Dhanalakshmi made her 400m debut at the Olympics trials in Patiala on Sunday, she felt good in the first 200m and thought the next half would go well too. But in the last 100m, she…