Placed in Group A Qualifier, the Olympic gold medalist recorded a massive throw of 88.77m in his first attempt, surpassing the qualifying mark of 83.00m.
Chopra, who had skipped 3 top events due to a muscle strain, had won the season-opening Diamond League in Doha on 5 May with his fourth career-best throw of 88.67m.
Chopra expressed his disappointment a day after IOA president PT Usha came down heavily on the wrestlers for hitting the streets to resume their protests against WFI chief.
Pakistani conspiracy theorist Zaid Hamid hoped to congratulate Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem for bagging gold at CWG. As usual, his facts weren’t right.
More than a week into the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's absence hasn't really been felt with India raking up 26 medals so far.
Subedar Neeraj Chopra of 4 Rajputana Rifles created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event.
Modi's praise came a day after Javelin thrower Chopra visited a school in Ahmedabad to launch a national mission to make students aware of the importance of fitness and sports.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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