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Neeraj reveals battling sickness en route to winning World title

Neeraj Chopra, World champion, apologizes for not being able to answer more questions despite being physically exhausted. He had a sore throat and cough before the Budapest World Championships, but pushed through. He participated in the Zurich Diamond League to get a feel of the competition and is now aiming…

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Daily Quiz | On World Athletics Championships 2023

The Hindu’s daily quiz on World Athletics Championships 2023

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Explained | Why was the WFI suspended by United World Wrestling?

UWW suspends WFI for not conducting elections on time. Wrestlers can compete in UWW events, but not under Indian flag. Protest by wrestlers over sexual harassment, intimidation, financial irregularities & administrative lapse. Election process delayed due to court stays & factions of WFI. To restore athletes' right to compete under…

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Noah Lyles — a worthy heir to Bolt who can get the crowd and pull in the crowd and rally the masses

Noah Lyles has taken the first step to fill Usain Bolt's shoes, winning a sprint treble at the 2023 World Athletics Championship. Lyles' gold rush began with the 100m, followed by the 200m and 4x100m. He is also a polarising figure, bringing much-needed attention to track and field, and is…

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Gold winner: On Neeraj Chopra and his golden arm

Neeraj Chopra scripting a glorious chapter at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest is in contrast to the mediocre performance of several other Indian athletes

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Was under pressure for the first time, says Javelin world champion Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra is an outlier in his rootedness & quest to be better than himself. He won gold at the World Championships, is an inspiration to Indians on the track & field, & is already looking ahead to the Paris Olympics.

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Who said what on Neeraj Chopra's historic gold medal at World Athletics Championships

NEW DELHI: The whole nation erupted in joy as its golden boy in Athletics, Neeraj Chopra, once again came forth to save India's face while competing among the world's best athletes.

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Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh in Asian Games camp from August 30

NEW DELHI: The Indian men's chess team, which includes World Cup silver medalist GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and three other quarter-finalists, will have a four-day tactical camp beginning on August 30.

The Times of India

Unchecked run: On the Chess World Cup, Magnus Carlsen and his challengers

Whoever wins the World title cannot claim to be the planet’s best player as long as Magnus Carlsen is around

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World Athletics Championships: Parul Chaudhary advances to steeplechase final

Neeraj Chopra to figure in javelin prelims today

The Times of India

UWW suspends WFI for not holding elections on time

UWW suspends WFI for not holding elections on time; Indian athletes may compete as individuals in upcoming events. Indian wrestlers' names listed under 'IND' in Worlds entries; selection trials for World championships to be held at Patiala. IOA appointed Justice (retd.) M.M. Kumar as returning officer; polls stayed twice by…

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Archery World Cup Stage-4: Indian teams claim men and women’s compound team golds

Indian compound archers win 3 medals, incl. men & women team gold, at Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Paris. Men's team (Ojas Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar & Abhishek Verma) beat USA 236-232 in final. Women's team (V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami & Parneet Kaur) beat Mexico 234-233. Jyothi Surekha also won…

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World Athletics Championships: Jakub Vadlejch poses biggest threat to Neeraj Chopra's quest for gold

After tracking Vikram’s Lunar mission, the flight of the javelin in the men’s event — the final of which is around midnight on August 27 — will be the next focus of the Indian fans as the World Athletics Championships begins at the Hungarian city of Budapest on Saturday.

The Times of India

Can Fabiano Caruana stop R Praggnanandhaa's rapid strides?

Fabiano Caruana is the only World Chess Championship challenger and losing finalist in history who did not lose a single classical game in the title match. He himself could not win a classical game in that 2018 match with Magnus Carlsen and lost in rapid tiebreaks. The American failed to…

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Fruitful day for India at the Archery World Cup Stage-4

Indian recurve teams win bronze, Jyothi Surekha in semis at Archery World Cup. Indian recurve men & women teams win bronze & compound archer Jyothi Surekha reaches women's individual semis at Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Paris.

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Matildas v England: the match that launched a thousand memes

Social media comes alight with tributes to Australia’s Women’s World Cup heroes ahead of their semi-final

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From a fringe player to India’s big medal hope — the Prannoy journey

From a fringe player to India’s big medal hope — the Prannoy journey. For someone who was talented and untiring, H.S. Prannoy remained a fringe player for too long before emerging out of the shadows of the lead performers. He is now India’s biggest medal hope at the World championships…

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Annemiek van Vleuten takes a bow at last World Championships

'I'm glad I could still be at the front and entertain' says outgoing champion

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Our success shows age is just a number, says archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam

KOLKATA: Jyothi Surekha Vennam, who had little knowledge of archery when she picked up the bow in 2007, found her habits coming handy as she grew from strength to strength in the sport. "By nature I am quiet and that helps me handle pressure situations at the international stage better,"…

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Chess World Cup: Gukesh is one of the exceptions of his era, says coach Vishnu Prasanna

Gukesh’s coach Vishnu Prasanna is “obviously happy!” as, on Thursday, the seventeen-year-old surpassed Viswanathan Anand to become the highest-ranked Indian (World No. 9) in the live chess ratings. “He’s entered the top-10, that is very important. Overall, I’m very happy with how he’s growing, because he has really grown over…

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World Archery Championships | Aditi, Deotale shoot historic golds for India

India's Aditi Swami & Ojas Deotale win 1st ever women's & men's individual archery titles at World Championships; Aditi youngest ever winner; 3 golds & 1 bronze best ever performance. #Archery #YBSSportsBureau

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India makes history at the World archery championships

India's V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur make history, winning India's first-ever gold medal in the World archery championships. The trio shot consistently to beat top-ranked Mexico 235-229, with 19 10s to their rivals' 14. The Indians kept their composure to take a two-point lead and increased it…

The Times of India

Indian women's compound team shocks champions Colombia, enters Archery World Championships final

NEW DELHI: India's compound women's team, consisting of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Swami, delivered a stunning performance by defeating defending champions Colombia 220-216, securing their spot in the final of the archery World Championships in Berlin.

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Former U.S. National Team coach Jill Ellis breaks down this year's Women's World Cup

SAN DIEGO — One thing's for sure about this year's Women's World Cup:

The Times of India

Indian para athletes earn 17 quota places for Paris Games, record best ever finish at World Championship

NEW DELHI: Led by Paralympic champion Sumit Antil’s world record show, the Indian team returned home from the Paris 2023 World Para Athletics Championships with 10 medals, that included three gold, and 17 quota places for the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

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