Neeraj Chopra, the poster boy of Indian athletics and a two-time Olympic medallist, was left disappointed after being questioned over his patriotism for inviting Pakistan’s star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem to the upcoming Neeraj Chopra Classic, following Tuesday’s tragic terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives and injured many others.
After the ‘golden boy of Indian athletics’ won the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, the…
Running in lane number 7, Dutte clocked 11.32 seconds, a tad below her national record of 11.29 seconds.
Hima, however, said she does not think of reputation of a competitor when she steps on to the track.
The 23-year-old Toor sent the iron ball to a national record distance of 20.75m to win his maiden Asian Games medal on the opening day of the athletics competition.
Hima had done well in the earlier rounds as well, winning Heat 4 with a time of 52.25 seconds.
The Pole Vault for Boys saw a brilliant demonstration from Rakesh Gond of Maharashtra who won the gold with a creditable 4.70m vault.
He qualified in style by sending the spear beyond the qualification mark.
The IAAF World Championships will be hosted by London from August 5 to 13.
Kaur won a gold medal in the recently-concluded Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
