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Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Eldhose Paul script history for India at World Athletics Championships, here's how

India have won only one medal so far at the World Athletics Championships, which came in 2023 thanks to long jumper Anju Bobby George, which clinched a bronze medal. But this year, we may have our second medal with as many as 6 Indians in the final.

Jul 22, 2022, 10:46 AM IST

Who is Eldhose Paul, who became 1st Indian to qualify for men's triple jump final at World Athletics Championships

Eldhose belongs to Ernakulam in Kerala and has made rapid rise in the triple jump arena. He has had good outings in the Indian Open Jumps Competition and Indian Grand Prix-2. At the Indian Open, he produced an effort of 16.93m before adding extra 0.2cms at the Grand Prix-2. This was enough to get his name qualified for Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

Jul 22, 2022, 09:31 AM IST

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem vs India's Neeraj Chopra and Rohit Yadav: Find out all about javelin's cross border rivalry

Nadeem is one of the best Track and Field athletes to come out of Pakistan and has shared a rivalry with Neeraj over the last few years. In Asian Games 2018, when Neeraj Chopra won the gold, Nadeem had finished second. Their picture on the podium where both of them are congratulating each other with their country's national flag wrapped around their bodies had gone viral back then.

Jul 22, 2022, 08:47 AM IST

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for men's javelin throw final at World Athletics Championships with a 88.39m throw

Not to forget, Neeraj was eager to cross the hurdle of the qualifiers as he had missed the final at the last World Championships in London back in 2017. He regretted no taking the qualifiers too seriously last time around.

Jul 22, 2022, 06:22 AM IST

Neeraj Chopra to Alica Schmidt, 5 hottest Track and Field stars at World Athletics Championships who are hit on social media - In Pics

The World Athletics Championships are currently on in Eugene and some of the biggest Track and Field stars are taking part in the competition. We bring you five of the hottest of them all. These are not just Olympic champions, world beaters and record holders, but also the most popular on internet, with massive following on social media websites. Take a look at the pictures below.

Jul 21, 2022, 20:45 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra event at World Athletics Championships 2022: When and where to watch live?

World Athletics Championships 2022 Live Streaming, When and where to watch Neeraj Chopra javelin throw qualifiers?

Jul 21, 2022, 19:13 PM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022: Norah Jeruto wins 3000m steeplechase with 3rd-fastest time in history, celebrates like THIS

The Kenyan-born runner Norah Jeruto who recently began representing Kazakhstan moved to the backstretch following her win Wednesday and took the plunge – straight into the event’s water pit.

Jul 21, 2022, 13:23 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra finds 'a lovely companion' in Oregon during World Athletics Championships, SEE PIC

Neeraj Chopra will also be aiming for the gold medal at the Worlds where he has not won any medal so far. The Tokyo gold-medallist could not even qualify for the final when he played in the last World Athletics Championships back in 2017 in London. This time he is leaving no stone unturned and wants to be the best version of himself on the match day.

Jul 21, 2022, 12:16 PM IST

World Athletics Championships 2022: Avinash Sable, Murali Sreeshankar star of Day 1 for India - In Pics

Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for the World Athletics Championships finals while 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable also expectedly made the grade on the first day of the competitions here. Sreeshankar, who had entered the championships as a dark horse for a medal at the second spot in the season's top list, had the best jump of exactly 8m to finish second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall.

Jul 16, 2022, 12:01 PM IST

EXCLUSIVE: Neeraj Chopra reveals BIG lesson he learnt from last World Championships, check here

In a nutshell, the 24-year-old has had a great run in the season and now aims for an even better show when he takes on the likes of Anderson Peters, Jakub Vadlejch and Julian Weber for the gold medal. Not to forget, Neeraj has never won at the Worlds and this time he hopes not to repeat the mistakes he committed in the last edition, where he failed to reach the final round.

Jul 13, 2022, 19:46 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra to stay in USA till July despite off-season camp coming to end in March, here's why

Neeraj Chopra, who is training at in USA at the moment, is not coming back India anytime soon. The 24-year-old had asked for extension of his stay in US and that seems to have been approved by Sports Authority of India (SAI).

Feb 10, 2022, 10:09 AM IST

World Athletics U20 Championship: India's Amit Khatri wins historic silver in 10,000m race walk, misses out on gold due to water break

This is for the first time India has won a medal in race walking. However, Amit could have bagged a gold medal but missed out on it due to a water break.

Aug 21, 2021, 14:02 PM IST