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Neeraj Chopra surprises schoolchildren in Bengaluru | Video

March 26, 2023

Neeraj Chopra surprises schoolchildren in Bengaluru | Video

Chopra, who is back in India between training stints, arrived at the Vishwa Vidyapeeth in Yelahanka and spent time with the children.

March 14, 2023
High jump legend Dick Fosbury dies at 76

Fosbury won gold in the high jump at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he jumped back first to clear the bar, a technique that has since been named the 'Fosbury Flop' and used by all high jumpers today.
March 02, 2023
Djokovic hopeful of clinching elusive Olympic gold at Paris 2024

The tennis competition at Paris 2024 will be held on the claycourts of Roland Garros where Djokovic has won two of his 22 Grand Slam titles -- in 2016 and 2021.
February 19, 2023
Olympic champion Ryan Crouser breaks own shot put world record

The reigning world champion has now surpassed the 23m mark in seven competitions during his career, a barrier that only three other athletes have ever bettered.
December 28, 2022
India seriously considering bidding for 2036 Olympics: Anurag Thakur

The sports minister said his government would consult the IOA and prepare a roadmap ahead of the IOC session in Mumbai next year.
December 27, 2022
Belarus sentences in absentia Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison

Herasimenia, a three-time Olympic medallist, was among the elite athletes who fled Belarus in the wake of a crackdown against those who protested what they said was the fraudulent re-election of Alexander Lukashenko in August, 2020.
December 21, 2022
Amitabh Bachchan recalls cheering for PT Usha at Los Angeles Olympics

Bachchan said Usha was unlucky to miss the bronze medal by a narrow margin in the final.

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