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Monday, Jun 16, 2025
The legendary athletics trainer, who was India's first Dronacharya Awardee, died at his residence at Vadakara in Kozhikode on Thursday.
Kerala boy Abdul Razak had helped India qualify to the final. He was replaced in the final, in which India clocked 3:20.60 to finish behind Kenya and second-placed Poland.
WA said that with three world records, 12 Olympic records and dozens of area and national records, the Tokyo Olympic Games were officially the highest quality major event in athletics history.
Chopra proved to a strong competitor and hardly showed any sign of nerves as he comfortably threw the javelin with the self assurance of a champion end India' medal drought in Olympics track and field events.
Chopra not only became the second Indian to win an individual gold in Olympics but also bagged the first track-and-field medal for the country.
The 23-year-old from Panipat in Haryana has become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in track and field events.
The 23-year-old produced the first medal for India in a track and field event in Olympics.
Felix has become the most decorated woman in track and field history as she surpassed Merlene Ottey in the all-time Olympic medal table in her final individual Olympic race.
The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Tom Noah Nirmal, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob finished fourth in the second heat with a timing of 3:00.25sec.
The 50km distance has been part of the Games since 1936 but Friday's race might have been the last at an Olympics.
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