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Indian men’s Hockey team captain Manpreet Singh along with players Indian Women Hockey team
Mandeep Singh and Varun Kumar being welcomed by a bouquet after their during a media interaction,
arrival, in Jalandhar on Wednesday. (ANI) in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)

Indian in the sport at the Olym-
pics.
Lalit Bhanot, the Chairman
of Athletics Federation of In-
dia’s (AFI) Planning Commit-
tee, on Tuesday said they will
stage javelin throwing compe-
titions every year on August 7.
“Athletics Federation of India’s
planning committee has decid-
ed to further promote javelin
throwing and will hold competi-
tions every year throughout the
country on August 7 as Neeraj
Chopra won the gold in Tokyo
on this day,” Bhanot said in a fe-
licitation program organised for City Police Commissioner anjani Kumar welcomes Olympic bronze Olympic bronze medalist
Neeraj Chopra by the AFI. medalist PV Sindhu at Commissioner Office, Basjeerbagh, in Hyderabad boxer Lovlina Borgohain shows her
Meanwhile, Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday. (ANI) medal on her return from tokyo
arrived back home to a thun- Olympics at airport, in Guwahati on
derous and grand welcome on dream but when I saw my medal Olympics. He threw the javelin Thursday. (ANI)
Monday. Upon arriving at the I realised ‘yes I have won gold in to a distance of 87.58m to pick
Indira Gandhi International Olympics’. When I came back to the gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Anju Bobby George had
Airport here in New Delhi, the India, I realised that I have done “World Champion medal finished 6th in the long jump
javelin thrower was swamped by something worth getting respect or an Olympic medal in athlet- event of the Athens Olympics.
supporters. from the people,” he added. ics is something great, it is not The Olympian cited her exam-
The star athlete said he This year the Games were easy because we are compet- ple to describe how big Neeraj’s
couldn’t believe it when he won held with COVID-19 induced ing against multiple opponents achievement is.
the gold medal as the competi- restrictions and all events were and 216 countries so the value “Athletics competition is be-
tion in the multi-sporting event held behind closed doors. is more,” Anju Bobby George yond our imagination, and the
was “quite tough”. Olympian Anju Bobby told ANI. “Common talk was world is competing for that it’s
“Every athlete dreams of George feels Neeraj Chopra’s like athletics getting a medal is the mother of all sport. Like
winning a medal in the Olym- gold medal in javelin throw at not that easy but now it is gold football, athletic Olympic medal
pics, I won gold and I couldn’t the Tokyo Olympics will moti- from Olympics so beyond that has that kind of value,” she said.
believe it as the competition vate more sportsperson to pick what else we can ask and what “So, the competition tough-
was quite tough and there were athletics as a discipline in sports. else we can expect. Our chances ness is very high and equal ath-
many good throwers but I per- Neeraj Chopra created history are bright and more sportsper- letes are competing. (Johannes)
formed well and won gold,” said on Saturday as he became the sons will come into athletics and Vetter was there but Neeraj
Neeraj. first from the country to win they can find it as a career op- won the gold, so the competitive
“I thought I was living a a gold in track and field in the tion,” she added. spirit is different.

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