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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinches silver at Asian GP

Asian Grand Prix Athletics meet 2017
Tournament schedule
  • Asian Grand Prix is a three-legged athletics tournament which was scheduled to be held in the Chinese cities of Jinhua and Jiaxing for the first two legs on 24 and 27 April respectively.
  • The third leg will take place in Chinese Taipei on 30 April.
  • India will be represented by a 16-member athletics team led by prominent sprinter Dutee Chand.

  • Indians who shone at first leg of Asian Grand prix
    25 Apr 2017
  • India won 7 medals in the first leg of Asian Grand Prix in Jinhua.
  • This includes : 1 Gold (Manpreet Kaur - shotput), 4 Silver (Neeraj Chopra - Javelin throw; Tintu Lukka, Jinson Johnson - Women's, and Men's 800m runners, Neena Varakil - Long Jump), and 2 Bronze medals (Dutee Chand - 100m sprint, Om Prakash Singh Karhana - Shotput).

  • Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinches silver at Asian GP
    28 Apr 2017
  • India's Neeraj Chopra bagged a silver medal in the second leg of ongoing Asian Grand Prix in Jiaxing, China.
  • With a throw of 83.32 m, the 19-year-old made the cut for his maiden IAAF World Championships, to be held in London in August this year (83 being the qualification mark).
  • Neeraj also won silver in the first leg of the competition.

  • Neeraj Chopra's personal best throw
    FACT
    Naeeraj Chopra's personal best was a 86.48m throw as a junior world champion at the IAAF U20 World Championships, in Poland last year.

    Neena Varakil strikes gold
    28 Apr 2017
  • Neena Varakil won gold medal for Indian side in the Women's long jump category producing a best jump of 6.37 m in the second leg of Asian Grand Prix.
  • Other Indian winners in the second leg include - Silver medals for Manpreet Kaur for Shotput, Dutee Chand (100m), and Tintu Lukka (800m); and yet another bronze for Om Prakash Karhana in Men's shotput.



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