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Exclusive | Animesh Kujur: From suffering heatstrokes to breaking records and is India’s ‘Usain Bolt’ | More sports News – The Times of India

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Usain Bolt and Animesh Kujur (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: “Baap re baap (Oh my gosh!)” — Animesh Kujur could barely cope with the humidity as the 2025 athletics season was still picking up pace in Chennai.Along with a host of competitors, April’s Indian Open Athletics Meet brought punishing heat and stifling humidity. For the 21-year-old…

Exclusive: The 8:20 pm call from Neeraj Chopra that gave India’s Asian Games hero his big break | More sports News – The Times of India

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Silver medallist Kishore Kumar Jena of India, gold medallist Neeraj Chopra of India and bronze medallist Roderick Genki Dean of Japan (Photo by Lintao ZhangGetty Images) NEW DELHI: The qualifying mark for the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships is the same as the Olympics: 85.50 metres. At the halfway stage of the…