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Straits Times
5 days ago
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- Straits Times
Ingebrigtsen postpones track return due to injury
Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has delayed his return to the track following an Achilles injury, and will not compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet, event organisers said on Thursday. Ingebrigtsen has been forced out of the meet in the Czech Republic on June 24 and will miss the Oslo Bislett Games on June 12, where the 24-year-old has won the 1,500 metres in the last two years. "I recently suffered a minor injury and haven't been able to train properly in recent weeks," Ingebrigtsen said in a statement on the race event website. "My condition is improving, but I need to postpone my return to racing and will be back on the track later this year." Ingebrigtsen, twice Olympic champion, has been a key figure in a trial involving his father, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, after Norwegian police pressed charges last year accusing him of abusing two of his seven children, including Jakob. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Athletics-Ingebrigtsen postpones track return due to injury
FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 5000m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 10, 2024. Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) -Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has delayed his return to the track following an Achilles injury, and will not compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet, event organisers said on Thursday. Ingebrigtsen has been forced out of the meet in the Czech Republic on June 24 and will miss the Oslo Bislett Games on June 12, where the 24-year-old has won the 1,500 metres in the last two years. "I recently suffered a minor injury and haven't been able to train properly in recent weeks," Ingebrigtsen said in a statement on the race event website. "My condition is improving, but I need to postpone my return to racing and will be back on the track later this year." Ingebrigtsen, twice Olympic champion, has been a key figure in a trial involving his father, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, after Norwegian police pressed charges last year accusing him of abusing two of his seven children, including Jakob. (Reporting by Trevor Stynes, editing by Ed Osmond)
Reuters
5 days ago
- Health
- Reuters
Ingebrigtsen postpones track return due to injury
June 5 (Reuters) - Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has delayed his return to the track following an Achilles injury, and will not compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet, event organisers said on Thursday. Ingebrigtsen has been forced out of the meet in the Czech Republic on June 24 and will miss the Oslo Bislett Games on June 12, where the 24-year-old has won the 1,500 metres in the last two years. "I recently suffered a minor injury and haven't been able to train properly in recent weeks," Ingebrigtsen said in a statement on the race event website. "My condition is improving, but I need to postpone my return to racing and will be back on the track later this year." Ingebrigtsen, twice Olympic champion, has been a key figure in a trial involving his father, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, after Norwegian police pressed charges last year accusing him of abusing two of his seven children, including Jakob.
Economic Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Economic Times
Neeraj Chopra finally breaches 90m barrier, achieves long-awaited dream at Diamond League
Neeraj Chopra started his season strongly at the Doha Diamond League. He threw 88.4m in the first round. He is training under Jan Zelezny. Neeraj aims to break the 90-meter barrier. He previously won gold in Tokyo and silver in Paris. He will compete at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava. The Diamond League Finale will be held in Zurich. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Finally, after wait of years, India's two-time Olympic medallist and reigning World Champion in javelin throw Neeraj Chopra opened the 2025 season with a bang, completing his long dream of crossing a throw of 90.23 metre, India's most celebrated athlete of all times now becomes 25th overall and third Asian javelin thrower to breach the elite the back of his mind, Neeraj had always dreamt of elusive 90m mark and that was finally achieved in 27-year-old double Olympic medallist sent his spear 90.23m in his third attempt to join a list of javelin throwers, led by his current coach Jan Zelezny of Czechia, who had recorded 90m-plus efforts. Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem (92.97m) of Pakistan and Chao-Tsun Cheng (91.36m) of Chinese Taipei are the two other Asians to have breached the coveted celebrated javelin thrower commenced the tournament with a powerful throw of 88.4m in first round, allowing him to stand at the has had a successful career with the Qatar Sports Club, placing second in the Diamond League's Doha leg in 2024 and winning in 2023. For the past few years, Neeraj has also started his athletic season at the Doha who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics and then a silver at the 2024 Paris Games, first competed in the Doha DL in 2018 when he finished fourth with a best throw of winning gold in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he took the title in 2023 (88.67m) and finished second in 2024 (88.36m). He will be looking to regain the Doha DL is also set to compete at the Golden Spike 2025 athletics meet in Ostrava, Czechia on June 24, hoping to be third time lucky after pulling out of the last two editions due to Doha leg is the third of the DL series and the first in which men's javelin is on the Wanda Diamond League is an elite one-day meeting series in global athletics. It comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day DL Finale, which will be held in Zurich on August 27 and 28 this year.
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First Post
09-05-2025
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Inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic postponed indefinitely amid rising Indo-Pak tensions
The inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic javelin event, originally set for 24 May in Bengaluru, has been postponed indefinitely due to rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Organisers cited solidarity with the armed forces as the reason for the decision. Earlier in the day, IPL 2025 was also suspended by the BCCI. read more New Delhi: The inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, scheduled to be held on 24 May in Bengaluru, was on Friday postponed indefinitely with the organisers saying that the 'thoughts at this point are only with our armed forces, who are at the forefront for our nation'. Double Olympic medallist Chopra, who is also a part of the organising team, announced the postponement of the high-profile javelin event by posting a statement on on 'X'. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The announcement came on the day when popular T20 League IPL was also postponed for a week amid heightened tension with Pakistan. 'In the light of the current situation, the inaugural edition of the NC Classic stands postponed until further notice,' the statement from Team NC Classic read. 'This decision has been made after careful thought and consultation, with the well-being of athletes, stakeholders, and the broader community as the top priority. 'We believe in the unifying power of sport. But, in this critical moment, standing firm with the nation matters most. All our gratitude and thoughts at this point are only with our Armed Forces, who are at the forefront for our nation. Jai Hind,' added the statement. The event was to be jointly organised by Chopra and JSW Sports in collaboration with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and World Athletics. It was granted category A status by World Athletics and was expected to be graced by a number of Olympic medallists, including the Indian superstar himself. It was shifted to the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru from the original venue of Panchkula a few days back due to inadequate lighting for live telecast. A 'dream project' of Chopra, the event was announced with much fanfare but it remains to be seen whether it finds place in the busy international calendar. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Chopra will compete in the Doha Diamond League on 16 May and he has Ostrava Golden Spike lined up on 24 June after that. 'I'm very much involved in the organisation of the event. It's a long-standing dream for me to organise this kind of event in India. It's dream true for me,' Chopra had said last month in a virtual interaction. 'I am very excited. I have won Olympic and other medals for the country. Now with this event, I am giving back something to Indian athletics, to Indian athletes and the fans.' India launched missile attacks on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir a fortnight after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. Five Indian were in the fray while seven top javelin throwers from abroad were also scheduled to compete. The four other Indians are Kishore Jena, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav and Sahil Silwal. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The foreign competitors for the event were two-time world champion Anderson Peters (PB: 93.07m) of Grenada, 2016 Olympics gold winner Thomas Rohler (PB: 93.90m) of Germany, 2015 world champion Julius Yego (92.72m) of Kenya, American Curtis Thompson (current season leader with 87.76m), Asian Games bronze medallist Genki Dean (PB: 84.28m) of Japan, Rumesh Pathirage (PB: 85.45m) of Sri Lanka, Luiz Mauricio da Silva (PB: 85.91m) of Brazil.
