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Neeraj Chopra’s javelin event in India: NC Classic moved to Bengaluru from Panchkula; Oly champ confirms initial list of participants | Sport-others News

Neeraj Chopra’s javelin event in India: NC Classic moved to Bengaluru from Panchkula; Oly champ confirms initial list of participants | Sport-others News

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Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra confirmed on Monday that the invitiational javelin event being organised in India under his name – the NC Classic – has been shifted to Bengaluru from Panchukula. The NC Classic, originally scheduled to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium on May 24, will now be held on the same day at Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Bengaluru – the change has been confirmed on the World Athletics event calendar as well. Speaking to the media in an online press conference, Neeraj also gave an initial list of athletes who are set to compete at the event. Two-time World Champion and Paris Olympics bronze medallist from Grenada, Anderson Peters, headlines the list of visiting javelin throwers. Former Olympic champion Thomas Rohler from Germany, former World Champion Julius Yego of Kenya and America’s Curtis Thompson, who currently leads the top list of 2025 with a 87.76m throw, are also set to compete. Responding to a question on whether Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan will be throwing at the event, Neeraj …

Mattress matters: Find your dreamy mattress match made in heaven; Nap like a champ!

Mattress matters: Find your dreamy mattress match made in heaven; Nap like a champ!

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If your bed feels more like a medieval torture device than a cloud, it’s time for a mattress glow-up. Whether you’re a starfish sleeper, a fetal position fan, or a midnight ninja, the right mattress can transform your nights—and your mornings too. After all, you can’t conquer the world if your back feels like it’s been wrestling rocks all night. Mattress matters: Find your dreamy match made in heaven; Nap like a champ!(Pexels) But with so many options—foam, springs, hybrids, oh my!—shopping for a mattress can feel like solving a Rubik’s Cube in the dark. Don’t worry, we’ve broken down the fluff (pun intended) so you can find your perfect sleep soulmate without losing sleep over it. Best mattress picks for every need: Firm mattresses (Hard and supportive) If you like your bed the way you like your coffee – strong and no-nonsense; then firm mattresses are for you. These offer solid support, keeping your spine aligned and your posture on point. Ideal for back sleepers and folks who hate that “sinking” feeling, this type …

Olympic javelin champ Neeraj Chopra to face best throwers in the world for the first time on home ground | Sport-others News

Olympic javelin champ Neeraj Chopra to face best throwers in the world for the first time on home ground | Sport-others News

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In what could be Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s first competition at home against the world’s top javelin throwers, Panchkula’s Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex will host the best in the business for a World Athletics (WA) Category A event on May 24. The one-day tournament has been christened Neeraj Chopra Classic, and was finalised after months of discussions between WA and Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Chopra will be competing in India after a gap of 374 days with his last competition at home being the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar in May 2024. Story continues below this ad “I can confirm the Neeraj Chopra Classic, a Category A World Athletics competition, featuring Neeraj Chopra and world’s other top javelin throwers, will take place on May 24 at Panchkula,” AFI president Bahadur Singh Sagootold The Indian Express. “The other formalities of the competition will be finalised in the coming days.” Chopra, who won his second Olympic medal – a silver – at the Paris Games, last competed at the Diamond League in Brussels in …

First Gukesh and now Pranav Venkatesh: Anand lauds World Junior Champ as 2nd student makes history in less than 3 months

First Gukesh and now Pranav Venkatesh: Anand lauds World Junior Champ as 2nd student makes history in less than 3 months

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Mar 08, 2025 08:21 AM IST Pranav Venkatesh’s World Junior Chess Championship victory win sent social media into a state of frenzy as fans rushed to congratulate him. Indian GM Pranav Venkatesh scripted history on Friday, winning the World Junior Chess Championship (U-20) in Petrovac, Montenegro. Venkatesh drew against Slovenia’s Matic Levrencic in the final round (11th) to clinch the title, and he also maintained his unbeaten run through the tournament. Viswanathan Anand congratulated India’s World Junior Chess Champion Pranav Venkatesh.(Twitter (FIDE/Mitar Djukanovic)/PTI) Venkatesh bagged seven wins and four draws to finish with nine points out of a possible 11, and it was confirmed ahead of the final round that a draw would confirm his title success. Pranav Venkatesh: Trained by Viswanathan Anand Venkatesh is a known figure in the Indian chess community and has been heralded as one of the upcoming stars. He was selected by the WestBridge Anand Chess Academy, where he was mentored by Viswanathan Anand. The 18-year-old’s win sent social media into a state of frenzy as fans rushed to congratulate …

D Gukesh becomes youngest world chess champ; Jr NTR, Kamal Haasan, and others celebrate his victory

D Gukesh becomes youngest world chess champ; Jr NTR, Kamal Haasan, and others celebrate his victory

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D Gukesh made history by defeating Chinese GM Ding Liren in the final Game 14 of the World Chess Championship. This victory made Gukesh the youngest world chess champion. Following the remarkable achievement, celebrities including Jr NTR, Chiranjeevi, Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, and others took to their social media handles to celebrate his victory. The Devara actor took to X and wrote, “A grand salute to @DGukesh, India’s prodigy and the world’s youngest chess champion. Here’s to many more victories on your journey to greatness. Keep shining!” Kamal Haasan congratulated D Gukesh for becoming the youngest world champion in chess history. He expressed that India is proud of his achievement. The Thug Life actor also praised Gukesh for overcoming his opponent’s advantageous white pieces in the final game.  “Overcoming the opponent’s advantageous white pieces in the final game, speaks volumes of our champions composure and fortitude,” Kamal Haasan wrote. Take a look at their notes below: SS Rajamouli also congratulated D Gukesh and said that he made the nation proud on the global stage. Mohanlal lauded …

Youngest Indian GM to youngest chess champ | Latest News India

Youngest Indian GM to youngest chess champ | Latest News India

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There’s a now viral video of an 11-year-old Gukesh saying that he wants to become the youngest world champion. A short seven years later, Gukesh is living the dream. There was a time when Gukesh was chasing the goal of becoming the youngest-ever GM between 2017 and 2018. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO) On Thursday, Gukesh became the youngest-ever world chess champion at 18. He sobbed and spoke of doing a bungee jump. Also Read: ‘In a game of 64 squares…’: Sachin Tendulkar, Viswanathan Anand revel in D Gukesh’s historic World Chess C’ship title The momentous achievement completed a stunning arc that began over a decade ago, a dream that was reared through sacrifice and an obsessive, single-minded focus. His father, Rajni Kanth, has placed his career on the backburner to prioritise Gukesh’s dreams. His mother Padma, a microbiologist, has been the primary breadwinner. One of Gukesh’s first calls after his win on Thursday was to her. Also Read: ‘End of chess’: Former champion Vladimir Kramnik calls Gukesh’s win over Liren ‘childish one move blunder’ “We …

How Ding Liren got lucky — twice — to be world champ

How Ding Liren got lucky — twice — to be world champ

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World Chess Championship: Ding Liren became the 17th world champion in history after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana last year in a battle that went down to the wire and was decided in tension-soaked tiebreaks. It’s a crown he will defend against India’s Gukesh in a few days time. But if things had worked out even slightly differently, Ding Liren would not even have been on the chair to face Nepomniachtchi. China’s Ding Liren had fortune favour him twice on the way to earning a shot at the World Chess Championship. The first piece of good fortune came at the Candidates tournament in 2022. Ding Liren was not supposed to be in that edition of the Candidates, the elite eight-man battle to figure a challenger to the world champion. At that time, Magnus Carlsen was the world champion. Ding Liren contemplates his next move during a World Chess Championship game against Ian Nepomniachtchi last year in Astana. But Ding Liren was extended an invite into the Madrid Candidates in 2022 because Russia’s Sergey Karjakin was …

Analysing a champ

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Chandu Champion may not have set the box office on fire, but it is arguably Kartik Aaryan’s most important work. The actor, on multiple occasions, has stated how he underwent drastic transformation to play Murlikant Petkar, India’s first Paralympic gold medalist, in the Kabir Khan-directed biopic. Now, the actor-director duo will dive deep into the creation of their film in a special session, titled In Conversation, at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).  Kabir Khan      At the August 17 event, Aaryan and Khan will engage in a candid discussion about the making of the sports biopic—from the director’s first meeting with Petkar in 2021, to zeroing in on Aaryan to play the leading man, and finally, shooting the eight-minute one-take war sequence in Jammu and Kashmir. The actor will also recount his intense preparation as he lost 18 kilos for a portion of the biopic, as well as picked up boxing and wrestling to portray the athlete. It will mark Aaryan’s second appearance at IFFM, after he was honoured with the Rising …

Neeraj Chopra begins season: Doha DL will see Olympic champ – and Kishore Kumar Jena – kickstart Paris quest | Sport-others News

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It’s not just fans and followers of athletics in India. The anticipation for Neeraj Chopra to cross the 90m mark is entering international territory. In the pre-event press conference on Thursday, before the Diamond League meet in Doha, fellow Olympic and World Champion Miltiadis Tentoglou made a passing remark when asked if he has a dream number that he’d like to register in long jump one day: “Before I answer that, first of all, I will be very happy if Neeraj throws 90m tomorrow, truly happy.” Neeraj smiled. The Olympic champion from India has never denied that 90m is a magical number in men’s javelin throw that he hopes to cross one day. In 2022, he came within 6cm of it. Imagine. Six centimeters. That discussion is once again front and center as he gets ready for the title defence in Paris by opening his season with the Doha Diamond League. In an ideal world, 90m shouldn’t matter as long as he keeps winning competitions with the best throw on the day. But it has …