Live
- Kerala Assembly passes unanimous resolution flaying NTA, Centre
- India must aim to lower cost of access to space: ISRO Chairman
- Oppn to shun CM Shinde’s customary tea citing peoples’ loss of faith in Mahayuti govt
- Illegal poppy cultivation in Manipur declined by 50-60 pc: CM Biren Singh
- Five Olympics-bound Indian boxers to prepare in Germany ahead of Paris 2024
- South Korea, US hold joint air drills involving F-22 fighter jet
- Indian researchers develop method to produce hydrogen from methanol, paraformaldehyde mixture
- Oldest Ostrich nest in Andhra Pradesh Found
- Ram Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra Addresses Chief Priest's Water Seepage Allegations
- Sensex, Nifty close at record high, media and energy stocks shine
Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to take part in Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland
Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra will be in action at the World Athletics Continental Gold Tour 2024--Paavo Nurmi Games, scheduled to be held at the Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland on June 18.
New Delhi : Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra will be in action at the World Athletics Continental Gold Tour 2024--Paavo Nurmi Games, scheduled to be held at the Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland on June 18.
Chopra has recently given a miss to the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic on May 28 as a precautionary measure after suffering a niggle. The athlete from Haryana said he felt “something” on his adductor muscles during a recent training session and decided to skip the event to avoid further aggravating the problem in an Olympic year.
Paavo Nurmi Games on Tuesday, Chopra, the current Asian Games gold medalist and Diamond League Finals winner, will be challenged by Max Dehning of Germany, the youngest member of the coveted 90m club and also the season leader.
Apart from them, other key contenders include Anderson Peters of Grenada, Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago, and Oliver Helander of Finland. Chopra returns to Turku, where he had finished runner-up in 2022 with a throw of 89.30m while local boy Helander was the winner in that edition
Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 events:
Men: 100 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 110 metres hurdles, 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase, and Javelin throw
Women: 800 metres, 100 metres hurdles, 400 metres hurdles, High Jump, Triple Jump, Pole vault, and Hammer throw
Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 live coverage and broadcast:
When: June 18, 2024
Where: Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland
Time: 9:00 PM onwards
Live streaming in India: JioCinema
TV broadcast in India: Sports18 – 1 HD
