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"He went into a depression and started drinking heavily," said Bett's sister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wrote a letter to Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra's mother Saroj Devi.

The 26-year-old Neeraj Chopra has been working with Bartonietz, who is a biomechanics expert but doubled up as Chopras coach, since 2019.

Neeraj Chopra had to settle with a silver medal at Paris OIympics 2024 as Arshad Nadeem put a record-breaking effort to bag the gold.

Accused of running the Indian Olympic Association in an "autocratic" manner, its president PT Usha hit back at the revolting executive council members, saying they "seem more focused on self-serving power play and monetary gain".

Neeraj Chopra, who holds two Olympic medals, said with a positive mindset, in our minds we need to believe that "we can do it and it will work out."

Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha had another heated confrontation with the body's Executive Council on Thursday

India's Navdeep Singh clinched a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paralympics 2024

Asian Games bronze-winner shot-putter Kiran Baliyan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for testing positive for a banned substance as a slew of athletes across sports figured in the latest list of dope offenders

India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra enjoys a massive fanbase around the world and it was once again in full display in Brussels, Belgium where he took part in the Diamond League Final.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe is the highest profile of the seven candidates to have declared on Monday their bid to succeed International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.

Neeraj Chopra missed out on the top spot in the Brussels Diamond League final by just 1 centimeter.

Diamond League 2024 Final: Neeraj Chopra came agonisingly close to winning the Diamond League crown before missing it by a single centimeter to finish as runner-up for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m.

Gold medal winner at the Paris Paralympics, Navdeep Singh revealed that he was once asked to suicide because of his condition.

India's Paris Paralympic gold medallist Navdeep Singh is neither a fan of MS Dhoni nor Virat Kohli, he revealed in a recent interview.

Replicating his 2023 performance, Chopra ended the 2024 season with the runners-up honour in the Diamond League.

Neeraj Chopra agonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in the season finale.

Ace Indian javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra finished in second position in Brussels with a best throw of 87.86m at the Diamond League Final.