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All but one of the individual defending champions in the men's events and 15 in the women's events are set to compete in the athletics competitions at the Stade de France and on the roads of Paris.

London Olympics bronze medallist Shooter Gagan Narang replaces Mary Kom as India's Chef-de-Mission for the mega event

India to send a contingent 120 sportspersons to Olympics, including Athletics team led by defending champion in men's javelin Neeraj Chopra

Narendra Modi says those travelling to the French capital would do the country a huge service by providing inputs from their experience

Neeraj shared that his throw in the 2016 World Under-20 Championships is the only one he's been satisfied with.

Chopra had a best throw of 88.36 metres, ending behind Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic, who finished first with a best effort of 88.38.

The award will be announced on World Athletics' platforms on December 11

World No. 13 PV Sindhu secured her third consecutive victory over the 22nd-ranked player with a scoreline of 21-11, 21-10

The 11 nominees were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics

Asian Games Gold medalist and reigning Olympic, and World Champion in men's javelin, Neeraj Chopra was named Laureus Ambassador, pledging his support to Laureus Sport for Good, here on Wednesday.

Neeraj Dominates 19th Asian Games with 88.88m Throw for Gold

The impact of Neeraj's Olympic gold helped India push new boundaries and give a new belief that Indian athletes can believe in achieving big things

Kishore Kumar Jena, who briefly led Neeraj in the Hangzhou 2023 men’s javelin throw standings, registered 86.77m with his third throw to surpass his previous personal best of 84.77m, logged at the Budapest world championships earlier this year.

India will look to increase their medal tally of 22 with Neeraj spearheading the Indian challenge on Wednesday.

Chopra played most part of the season with a groin strain but still won the world championships title in August in Budapest

A total of 655 Indian athletes are competing in the Asian Games this time, which is the largest contingent ever

Vadlejch's 84.24m Throw Dethrones Neeraj's Crown

Neeraj Chopra finishes second in the javelin throw event at the Diamond League 2023 Final with a best effort of 83.80m

Neeraj Chopra on Friday said he will do everything under the sun to defend his Olympic gold in Paris next year and his World Championships

The beginning wasn't promising, with his first throw measuring 80.79m, and he couldn't record a mark in his subsequent two attempts. However, in his fourth attempt, Chopra managed a throw of 85.22m.