'We had no playground; our father cleared out a stretch along the river for us to practise javelin throws'
'We had no playground; our father cleared out a stretch along the river for us to practise javelin throws'

By Brijendra Dubey

21-year-old Rohit Yadav from a small village in Uttar Pradesh overcame straitened circumstances and lack of training equipment to become a national javelin player. He was recently placed tenth in the World Athletics Championships at Oregon in the US, and is warming up to garner some glory at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

21-year-old Rohit Yadav from a small village in Uttar Pradesh overcame straitened circumstances and lack of training equipment to become a national javelin player. He was recently placed tenth in the World Athletics Championships at Oregon in the US, and is warming up to garner some glory at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

जानें, मणिपुर के छोटे से गांव की मीराबाई चानू ने कैसे जीता गोल्ड मेडल, देनी पड़ी कितनी कुर्बानियां
जानें, मणिपुर के छोटे से गांव की मीराबाई चानू ने कैसे जीता गोल्ड मेडल, देनी पड़ी कितनी कुर्बानियां

By Kushal Mishra

From a village to the World Stage: Coaches Who Honed Neeraj Chopra’s Javelin Skills
From a village to the World Stage: Coaches Who Honed Neeraj Chopra’s Javelin Skills

By गाँव कनेक्शन

As Neeraj Chopra wins the gold in Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships 2023, a look at who his trainers and mentors were.

As Neeraj Chopra wins the gold in Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships 2023, a look at who his trainers and mentors were.

राष्ट्रमंडल खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक जीतने वाले यूपी के खिलाड़ियों को 50 लाख रुपये देगी प्रदेश सरकार
राष्ट्रमंडल खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक जीतने वाले यूपी के खिलाड़ियों को 50 लाख रुपये देगी प्रदेश सरकार

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Along with Neeraj Chopra, sons of farmers — DP Manu & Kishore Jena — made it to the finals of World Athletics Championships
Along with Neeraj Chopra, sons of farmers — DP Manu & Kishore Jena — made it to the finals of World Athletics Championships

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Neeraj Chopra brought back the gold in Javelin Throw from the World Athletics Championships in Hungary. Along with him, two other Indian javelin throwers made it to the final and helped India achieve another milestone. Both come from farming families.

Neeraj Chopra brought back the gold in Javelin Throw from the World Athletics Championships in Hungary. Along with him, two other Indian javelin throwers made it to the final and helped India achieve another milestone. Both come from farming families.

Riverbed is no place for a road
Riverbed is no place for a road

By Manoj Misra

Developmental pressures have seen the Yamuna riverbed in Delhi eyed by various developmental authorities -- power plants, refugee settlements, Metro station, Akshardham temple. The list goes on. Now, an elevated road is proposed on the river's floodplains

Developmental pressures have seen the Yamuna riverbed in Delhi eyed by various developmental authorities -- power plants, refugee settlements, Metro station, Akshardham temple. The list goes on. Now, an elevated road is proposed on the river's floodplains

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