New Delhi: A matured and experienced HS Prannoy is enjoying the best phase of his career and would be one of the dark horses at the Paris Olympics, reckons Denmark’s head coach Kenneth Jonassen. Prannoy had a phenomenal season in 2023, winning a maiden bronze medal at the Asian Games and World Championships, and also …
1. Kishore Kumar Jena Javelin | Medal: Silver | Age: 28 | Place: Puri, OdishaA year earlier, Jena had thrown 78m at the National Games. In Hangzhou, he threw 87.54m to win silver behind Neeraj Chopra. Jena, who had never previously gone past 85m – the distance needed to secure an Olympic quota –smashed his …
HS Prannoy had lost a gut-wrenching final at the Australian Open last month and was out for dinner with his team. But his mind was still on the court at the State Sports Centre in Sydney. “I don’t really want to force myself to get over this immediately. Sometimes the sadness or the disappointment is …
Legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said India will rise as a ‘sporting country’ in the next 10-15 years, while lauding historic achievements of javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra, chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and badminton star HS Prannoy. Chopra on Sunday became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships, while Praggnanandhaa …
Copehangen: HS Prannoy extracted the last ounce of energy from his reservoir to stun two-time defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in a thrilling 68-minute quarterfinal to ensure a medal for India in the World Badminton Championship here on Friday. In a nail-biter, Prannoy once again showed his big-match temperament as he fought back from …