Men’s Javelin Throw qualification match: India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem will be in action in the men’s javelin throw event at the Stade de France on Tuesday. Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra leads Arshad Nadeem 9-0 in the head-to-head record. Over the years India and Pakistan have faced intriguing battles in cricket and hockey. In athletics, it is only the second time when there is a rivalry between an Indian and Pakistani athlete. Last time it happened was in the 1960s when Indian track legend Milkha Singh and…
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Why Lakshya Sen, despite a 1-7 losing head-to-head against Viktor Axelsen, can pull-off an upset | Badminton News
There will be two opponents fighting Viktor Axelsen in the semifinal of the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Lakshya Sen, the Indian, will need to find himself an ally in the second unseen foe of the great Dane, the defending champion. That second invisible figure is the shadow of cloying expectations Axelsen’s glorious past casts on his present. A shadow of possible all-time greatness that will stalk him and grow longer, the closer he gets to his second gold. In his lopsided quarterfinal win against Loh Kean Yew, Axelsen who won…