Ror news and community updates

Nishant Dev moves to 7-0 with a first-round stoppage

Three knockdowns forced the stoppage against Cesar Diaz. Five of Dev's seven professional wins have now come by knockout.

Khel Now ↗
Neeraj Chopra at the Stockholm Diamond League in 2022

Neeraj Chopra breaks 90 metres with an Indian record

His 90.23 metre throw in Doha made him the first Indian to cross the 90 metre line.

World Athletics ↗

Harvinder Kalyan elected Speaker of the Haryana Assembly

The three-time Gharaunda MLA took oath as Speaker of the 15th Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

Hindustan Times ↗
Neeraj Chopra on the men’s javelin podium at Paris 2024

Neeraj Chopra wins Olympic silver in Paris

A season best throw of 89.45 metres earned Chopra his second Olympic medal.

World Athletics ↗

Nishant Dev books a place at the Paris Olympics

World Boxing listed Dev among the men's 71 kg boxers who secured Olympic qualification in Bangkok.

World Boxing ↗
Neeraj Chopra at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest

Neeraj Chopra becomes India's first world athletics champion

Chopra won the world javelin title in Budapest with a best throw of 88.17 metres.

World Athletics ↗
Neeraj Chopra receiving the Khel Ratna in 2021

Neeraj Chopra wins India's first Olympic athletics gold

His javelin victory in Tokyo made Indian sporting history.

Olympics Newsroom ↗
Surender Kumar with the Indian men’s hockey contingent in 2022

Surender Kumar and India end a 41 year Olympic hockey medal wait

India beat Germany 5-4 to win men's hockey bronze at Tokyo 2020.

Press Information Bureau ↗

Research places Ror at South Asia's highest Steppe-related ancestry

The genome-wide study reported Ror as the modern population closest to prehistoric and early historic South Asian samples near the Indus Valley. It also found the highest Steppe-related, EHG and Neolithic Anatolian ancestry among the South Asian groups compared.

American Journal of Human Genetics ↗
Manoj Kumar at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Manoj Kumar receives the Arjuna Award

The Government of India recognised the Commonwealth Games boxing champion with the 2014 Arjuna Award.

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