Neeraj Chopra makes us talk on what’s javelin, who’s an athlete & why an athletics gold is so unique

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Neeraj Chopra’s historic golden Olympic debut brings India its first Olympic Track and field medal, promises resurgence of India’s focus on the parent of sports, athletics. In episode 807 of CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the evolving craft of Javelin throw and talks about some top Indian athletes of the past.
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[@Neel_Dhruvi]

Norman Pritchard got 2 silver in 1900 in track and field

[@chandranshpandey1929]

Just write to olympics to add kabaddi in olympics

[@lord_britu]

@@devd4235 We pay so that free riders like you can watch and dispose your dump here

[@rajeshv.3]

I thought PT Usha with her 1 984 Olympic performance and 4 Gold and 7 Sliver in Asian games is the greatest athlet India produced... Wondering why SG ignored her !!!

[@subhadeepmandal2221]

@@rajeshv.3 Olympic gold is the most important & greatest achievement which Usha could not secure. In Asian games, the competing countries were not the world class. At least if African atheletes were there we could have said that.

[@P.B...]

Track and Field events are a harsh and unforgiving battle of margins - centimeters, or 10s of milliseconds. Makes Neeraj Chopra's win all the more impressive.

[@chandubai]

True

[@sachinreddybappa1273]

@Amartya Shankar dude luck works some time not all time neeraj got gold in junior Championship, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games & Olympic Games.

[@aadrath1236]

@Amartya Shankar neeraj Chopra still holds u-20 world championships world record though.

[@oceejekwam6829]

It was very gracious of you to leave out drug abuse aspect. Neeraj is bound to have defeated those using drugs to perform better.

[@cauliflowerhead2735]

@Amartya Shankar pedantic much? Neeraj Chopra won fair and square.

[@jbjb430]

Props to aditi ashok. She made me learn all rules of golf.

[@joyshreemanna9360]

Yeah. Golf is looking interesting to me

[@atishdas9971]

Same here

[@abhinavyadav3372]

I too enjoy watching her despite I don't know any rules of ⛳.

[@haftavasuli7162]

Same

[@VSM101]

No one repects golf.

[@pushpendergusain4262]

It is nice that various state Governments are honoring and providing cash awards to those who have won medals in Tokyo Olympics. But at the same time we should not ignore those who have performed beyond expectation but could not win the medal. In this category I would like to mention the performance of our relay team (4x400m). They did a wonderful job by setting a new Asian record but could not make it to finals. The Central and State Governments should take the notice of their performance and should also award and honour them.

[@arunsar7893]

Also, Women's Hockey Team and Aditi Ashok in Golf.

[@wejoyskp]

Great coverage Shekar. Learnt and understood so many aspects of the sport, history and the scale of achievement. Hats off to your courage to share your lessons learnt from your fumbles. Talking of which I noticed you fumbled again referring the Walk the Talk as Cut the Clutter - but three cheers for your work on this. Keep inspiring. I am waiting for your team and you to do an extensive coverage on how governance have improved in the present and past governments and a special coverage on e RUPI. It is sad that you are not focussing on technology development in PDS and subsidies while your own channel benefits from modern technology and has been a strong enabler for your own existence. Wishing you great luck.

[@muralis5596]

@@tony-pc4kd It's not about the money. It's about setting a standard.

[@shreyassarkar9648]

@@arunsar7893 Deepak Punia also, also the performances of our rowing team, Atanu Das (beating a former Olympic Champion), Kamalpreet Kaur, Fouaad Mirza reaching Equestrian finals, all of these add to the fantastic performances to name a few

[@susheelasusheela520]

Kerala govnt gives ration kit to these people😂😂

[@circlepie5143]

All nations still busy with the pandemic, including administrators, governments,etc. But what we are forgetting is the dedicated and deterministic mindset of the Japanese Govt to host Olympics despite this pandemic. All of us tend to forget it now because it has been around 1.5years and all of us are used to the pandemic,including governments. But history will surely acknowledge , appreciate and respect Japanese people for conducting this event. Book on history on humanity will surely acknowledge this. Respect to each and every Japanese citizen. Arigato Tokyo

[@oceejekwam6829]

They're perfect hosts. There are so many different types of people with different requirements. Yet the Japanese were able to cater to all of them. They're known for "having an eye for detail", being hygienic, being punctual, being inclined towards science and relatively crime free. Thank you Japan.

[@KshitijBhambri1]

I wish Olympics had happened in Japan without Pandemic...That would have been best. They had so much Tech to show at Olympics. And Only Japan could have hosted Olympics with such perfection in these tough and challenging times. Kudos To Japan🇯🇵🎌㊙️⛩️🗼🏯🈯🈲

[@poushalinag7942]

People of Japan were all protesting against hosting the olympics because of the pandemic. So, the govt. had to prove themselves to avoid harsh criticism.

[@oceejekwam6829]

@@poushalinag7942 At least the government listens to it's people. One way or another, they did a good job given the tough circumstances.

[@poushalinag7942]

@@oceejekwam6829 how come the govt. listens to its people? People all over Japan were staging protests against the Olympics because Covid cases were increasing,but govt. didn't listen to them and went ahead with the olympics. So, it proves general sentiment of people is not always right.Some People were even protesting during the olympics outside of the olympic village.

[@chiragchhillar1372]

One thing which I never forget In my life is that athletics is mummy and daddy of all sports. Thanks shekhar 😘

[@rekhapai6214]

Mummy daddy, King and Queen 😄

[@aashiqawara1006]

👏👏👏🤗🥇

[@jatin285]

Well Sunday ctc is something we didn’t know we deserved

[@abhinashkumar3161]

Let's not forget kiren rijju sir ,he was the best sports minister of India so far.

[@sanketkulkarni2390]

Then why was he removed ?

[@rdc515]

@@sanketkulkarni2390because removal is the ultimate honour given to "best ministers" 😂

[@MrSaviour]

@@sanketkulkarni2390 promotion ka naam sune ho?

[@darshan6733]

@@rdc515 He got a promotion.

[@rdc515]

@@darshan6733 arigato gozaimasu, sensei

[@rext8949]

Olympics come once in 4 years. In 6 months most people will have forgotten our Olympic players and it will be back to cricket once more. That is the heartbreak of sports in India.

[@jagdishjhawar1400]

Then stop groaning and change the trend with yourself first

[@subhxsish]

This is the story of every country not just India. No country cares about Track and Field, Field Hockey, Shooting, Gymnastics, Swimming etc in non Olympic years. Olympic sports aren't necessarily spectator sports. It's the authorities who should be caring about these sports in these 4 years not the people.

[@subhagatadatta3032]

Asian Games comes on 2022

[@bishalkumar8320]

Choli choking in t20 is a treat to watch as we know it is kirkit world cup with 5 teams playing and choli and his team is definitely going to lose that too....still choli will get a lot of money , ads and fan following.....

[@siddharthjain6092]

@Sanju kumar Not necessary nowadays many people are really interested in sports other than cricket like hockey, wrestling, kabaddi, football, badminton etc.

[@Tryingtobringchange]

Let's take a moment to appreciate Kamalpreet Kaur as well. Best wishes to her

[@randomstuff303]

No 😃

[@sudeepkumarbiswas500]

Definitely!

[@KshitijBhambri1]

She has never played in Asiad,Cwg,World Championships. The Veteran Seema Punia(Krishna Punia Sis,Krishna reached Discus Throw Final at 2012 Olympics, Finishing 7th,best for India till this time when Kamalpreet has come 6th) who is 38 yrs old, Won Nothing and her 4th Olympics and when Kamalpreet got past her in tries, Seema asked authorities that Kamalpreet should be tested, so jealous..And see,she didn't even qualify for Final, whereas Kamalpreet Came 6th in Final and was congratulated by US' Vallarie Allman who won Gold and 2012,2016 Gold Medalist Croatia's Sandra Perkovic for her 64m Throw in Qualifying Round.

[@saurabhm383]

who? this is to celebrate the glory of Neeraj Chopra. lets not hijack it with the typically Indian "nari shakti" hype.

[@KshitijBhambri1]

@@saurabhm383 No..No..But She also did very well and that too when she competed 1st time at event. Also our Men's 4×400 m Relay Team who Broke Asian Record 💪 with 3:00:25 ,beat Japan in heats,were 4th in Heats and missed to be in finals as they were overall 9th Combined in Both Heats..Top 8 Qualify for finals.

[@Achintyanath]

I am lucky to have studied in a school where javelin throw was part of annual sports competition.

[@kkk2.077]

You were not alone . It's part of almost every school annual competition .

[@Achintyanath]

@@kkk2.077 Nice to know.

[@imagine2234]

The most glamorous sport in Olympics is Athletics and in it, it’s 100/200 meters most famous!

[@krishnaagarwal5163]

perhaps marathon also

[@lost_soulon_earth]

Gold in Athletics. Knew SG would come up with a CTC even on his rest day.

[@moreshwarp]

Infact for SG it would be quite proud moment that he had interviewed Subedar Niraj way early and also the fact they both are from Haryana 😅

[@janvysatya6595]

@@moreshwarp typo

[@shekhargupta3911]

Thank you...it’s only our second gold in any game other than hockey... and so many of us are sport nuts! Thanks for writing in...

[@moreshwarp]

@@shekhargupta3911 :-)

[@parnamsaini4751]

@@shekhargupta3911 Only one gold medal...We have a long way to go.

[@towardsabrighterworld2499]

Had expected India to win medals in double digit, still 7 is a fair performance. Hope next Olympics we can cross 25 mark.

[@seventhuser904]

Paris 2024 is definitely gonna be a Double Digit Wonder for India.

[@rajat.2]

You are talking as if winning medals is halwa. We can only hope to better this year's performance, but 25 medals is asking too much

[@vickyvvc8293]

@@rajat.2 kiren rijju says that he had made preparations with khelo India for 2024 and mainly the 2028 Olympics.....So we can expect some two digits medals in upcoming olympics

[@rajat.2]

@@vickyvvc8293 2 digit medal tally? Definitely! 25 + medals? That'll require miracles

[@vickyvvc8293]

@@rajat.2 2028 it will be completely possible....We should have some faith on our nation bro

[@panjukumar3580]

just a request to all the people ... just dont forget about them ... keep following all the athletes whenever they are in a competition ... the more viewers on tv the more the sponsors pay .. the more attention and money these athletes will get from the sponsors . the reason why cricket tv rights go for billions of dollars is bcz you people sit and watch them play . so instead of blaming the government why they dont do this or that .. first blame yourself why you dont watch them .

[@gauravguleria7190]

If more schools had an annual athletics meet like mine did, and the prospective athletes were encouraged to dedicate more time to athletics during school going age, I am certain that India will perform much better at the world stage.

[@rudrarocks3056]

School mein yeh sabh nhi hota sirf padhai aur boards pr focus krte ek pt period ata h bho bhi koi aur le leta h

[@KshitijBhambri1]

@@rudrarocks3056 Hope it changes under New Education Policy..One Sport should be mandatory from Class 5 onwards and Marked... it's necessary..it also helps to build health,keep fit.

[@gauravguleria7190]

@@rudrarocks3056 we used to have compulsory 1 hour(2 if you want to) sports in the afternoon and half an hour of morning P. T. every day. Inter-House and inter-school competitions ensured thay students did not ignore sports. Even if one was not on the team, presence in the stadium was compulsory during official matches. I hope more schools pick up this, especially with the new education policy and programmes like Khelo India encouraging participation in sports.

[@poushalinag7942]

The Khelo India School games and Khelo India Games are helping in general for developing sports culture. However, to bring Olympic medals, u need targeted facilities and international coaching which is very expensive.

[@adk700]

SG, you forgot Kamalpreet Kaur ....she had done a great job...qualifying for finals and finishing 6th in discus throw...if she would have reached her personal best would have given her medal in tokyo

[@frozenayush1010]

Yes kamalpreet kaur, aditi ashok and women's hockey team and fencing girl I forgot her name sorry they deserve a lot and also a female wrestler

[@hrishabhdudeja7523]

@@frozenayush1010 fencing girl is bhavani devi

[@frozenayush1010]

@@hrishabhdudeja7523 yes know I remember thanks

[@abhinashkumar3161]

If our players in archery and shooting event performed with their full potential ,then we deserve 10+medals .but still it was the most successful Olympics for India so far because first time we participated, performed well in golf , javleen, fencing , 400m relay race other than 🏸 , 🏑, wrestling.

[@sulemancharania7027]

Please support aur football team

[@sulemancharania7027]

Please support our football team who same time finished 4 in olympic.now they have moved to next round of AFC

[@elennet4116]

There were three close to bronze medal winners Deepak, Aditi, indian women hockey Also expected good results from Amit Pangal n Vinesh n Tajinder didn't happen Could have got atleast 10 medals this time

[@subhAjitDin]

Target sports are very unpredictable events. It's all about the one moment where a shot goes amiss and a slip of a minute point can cost you. Target sports is one of the most difficult as it requires a complete peace of mind, a trace amount of turbulence can be lethal.

[@KshitijBhambri1]

@@elennet4116 worst was from Manu Bhakar, Ellaverin, Deepika Kumari

[@ranapratap1981]

I saw your "walk the talk" with Niraj chopra.it was inspiring and well informed 🙏🙏🙏

[@MinhajAhmedAnsari]

Wow, what a pleasant surprise !!! Glad you also talked about our sprinters. Hope it sets in new culture of athletics, similar to the healthy crop of boxers and wrestlers coming out from Punjab and Haryana regularly, and inspires new generation to take up these track and field events.

[@shekhargupta3911]

That’s a good wish to have... and I share it fully

[@karthiknr9142]

Shekhar Gupta had already interviewed Neeraj Chopra in the past when didn't yet win a gold in Olympics. That's really good of Print!

[@rahulray9983]

Late Milkha Singh had predicted that Neeraj Chopra would win Medal

[@parvadhami980]

@@rahulray9983 Wisdom of Milkha ji 🙏

[@Aditya-vb8sm]

This shows indians have the talent to bring medals in Olympics, govt just needs to do good investment on them just like they did with neeraj,mirabhai chanu and all wrestlers who were trained abroad with all modern facilities,and the investment paid off.

[@71espn]

I think we need to also develop a sporting culture. For an avg women things are much more difficult.

[@poushalinag7942]

@@71espn khelo india games are helping in developing a sports culture. The Khelo India school games and the Khelo India Games both in general helped. Long way to go.

[@punarvasupant5125]

What an analysis Sir! Never thought in terms of 'fair' sports but your interpretation with data from most recent olympics is amazing. Pls keep educating us !

[@sanathkaushik8113]

Such a proud moment to see our tricolor flag and hear our national anthem at the biggest sporting event in the world 🌎 Historic moment which we will all remember for years to come

[@rahulponnappamg8849]

I am just addicted to your channel!! I don't think any other news agencies comes even close to the quality of the journalism you and your team provide sir!! Not just CTC but all the segments that your team posts is just high quality information! Thank you for doing this and keeping good journalism alive, sir.

[@shubhamz2464]

A much needed one. I am so glad, I knew about Neeraj Chopra from 2018 when you made a video with him on your walk the talk show . and I followed him after your first opening line on him in that video.

[@paddysubramaniam1481]

Congratulations to Neeraj Chopra !!! This guy has immense potential ..just 23 years old with many years ahead of him to achieve more medals in future Olympics.

[@paddysubramaniam1481]

So nice to see Neeraj Chopra handle success with maturity ...recalling the achievements of our former stars the great Milkha Singh and P T Usha who have been role models for the new generations of dreamers striving to win a medal at the Olympics and raise the flag of India with pride👏👏👏👏👏

[@zenith355]

One should not forget Dipa Karmakar, one of the only five women in the world who have successfully landed the Produnova AKA the "Vault of death", which is regarded as the most difficult vault of those currently being performed in women's gymnastics.

[@prabhakart1]

not the most difficult but the most dangerous

[@amanshukla8758]

Whoa yesterday in the comments I was lamenting about the fact that there's no CTC on Sundays, but voila! Here you are, with the episode on the golden boy Neeraj Chopra. Thanks for the video SG, much appreciated 😁😎👍🏻

[@akki745]

I agree with SG, track n field is real athletics. Cricket shouldn't even be counted in that.

[@cometstar4050]

He already said lot of things mentioned here in his episode of walk the talk with Neeraj Chopra few years back.... Wow... I can't believe that I already know about most of the things that he has mentioned.... That's a first for me!

[@parvadhami980]

Saw your "Walk the Talk" with Neeraj Chopra, the YT algorithm is 🔥

[@dineshkumarsnair7964]

The defence force connection with talent spotting and nurturing is very well articulated.. Not only the forces but the organisations once up on a time were the cradle of Atheletics.. are not there now.. to encouraging sports... In their place corporates are there.. But something is missing..

[@jaishankars5665]

A point to note: The track in Tokyo Olympics is made of two layers of “continuous, seamless material” : a vulcanised rubber top and a lower layer with air filled cavities that help with shock absorption. There are also rubberised granules embedded in the top layer of the track to improve elasticity i.e. to make the track springier. There is a debate going on regarding this aspect being the cause for fast times at the Olympics. Request Print to cover this aspect in the next CTC on athletics & records broken by track & field athletes.

[@krishnaviveksamayamantri2819]

SG sir Thank you for this special CTC on Sunday. Sir I can see that you are really happy and proud of this achievement. Congratulations Neeraj.

[@KhelanBhatt]

10:00 it's very refreshing to hear a journalist display humility and introspection. Good journalism (and humanity) requires one to re-analyze a position from time to time based on new information.

[@pichumanisankar2617]

One of the best CTCs outside of politics, full of info, insights, history and above all admission of a wrong understanding of a word.

[@manomishra]

Neeraj Chopra is 83 kg, 5’ 11’, much smaller than his European and American counterparts. This makes his medal truly incredible.

[@smitas65]

Us intellect junkies needed this....critically analyse everything, get our daily fix of data and research😂😂!! Thank you Mr. Gupta for helping us dance in our style to celebrate this remarkable feat 👏👏👏

[@MrAB-wf5sf]

Thanks for how beautiful you explained why it's special to winning gold in athletics .

[@satishsharma9024]

Mr. Gupta. ..Great technical inputs as usual . Once again you deserve a powerful salute for standing tall against the overzealous push of these eulogised sportspersons to be reckoned as the "Athletes". Sad .. Actually they are proving that earning to be called as Athlete is difficult , laborious and more so prestigious that is why they protested. Exercising and toning of the body don't authorise them to qualify for the word Athlete. Compete in those events. Three cheers for the Real Athletes. . All praise for Mr. Neeraj Chopra. You deserve and you are world class ATHLETE. .. more so Now you have written it in Gold. .✌👊👌👏👌. .

[@dharmani_youtube]

Special shout out to Paralympics Javelin Champ Devendra Jhajharia as well.

[@KshitijBhambri1]

Yep 💪🇮🇳

[@vandanakharya6774]

Sir you are the gem of journalism field you interviewed neeraj two year prior to Olympics . brilliant journalism sir

[@moreshwarp]

Happy to seen that your young journalist and team is helping you on weekends as well 😀

[@tapemaj]

Let Indians across the world congratulate our Olympic participants. 7 medals of various colours were satisfactory. Although way behind combined total of China ; US ; Japan and my adopted country UK . Let us celebrate with our achievements and wish them more success in future . Proud Bhartiya in London

[@jagannathshenoy9940]

Very useful, informative conversation on Athletic and track and field records.. Thank You Shekar Ji, well explained 👍🙏🌹

[@shyambajekal8084]

I agree with you when you say the word athletics denotes track and field events. It should be so. As for the defence forces' nursery it looks like it is being revived. Because yesterday immediately after Neeraj Chopra's achievement there was a whatsapp post doing the rounds about how he was taken up by the army and coached and trained. I confirmed the same from an army friend of mine who told me about such a sports institute of the army in Pune and several other places in the country

[@radheyasalunkhe4629]

Correction: Neeraj's coach is Dr. Klaus Bartonietz, not Uwe Hohn. He trained with Uwe for only 6 months back in 2018. Uwe has been working with Shivpal Singh and Annu Rani who performed below par and hence AFI sacked him.

[@Mjjjyyy]

Great episode! Didn't expect a CTC on a Sunday. Thank You, SG!

[@soudipsanyal]

uwe hohn is not Neeraj's coach currently, it is klaus bartoneitz. honh was his previous coach.

[@TanuLele]

Very insightful , thank you again Shekharji 🙏 Logged in wondering who should I listen too , this episode was a pleasant surprise !

[@anilmenon3701]

Hi Shekar, once again and entertaining and informative presentation. If you continue like this I will have to spend a lot of my time responding and praising you. Kudos to those who helped you to gather so much information. I am surprised non of the Indian channels highlighted the feats of the relay team. Thank you for passing such treasure of information.

[@39iqbal]

Sir, I completely agree with your definition of athlete. I must say you do great service to Indian sports by posting such videos

[@msqpmz2991]

Sandhu sahab...are you by any chance a teacher?

[@shekhar6267]

Govt of India spent more than 4.5 Crore on Neeraj Chopra.😮😮😮😮

[@KshitijBhambri1]

Even more on Shooters combined but Nothing substantial result except Saurabh Chaudhary...Some Introspection is needed in NRAI.

[@vineetchandra2321]

I recall your interview with Neeraj 3 years back . Great interview Sir . You realised there he was special

[@punj6291]

Sir, For me closest moment before Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal in olympics was PT Usha’s 400 meters hurdles in 1984 4th position. Please don’t forget her from this list. It was one of turning point in women’s athletic in India.

[@paddysubramaniam1481]

To me Milkha Singh Ji was a legend ...to win 77 races out of 80 in that period when the europeans and american had better facilities, coaching, support staff and nutrition ...and for an Indian to race with the world's top 6 athletes in the finals on foreign soil without Indian supporters in the stands and be regarded as a genuine favourite is no small feat👏👏👏👏👏

[@anupkansal8598]

Very insightful coverage. Thank you.

[@npmankad]

Shekhar, I would rate this episode as one of your best, full of interesting details with easy presentation. I wish you do more posts on sports.

[@shankarnarayananiyer8715]

Was waiting for this so much!!!

[@suneel7053]

SG sir is an asset for indian journalism. Thank you Print team.

[@shubhamsinha1330]

our athletes performed really well . also it is good to see the natural background .

[@sayanroy4781]

Norman Pritchard won two silver representing India in 1900, it is India's third medal in Athletics in the Olympics and first Gold

[@Debasiswithoute]

Hello Sir...nice to see you back in the garden again! Indoors is very dull to eyes. And thanks for dedicating one special episode for Neeraj chopra! These information along with your anecdotes are so interesting to hear.

[@vksingh770]

Thanks for explaining. Super nicely done!

[@manishtripathi7050]

Was eagerly waiting for this special Sunday CTC. Jai hind ❤️❤️

[@aj-cr9bk]

You were here from ages....its good u realized to raise your voice on serious things....better late than never

[@udayanjoshi2691]

I suggest having a show similar to walk the talk once the pandemic is over. I feel that people are more frank and spontaneous outdoors. I routinely watch a few old walk the talk episodes.

[@shekhargupta3911]

Thank you very much, Udayan. That’s a great idea. Will work on it...

[@samudranildutta7157]

Really happy Shekhar ji for this episode. Getting emotional.

[@oogrooq]

Congratulations Chopra. From 🇺🇸

[@sakshamagrawal6984]

Great performance from Neeraj!! All Indians are proud. Though this is not Indian's first medal in athletics, that honour belongs to Norman Pritchard: an Anglo Indian who got 2 silvers in 1900

[@civilian4057]

The approach to look at sports will be change now. Parents and students will look as positive. I personally asked my brother for wrestling 😀. Thank you Tokyo Olympic 2020.

[@rampuratictok1809]

True king and queen of all sports, swimming also very important

[@prakashraghunathan2685]

Riju sir was the best sports minister.it is the best given by Indian athletics in Tokyo Olympics.Everyone played their role. Congratulation to neeraj Chopra.

[@siteshsil_1984]

Only Uwe Hohn ever threw a javelin beyond 100 m and that too only once...it was never a frequent occurence to have javelin travelling beyond 100 meters...and the change in design of the javelin was proposed even before Hohn's eternal record throw...that record merely accelerated the process of design change

[@serioushamster]

Definitely, the men's javelin throw is one of the most elite events in the Olympics, even back in the days of Greece. It is a big achievement for India. But can this success be replicated?

[@apurvhellstinger]

Interestingly, Neeraj Chopra has been interviewed by Shekhar Sir back in 2018 for NDTV , credit to both for appreciating his tallent much before the Olympic Gold

[@ravisachan5738]

SG interviewed Neeraj Chopra in 2018 for NDTV show. In that intrvw Neeraj informed SG abt changes made in strctr of javeline. Good tht SG remembered that.

[@paddysubramaniam1481]

Growing up in the 70s, sports participation was high and annual events were happening all around Maharahstra albeit without much coaching and training support. Subsequent decades have seen a steady decline with low levels of paricipation and fewer opportunities. I sincerely hope, the state govts use this momemtum to provide facilities and resources to encourage people of all age groups to play sports that will not only generate great athletes but also make India a healthy nation.

[@pichumanisankar2617]

Old and new javelins, difference explained beautifully and clearly. I didn’t find this in any other news channel.

[@kallachi729]

Your coverage of varied topics and dissemination of information without any political tint, ( giving a message that there is life beyond politics (may be only beyond politics) is refreshing. Congratulations.

[@GururajBN]

Today you have thoroughly enjoyed yourself explaining these sports and athletic matters to us. The joy was visible on your face!👌 You have lapped up the phrase “Mummy daddy of all sports”! Not being a sports person, everything you have told in this video is new to me. Many thanks.

[@yesodharankishore9029]

Neeraj made every Indians heart swell with pride.

[@anandshankar8645]

We enjoyed ourselves by this episode. Thank you Sekhar Ji.

[@RajneeshSuvarna]

Its great that you remembered Dingko Singh, one of the greatest boxers India has produced. He, unfortunately, died very young and that hardly made it to the news. But I am surprised that you missed the opportunity to pay him homage.

[@glennex0077]

12:20 was something very interesting. I knew medal tally n all but didnt know that britain, germany didnt get even a single gold in athletics this time 🤔

[@Tapazdwan]

Beautiful narration. I will go for more contents on this channel.

[@AnirudhanMS]

Thank you so much SG for your surprise episode. You made my sunday now 😀

[@kamumbai]

Interesting and explained well to us, lay persons. Thank you

[@surencholkar]

Great insights given for all. Thanks.

[@crkamathtube]

What an excellent CTC episode! Weekend bonus :)

[@rajeshv.3]

I thought PT Usha with her 1 984 Olympic performance and 4 Gold and 7 Sliver in Asian games is the greatest athlet India produced... Wondering why SG ignored her !!!

[@virajturakhia]

Very good point made about Athletics being fair.

[@pratibhapal3438]

Loved the episode , it takes a man like Shekhar sir to admit what he mentioned incorrect in his 3 year old tweet !

[@lord_britu]

True that.. but I have noticed that SG /The print doesn't reply to month badge holders as promised :'(

[@vatsaakhil]

Omg unexpected!! Sundayyy yayy

[@SeekingBuddha21]

So shekhar sir interviewed Neeraj Chopra in 2018... Shekhar sir has an Eagles eye,... He knew then kee ye ladka kuch badaa karega.😌.

[@palashbharadwaj8716]

Loved this episode Shekharji! I love listening to you talk about sports and military history. Please pardon me for pointing this out, but the 4x400m Asian record is 3 minutes, plus a *quarter* of a second. So, 3 minutes 250 *milliseconds*.

[@NARAYAN1964]

Good One! You have vindicated yourself !.... Happy to see you have endorsed Modis view on Armed Forces in Athletics.

[@hindubania9452]

He did good. Proud of the guy!