Will try to improve further: Neeraj Chopra after breaking national record

 

Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has focused on major games in the wake of enhancing his public record at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old, who enlisted a best toss of 89.30m - - another individual best and public record, to complete behind Finland's Oliver Helander, who won gold with an individual best toss of 89.83m - - said that he would "take the deficiencies from here and refine it".

"This was my most memorable rivalry since the Tokyo Olympics and it went all around well as in the principal contest itself, I hit my own best toss and furthermore won the silver decoration. Presently I am holding back nothing couple of occasions which would be greater than this and obviously the Commonwealth Games, where I will confront a ton of contest," Neeraj was cited as saying by SAI.

He added that the occasion gave him a certainty lift and presently he plans to enhance what he realized at the Paavo Nurmi Games.

"I got a decent beginning here, so it has most certainly supported my certainty that I can perform better and I will take the deficiencies from here and refine them as we head for a greater occasion," he added.

Neeraj, who is right now preparing in Kuortane, Finland for the Diamond League occasion in Stockholm, is essential for Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) which gives customized help to competitors. Since the Olympics in Tokyo last year, Neeraj's unfamiliar openness trips have been all subsidized under the Ministry's Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS).....Continue Reading

Javelin thrower Shivpal qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, joins Neeraj Chopra

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Indian spear hurler Shivpal Singh has equipped for his lady Olympic Games in Tokyo this year by rupturing the capability mark at an occasion here.
Shivpal turned into the second Indian spear hurler after star competitor Neeraj Chopra to meet all requirements for the Tokyo Olympics.
The 24-year-old Shivpal crossed the passing standard of 85m by heaving the lance to a separation of 85.47m in his fifth endeavor to win gold in the ACNW Meeting at the McArthur Stadium late on Tuesday.
"Shivpal Singh fits the bill for #Olympics @Tokyo2020 with a presentation of 85.47m in Men's Javelin in #SouthAfrica," the Athletics Federation of India tweeted.
Another Indian Akshdeep Singh completed third with a best toss of 75m. Four competitors participated in the occasion. Chopra had equipped for the Tokyo Games with a toss of 87.86m at another ACNW League meeting here in January. Them two are as of now here for a preparation spell.
Shivpal has an individual best of 86.23m while winning a silver decoration in the Asia Championships in Doha a year ago. He likewise participated in the renowned Diamond League meeting in the Oslo leg (Norway) a year ago, completing eighth with a toss of 80.87m. Other than Shivpal and Chopra, men's national record holder 20km race walker KT Irfan, Avinash Sable (men's 3000m steeplechase) and the nation's blended 4x400m hand-off group have equipped for the Tokyo Games.

National record holder Annu Rani additionally won the gold with a best toss of 61.15m in ladies' lance toss in her first rivalry of the year. Her exertion was, in any case, well beneath the Tokyo Olympics qualifying characteristic of 64m.....Read More

Bengaluru, Gurgaon among top 5 locations in APAC for tech firms: Report

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Bengaluru and Gurugram are among the top 5 preferred destinations in Asia Pacific to set up offices by technology companies because of better business conditions as well as availability of engineers and real estate for growth, according to a report.

The report by property consultant CBRE said technology companies continue to fuel office demand in the APAC region, despite absence of any principal city or cluster of the same status as Silicon Valley. Technology sector accounted for 23 per cent of total leasing activity in 2018.The study has ranked 15 cities of Asia Pacific in three categories based on their performance with regard to business conditions, innovation environment, and cost and availability.

Business conditions and innovation environment were each given a weightage of 40 per cent while cost, a relatively less important consideration for tech firms, was given 20 per cent weightage.
"Leading cities are Beijing, Bengaluru, Shanghai, Singapore and Gurugram. These cities score highly in terms of business conditions and innovation environment, as well as providing costs and availability that are supportive for business growth," the report said.

These cities are preferred destinations for a wide range of traditional and new tech companies seeking to establish a base of operations in Asia Pacific.


 Hyderabad figures in the list of five competent cities along with Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Tokyo and Seoul. These cities already host tech industry sub-sectors and demonstrate solid performance across most categories.Five 'supplement cities' are Hong Kong, Hsinchu, Sydney, Taipei and Auckland. These cities rate favourably on certain important aspects, but their most appropriate role is to serve as host for specific functions to complement larger hubs elsewhere in the region.

Ex Nissan boss Ghosn gets $4.5m bail, may soon walk out of detention centre

Carlos Ghosn Photographer: Keith Bedford/Bloomberg

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A Japanese court granted Carlos Ghosn bail Thursday, meaning the former Nissan boss could soon walk out of his Tokyo detention centre to prepare his defence against multiple charges of financial misconduct.

The Tokyo District Court set bail at 500 million yen ($4.5 million) as the 65-year-old auto sector legend faces four charges ranging from concealing part of his salary from shareholders to syphoning off Nissan funds for his personal use.

Prosecutors are likely to appeal the court's decision, delaying his immediate release but public broadcaster NHK said he could walk out of his detention centre "as early as Thursday".
Ghosn denies all the charges, with a spokesperson for the executive saying on Monday he would "vigorously defend himself against these baseless accusations and fully expects to be vindicated".
The spokesperson said Ghosn was being detained "under cruel and unjust conditions, in violation of his human rights, in an effort by prosecutors to coerce a confession from him".

On Monday, he was hit with what experts have described as the most serious charges yet as prosecutors accused him of syphoning off $5 million of Nissan cash transferred from the company to a dealership in Oman.

He also faces two charges of deferring some $80 million of his salary and hiding this in official documents to shareholders and seeking to shift personal investment losses to the firm during the 2008 financial crisis.


 Ghosn has already been granted bail once, posting $9 million and vowing not to leave Japan and to live in a small court-appointed apartment in central Tokyo -- a far cry from his former luxury suite...Read More