Thomas Rohler

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rio gold-medallist Thomas Rohler withdraws from Games due to back injury

Röhler was injured in training and has barely competed this year. He managed one foul throw at the German championships this month before withdrawing from the competition.

Former world champion Johannes Vetter records second-best javelin throw in history at Poland meet

At the Continental Tour Gold level event in Chorzow, 27-year-old Vetter, who won gold at the 2017 worlds in London, came to less than a metre of three-time Olympic champion Jan Zelezny's 1996 world record of 98.48m.

World Athletics Championships 2019: Andreas Hofmann puts Rio 2016 setback behind as Tokyo 2020 appears on horizon

Part of the golden generation of German javelin throwers, Andreas Hofmann talks to Firstpost about the dejection of missing out on Rio 2016 despite making the cut, training indoors in winter months with tennis balls and more.

Thomas Rohler interview: Rio 2016 gold medallist on Germany's secret to success in javelin, Neeraj Chopra's emergence and more

Rohler talks about a host of issues: the mental barriers in javelin throwing; how to be a 90m thrower; his own path from a small city called Jena to becoming an Olympic champion; the secret behind Germany’s success in javelin throw and India’s Neeraj Chopra.

Asian Games 2018 gold medallist Neeraj Chopra misses bronze by a whisker at Diamond League Final in Zurich

Asian Games gold medalist Chopra sent the spear to a best distance of 85.73m to end at fourth position in the eight-man event

Commonwealth Games javelin throw gold medalist Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Diamond League Final in Zurich

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete in the Diamond League final to be held in Zurich, after sealing his place with positive performances in Doha and Eugene.

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finishes at sixth position in Diamond League Series

The 20-year-old Indian, the reigning Asian and Commonwealth Games champion, had shattered his own national record with a throw of 87.43m while finishing fourth in the first leg in Doha last month.

World Champion Johannes Vetter predicts Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will throw close to 90m this year

After winning gold at Gold Coast Games with his second career-best throw of 86.47m, the 20-year-old Neeraj has said that he would like to join the '90m club' soon.

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Neeraj Chopra aims to better his personal best at 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta

The Commonwealth Games gold has given him the confidence and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now aiming to grab another yellow metal at the upcoming Asian Games

Doha Diamond League: After winning CWG gold, Neeraj Chopra to compete in season-opening leg of series

Last year, Neeraj had taken part in three legs of the Diamond League series and accumulated six points to end at eighth place in the overall rankings.