India’s hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh announced his decision to retire from the sport. He took to his Twitter and shared his retirement statement. He played 223 matches during his 13-year-long career for the Indian team and he has been the part of Indian hockey team’s historic bronze medal winning Tokyo Olympics campaign. He was regarded as one of the best drag-flickers of the country.

Rupinder wrote, “I would like to inform you about my decision to retire from Indian hockey team. The past couple of months have undoubtedly been the best days of my life. Standing on the podium in Tokyo along with my teammates with whom I have shared some of the most incredible experiences of my life was a feeling I will cherish forever.”

He further added, “I believe it is time for me to make way for young and talented players to experience every great joy I have felt in these last 13 years of representing India. I have had the honour of wearing the India jersey in 223 matches and each of these matches are special for I had the privilege of playing for this great sport-loving nation.”

He thanked coaches late Shri Jasbir Singh Bajwa, Shri OP Ahlawat and his friends from Chandigarh Hockey Academy who played a big role in his formative years as a player.

Neeraj Chopra made India proud by winning the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the men’s javelin throw. Today, he surprised his fans in India by showcasing his acting skills in an advertisement for a famous credit card payment application. He became one of the most sought after marketable sporting icons in India.

In the advertisement, one could see Indian actor Jim Sarbh and later Neeraj Chopra created magic. At the end of the video one could hear to the song, “Javelin Meri Aakhon Mein, Javelin Meri Saanson Mein.”

In the advertisement, Neeraj plays the role of a reporter, a producer, and a bank officer and acted with much ease. Here is the advertisement, just give a look at it.

 https://twitter.com/Neeraj_chopra1/status/1439546660938346501?s=20

Neeraj Chopra is a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army, Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics. He is also the first track and field athlete from India to win at the IAAF World U20 Championships, wherein in 2016 he achieved a world under-20 record throw of 86.48 m, becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record.

Neeraj Chopra participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Asian Games, serving as the flag-bearer in the latter and winning gold medals in both. In his debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Chopra won the gold medal on 7 August 2021 with a throw of 87.58 m in his second attempt. As of 2021, he is one of only two Indians to have won an individual Olympic gold medal as well as the youngest-ever Indian Olympic gold medalist in an individual event and the only one to have won gold in his Olympic debut.

RCB Blue Jerseys To Be Auctioned To Offer Free Covid-19 Vaccines

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli announced that the blue jerseys which RCB will wear against Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on September 20 will be auctioned and the money would be used for providing free COVID-19 vaccine amongst the lesser privileged communities in India.

Instead of their flagship ‘Go Green’ campaign jersey, RCB is going to support blue this year. Important healthcare messages will be engraved on the blue jerseys and the team is wearing blue jerseys to show their solidarity and support towards the front line workers during the difficult times due to dangerous COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, Virat Kohli’s RCB is at the 3rd spot with 5 wins from 7 matches, tied on 10 points with 2nd-placed Chennai Super Kings. Delhi Capitals are on top of the points table with 12 points from 8 matches.

It is all known knowledge that Indian Premier League that has been suspended midway in May due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in its biobubble is going to start in the UAE this weekend. Limited spectators are allowed into the stadiums for the IPL.