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Subedar Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete, who is the reigning Olympic champion and World champion in Men's javelin throw. He is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in javelin and the first Asian to win gold in his event at the World Championship.
Neeraj Chopra: India's maiden Olympic athletics gold. At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in 2021, Chopra entered the men's javelin competition amidst tough competition. Despite not being the outright favourite for gold, he led the qualifying round with an 86.65m throw, before dominating the final.
Jul 20, 2024 · Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track-and-field athlete who shot to fame after securing a gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and further secured his position as a leading athlete by winning the men’s javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Jul 18, 2024 · With a throw of 87.58m, Chopra bested Czech duo Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely to claim India's first athletics medal in the Olympic Games after independence. Now, heading in to Paris 2024,...
Mar 12, 2024 · Asian domination and Commonwealth champion. Neeraj has won the gold medal at the Asian Games twice in his career already. His first victory arrived at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta where he launched the javelin a distance of 88.06m with his third throw to take home the gold.
Aug 27, 2023 · A look at Neeraj Chopra's massive achievements throughout his career - An Olympic gold. Neeraj is the only Indian to win a gold medal in the track and field event at the Olympics in 2021.
Aug 28, 2023 · Neeraj Chopra achievements and medals: World Champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra holds many historic titles in his career. Here is a complete list of all his medals won so far.
Aug 7, 2021 · Here is a list of major achievements of Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who on Saturday won India's first-ever track and field gold medal at Olympics.
Aug 29, 2023 · Neeraj Chopra, India's prized 'golden boy' who recently became the nation's first World Athletics Championships gold medallist, has been a consistent feature in the headlines since 7 August...
Neeraj Chopra made history as the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics. Other stars to have achieved a similar feat for their nation include: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, 100m hurdles – Puerto Rico
