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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.
Aug 7, 2021 · India’s Neeraj Chopra became only the second individual Indian athlete after Abhinav Bindra to be crowned Olympic champion as he won gold in the men’s javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. The gold medal is also India’s first Olympic medal in track-and-field events.
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.
2 days ago · A 28-member Indian athletics team, led by men’s javelin throw defending champion Neeraj Chopra, will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced on Thursday.. Chopra made history three years ago by becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Olympics, that too a gold. This time, the Indian javelin throw ace will have Olympic debutant Kishore Jena for company in his pet event.. Annu Rani, who won the gold medal at the ...
Aug 7, 2021 · India has broken out into celebrations after Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a historic Olympic gold medal in athletics (javelin throw) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 2018...
VIDEO: Neeraj Chopra's 87.58m throw that gave India a historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Neeraj's gold medal in Tokyo 2020 also provided company to shooter Abhinav Bindra as the javelin...
Aug 7, 2021 · Neeraj Chopra became only the 2nd Indian athlete after Abhinav Bindra to win an individual Gold medal at the Olympic Games. Bindra had done so at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing on the top step of the podium in the 19m Air Rifle shooting event.
Aug 7, 2021 · India claimed their first ever Olympic gold in athletics as Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin at Tokyo 2020. The 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, 23, registered a best throw of 87.58m on...
1 hour ago · Paris Olympics 2024 News: India's aspirations for medals at the upcoming event are pinned on several prominent athletes. Neeraj Chopra, the reigning men's javelin throw champio
Aug 7, 2021 · Neeraj Chopra wins gold medal in javelin, first athletics gold for India in Olympics. On August 4, he became the first Indian javelin thrower in history to qualify for the final.
