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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.
India logged a 1-2 finish in the Asian Games 2023 men’s javelin throw competition with Neeraj Chopra winning the gold and Kishore Kumar Jena bagging the silver at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Main Stadium, in the People’s Republic of China on Wednesday.
Neeraj Chopra achieved another historic feat on Sunday, becoming the first Indian athlete to win World Athletics Championships gold medal during the men's javelin throw final event in Budapest.
Jun 24, 2022 · Neeraj Chopra won the men’s javelin throw gold at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. His throw measured 87.58m. It handed India their first-ever Olympic medal in athletics.
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.
Aug 9, 2021 · Neeraj Chopra was regarded as one of India's brightest medal prospects for Tokyo Olympics. He shot into the limelight when he set a new world junior record in 2016. Ever since, Neeraj has only bettered his achievements, winning the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medals in 2018.
Aug 27, 2023 · Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships
Aug 7, 2021 · Neeraj Chopra blew away the Men’s Javelin field that had some of the biggest names. The 23-year-old won the Gold medal with a best throw of 87.58m on a day when his biggest-rival Johannes Vetter blew cold and crashed out of the final even without qualifying among the top 8.
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.
World Athletics Championships 2023 Final Day Highlights: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday scripted history yet again as he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World...
