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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.
Jun 18, 2024 · Neeraj Chopra, men’s javelin Event, Paavo Nurmi Games Live: After a precautionary break to deal with an adductor issue, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returned to action with victory at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on Tuesday. Neeraj led the eight-man field comprising the likes of Anderson Peters, Max Dehning and local favourite Oliver Helander for most part as he clinched top spot with a best throw of 85.97m on the day. Neeraj relinquished the top spot briefly to Helander but ...
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.
Jun 18, 2024 · Neeraj Chopra has fond memories of Turku as he won a silver in 2022 with an 89.30m throw, which was his personal best before he bettered at the Stockholm Diamond League later that year. After missing the 2023 edition of the prestigious World Athletics Continental Gold Tour event, Neeraj picked the event to return to action after having taken a precautionary break last month.
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.
Aug 27, 2023 · Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a world athletics title by securing javelin gold in Budapest. The Olympic champion threw 88.17m to beat Pakistan's...
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.
Sep 9, 2022 · Neeraj Chopra on Thursday, September 8 became the first Indian to win the Dimond Trophy, the prestigious title in the finale of the Diamond League series in men’s javelin. The 24-year-old, the Olympic champion from Tokyo, threw 88.44m to finish on the top step of the podium.
3 days ago · 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.
Neeraj Chopra had scripted history. His monster throw in the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday ended India's 121-year-old wait for an Olympic medal in...
