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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.
5 days ago · 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 ...
5 days ago · 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 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 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.
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...
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 13, 2021 · 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
5 days ago · Neeraj Chopra will have the opportunity to test himself against a star-studded field in Turku, which includes Germany's 19-year-old Max Dehning. Dehning became the youngest javelin thrower to ...
