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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.
Jun 24, 2022 · On this day in 2021, Neeraj Chopra won the men’s javelin throw gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It was India’s first-ever Olympic medal in athletics and the realisation of a long-standing dream - one which legends like Milkha Singh and PT Usha had also chased but fallen short of by agonisingly narrow margins.
In his Olympic debut, Chopra became only the second Indian man to claim an Olympic medal in athletics, after Norman Pritchard took the men's 200m (silver) and 200m hurdles (silver) in 1900....
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 7, 2021 · Neeraj Chopra made history in the javelin by becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic gold in athletics.
It indeed was. The javelin soared high and landed at a distance of 87.58m, which gave independent India their first Olympics medal in track and field events. Neeraj Chopra had scripted...
Aug 7, 2021 · Neeraj Chopra has won India’s first gold medal in Olympic track and field with a throw of 87.58 meters to clinch the javelin title at the Tokyo Games.
Aug 7, 2021 · Tokyo Olympics: With a throw of 87.58m, Neeraj Chopra won the Men's Javelin Gold on Saturday. The 23-year-old became the first Indian athlete after Independence to win an Olympic Gold in track and field.
Aug 13, 2021 · Javelin winner Neeraj Chopra at the Tokyo Olympic Games (© Getty Images) The final throw was taken and only then could Neeraj Chopra breathe a sigh of relief. With a mark of 87.58m at the Tokyo Games, the 23-year-old had launched himself to sporting superstardom as he became India’s first ever Olympic champion in athletics.
Neeraj Chopra on Saturday created history by becoming the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics after shooter Abhinav Bindra. Neeraj is the first Indian in over 120...
