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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.
Neeraj Chopra won India’s first gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the men’s javelin throw; he covered a distance of 88.77 m with the throw. He became the brand ambassador for ‘Noise’ in September 2023.
5 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: 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.
Neeraj Chopra is an Indian javelin thrower and Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army. He bagged the first gold medal of India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 with a mark of 87.58 m. The silver and bronze medal was won by J. Vadlejch and V. Vesely; both from Czech Republic. Wiki/Biography.
Jan 19, 2024 · Who is Neeraj Chopra? – The Tokyo Olympic 2020 gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra becomes the first person to bag the gold for India nearly after a decade. Eventually, Neeraj Chopra becomes the first player for India to bag the gold in Javelin throw which is a Track and field category in Olympics. Neeraj Chopra Biography
Aug 28, 2023 · Neeraj Chopra is an Indian athlete who is the Olympic world champion currently and has recently won the world championship silver medal in the Javelin throw. He happens to be 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.
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 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
